Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
This site has extensive information about many aspects of personal and community health. To access information on workplace health, type the words, "Stress in the workplace" in the search box located on Health Canada's Home page. When you reach the list of resources, you will see two references titled, "Best Advice on Stress Risk Management". Part 2 of this report describes what you can do to manage stress in the workplace. Part 1 describes the sources of stress. The small visuals in the context are repeated at the end of the report in full size and would be valuable in a presentation.

Institute for Work & Health
www.iwh.on.ca
As a leading research centre in Canada, the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto, has a mission to research amd promote new ways to prevent workplace disability, improve treatment, and optimize recovery and safe return to work. Their research is in three areas: Health Services Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Workplace Studies. The psychosocial aspects of disease and injury are covered in several of their research reports which are listed and can be ordered for $10.00 Canadian dollars each.

Team Management Systems
www.tms.com.au
When opening this site the welcoming indicates it is for the Americas, Australia and Asia Pacific. This may apply to the training available, but the information is applicable world-wide. Click on the Learning Exchange where you can see the type of Management material available. When signing up on their mailing list, there is a place to indicate the kind of information you want to receive. The E-Journal is bi-monthly and the case studies are monthly. For those who want training information there are descriptions of "In-company Development Workshops".

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, USA. NIOSH
www.cdc.gov/niosh
The US Congress has given this group the responsibility for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injury. As part of its mandate NIOSH has been directed to study the psychological aspects of occupational safety and health including stress at work. There is information about psychosocial aspects of injury and disease in a paper on Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors. It is titled Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Psychosocial Factors. The agenda for their research projects is located under the name NORA.

(The Workplace Council does not take any responsibility for information or views which may be found at these web sites.)

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