Goals
The Association’s specific goals fall into three general categories:
1. Advocate for occupational health research in Canada
2. Represent the community of occupational health researchers
3. Facilitate collegial, scholarly links among occupational health researchers
1. advocate for occupational health research in Canada
- Increase the profile of occupational health research in the eyes of funding organizations, government ministries, and other agencies
- Increase awareness of the importance of research among ‘stakeholders’ and the public
- Facilitate transfer of research knowledge to users
- Advocate for policies that facilitate occupational health research (e.g., regarding access to workplaces, privacy legislation, etc.)
- Develop, and advocate for, specific research programs and resources, especially those that would benefit from national initiatives (e.g., multi-centre studies, national hazard or disease surveillance programs), whether or not related to compensation
- Advocate for prevention and rehabilitation activities (nationally and provincially)
2. Represent the community of occupational health researchers
- Advocate for resources and support needed to train, attract, and retain researchers in the field
- Facilitate interactions with relevant CIHR institutes and represent occupational health to CIHR Institutes
- Facilitate interprovincial and international collaborations
- Facilitate communication between researchers and policy makers, practitioners, professional associations, and workplace parties
3. Facilitate collegial, scholarly links among occupational health researchers
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among Canadian occupational health researchers
- Provide a forum for scholarly and collegial contact among researchers