12/02/2026: Work Stress Prevention Alliance: Building a National Agenda for Psychosocial Hazard Prevention in the U.S.

Wednesday, December 02, 2026

9 - 10 AM HST | 12 - 1 PT | 2 - 3 PM CT | 3 - 4 PM ET

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About the webinar:

The Work Stress Prevention Alliance (WSPA) brings together researchers, occupational health and safety professionals, labor representatives, and
advocates to advance a national agenda to address work-related psychosocial hazards in the United States. This presentation will examine the U.S.
context for addressing work stress and its consequences for worker mental and physical health, the gaps in current prevention policies and practices,
and the Alliance’s emerging initiatives and goals. It will highlight efforts to develop evidence-informed policy recommendations, build interdisciplinary and
cross-sector collaboration, and advance organizational prevention strategies, standards, and policy action to create healthier and safer workplaces.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this activity, learners will be able to: 

  • Describe the U.S. context for addressing psychosocial hazards, work-related stress, and worker mental health, including current policy approaches, gaps, and barriers to prevention.

  • Identify the Work Stress Prevention Alliance’s current initiatives and priorities, including the development of evidence-informed policy recommendations.

  • Explain various strategies for advancing psychosocial hazard prevention in the United States including
    interdisciplinary collaboration, stakeholder engagement and development of policies and regulation.

Speaker: Marnie Dobson, PhD

Marnie Dobson, Ph.D., is Director of the Healthy Work Campaign (HWC) and Associate Director of the Center for Social Epidemiology, a nonprofit organization that sponsors the HWC. The Healthy Work Campaign launched in 2019, is a public health initiative focused on raising awareness about the
impact of work stress and psychosocial hazards on mental and physical health and providing evidenced-based resources and tools to public and private sector organizations. For more than 20 years, Marnie has conducted research in occupational health, focusing on work stress, psychosocial working conditions, and mental health. She previously served as an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Irvine’s Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Marnie has been leading the Work Stress Prevention Alliance since August 2025. WSPA brings together cross-sector and interdisciplinary expertise needed to advance broad initiatives such as the development of guidelines, resources, and laws/regulations to reduce and prevent psychosocial hazards/work-related stress in the US.

ACCREDITATION

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificates of Completion

Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.

In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.

If you're not able to attend the live presentation, no problem! We record most presentations and will host them on our website provided we have permission to do so. Presentation recordings are not eligible for Certificates of Completion.

ACCESSIBILITY:

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Will Bellamy at (510) 642-8365 or wbellamy@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

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