WORK, STRESS, AND HEALTH '95: CREATING HEALTHIER WORKPLACES. The Third Interdisciplinary Conference on Occupational Stress & Health. Wednesday - Saturday, September 13-16, 1995 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, D.C. CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop proposal deadline: January 3, 1995 Paper, poster, and symposium proposal deadline: January 27, 1995 Sponsors: American Psychological Association (APA) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) SUMMARY AND CALL FOR PAPERS: "Work, Stress, and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces" is the third interdisciplinary conference on occupational stress and health sponsored jointly by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). APA and NIOSH are pleased to welcome the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as sponsors for the current conference. "Work, Stress, and Health '95: Creating Healthier Workplaces" will build upon the two preceding meetings: "Work and Well-Being: An Agenda for the 1990's," (November, 1990), and "Stress in the 90's: A Changing Workforce in a Changing Workplace," (November, 1992). The four conference themes and the list of conference topics (below) identify many of today's cutting-edge issues in occupational stress research and prevention. Researchers, health and mental health practitioners, managers, and human resources personnel are invited to submit proposals for paper/poster presentations, workshops, and symposia on new research findings, prevention/intervention programs, and policy that address any of four major conference themes: 1. STRESS, HEALTH, AND THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS: with special emphasis on organizational restructuring, realignment, downsizing, and the impact on individuals, families, and the workforce. 2. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE: with special emphasis on the contingent workforce, child labor, issues of diversity and the changing workforce, and lifestyle and privacy issues. 3. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: including job stress risk factors; prevalence; effects on workers, families, and organizations; prevention practices, and policies. 4. HEALTH EFFECTS, POLICY, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION: including job stress intervention strategies; healthcare costs of stress; international policies, legislation and standards; and evaluation methods. Please refer all requests for printed announcements, additional information, and questions regarding submissions to: Lynn A. Letourneau Phone: 202-336-6124 Occupational Health Conference Fax: 202-336-6117 American Psychological Association Internet: [log in to unmask] 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 NOTE: Submissions must be made in printed form. Submissions by FAX and electronic mail are not possible at this time.