The Scientific Committee on the History of Prevention of Occupational and Environmental Diseases, part of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), is pleased to announce the 8th International Conference on the History of Occupational and Environmental Health.

The scientific program will focus on the importance of taking into account the history of occupational and environmental health. Throughout history, occupational and environmental health has been influenced by a wide range of factors. Technological advances and socio-economic changes have introduced new hazards, altered the patterns of established diseases, and given rise to entirely novel conditions. Occupational health practitioners, researchers, workers’ and other social movements have been instrumental in recognizing sentinel health events, identifying disease causes, and advancing prevention efforts. However, progress has often faced delays due to vested interests. Historical insights might play an important role in shaping current and future practices in occupational and environmental health.

This will be the 8th edition of the conference with previous meetings held in Rome (Italy) 1998, Norrköping (Sweden) 2001, Birmingham (UK) 2007, San Francisco (US) 2010, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 2014. Gothenburg (Sweden) 2017, and Durban (South Africa) 2023.

The conference is intended to promote interconnections among historians, social scientists and occupational and environmental practitioners/researchers.

Next to keynote lectures from leading researchers in the field, there will be an open call for abstracts for oral and poster presentations and a pre-conference program, including the possibility to join a study excursion.

All conference and programme updates, registration process, fees and the submission of abstracts information will be available at the conference website which will be online soon.

We look forward to seeing you in Leuven!

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