Addressing Worker Mental Health: Current Issues and Why It Matters

  •  February 12, 2026
     10:00 am - 11:00 am

Addressing Worker Mental Health: Current Issues and Why It Matters – Dr. Rosemberg
hosted by ChapterWISE at Greater San Jose and in concert with UCLA/UCI for continuing education

Feb 12, 2026, 10:00 AM in San Jose, CA
Feb 13, 2026, 02:00 AM in Beijing, Shanghai

Mental health is a rising public health concern, with growing significance in occupational health settings. This webinar will cover the current state of worker mental health and examine its impact at both the individual and organizational levels. A case exemplar will be included to illustrate the urgency of this issue in real-world work environments. The presentation will conclude with examples of existing programs to support the mental health and wellbeing of workers and a call to action for current and future occupational health professionals.

Dr. Rosemberg is an Associate Professor and Director of the Occupational Health Nursing Program at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She is a leading nurse scientist specializing in occupational and environmental health. Her research focuses on addressing gaps in practice, policy, and research related to occupational health disparities. Specifically, she aims to reduce the impact of multi-level factors—such as interpersonal, organizational, and systemic influences—that negatively affect the health of marginalized workers. Her goal is to remediate associated physiological, behavioral, and outcome-related issues.

Participants may be eligible to receive 1.5 continuing education contact hours after attending the live webinar and completing the webinar’s evaluation. This activity may be used to meet the continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP for ASP/CSP professionals, and BRN for occupational health nurses. For questions regarding continuing education requirements and this activity, please contact your credentialing organization.

The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center is a provider approved by the California Board of Nursing, Provider Number 17741 for 1.5 contact hours.

Webinar Registration – Zoom – https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c5G8DMyFTwqyFegNILC44Q#/registration