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ACOEM Members Among Experts Calling on WHO to Prioritize Worker Health
As the World Health Organization faces significant budget cuts, ACOEM members are among the occupational health and safety leaders urging the agency to reverse course on worker health programs.
Writing in Inside Climate News, advocates warn that the WHO has deprioritized occupational health just as changes to the climate are making workplaces more dangerous than ever.
Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Matthew Horch Leads Navy Spirometry Training at Twentynine Palms
ACOEM Member Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Matthew Horch, occupational medicine physician and department head for occupational health at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, recently led his staff through NIOSH-certified spirometry training, ensuring the command can continue meeting federal and Defense Health Agency requirements for pulmonary function testing.
Read the full story here.
OEM Student Madeline Sage Makes the Case for Asking "What Do You Do for Work?"
UNC School of Medicine second-year medical student Madeline Sage argues that occupational health is one of the most overlooked determinants of health – and that medical professionals can close that gap with a single question: "What do you do for work?"
In this timely op-ed, Sage draws on her work as a 2025-26 NC Schweitzer Fellow to highlight the health challenges facing North Carolina's migrant farmworkers.
Healthy Worker Summit Brings Together Occupational Health Leaders
What does it truly mean to have a healthy workforce?
That question brought together leaders from across the occupational health landscape – professional organizations, employers, labor representatives, and insurers – at the Healthy Worker Summit, hosted by ACOEM with funding support from Ardmore Institute of Health on April 23, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois.
Read the key takeaways on ACOEM's website.