This episode of Workplace Matters is the first of two addressing Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs); this episode being focused on the value of EAPs.

๏ปฟWe talked with an EAP vendor and a multi-national company who has a strong relationship with their EAP provider to ask about its benefits, the return on investment, what programs can be provided, and more.
The Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest (HWC) is pleased to announce the availability of academic-track pilot project research grant funding for new investigators (including students/trainees).

The objective of the HWC pilot project program is to encourage development of new and creative research oriented towards prevention/intervention and dissemination/implementation with the strong potential to lead to more comprehensive studies addressing Total Worker Health (TWH).

Topics relevant to TWH include, but are not limited to:
  • the contribution of occupational stressors to the burden of chronic health conditions among employees (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health outcomes)
  • the contribution of work organizational factors to employee health and well-being
  • the health and well-being implications of non-standard and/or precarious work arrangements
  • optimizing the physical and cognitive design of work to maximize worker health and well-being as well as productivity, particularly with respect to aging
  • occupational stress
  • working hours, sleep and fatigue
  • occupational considerations with respect to opioid misuse 
As a regional Center, the HWC serves the occupational safety and health needs of employees and employers in HHS Federal Region VII (IA, NE, KS, MO). Projects from outside HHS Federal Region VII will be considered to the extent that they address the needs of employers and employees within this region.

For academic-track proposals, the maximum permitted budget is $25,000 (direct plus indirect). While funds remain available, applications received by the first Monday of each month will be reviewed on or about the first Monday of the subsequent month. 

Questions about eligibility should be directed to Dr. Nathan Fethke (nathan-fethke@uiowa.edu). 
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