Institute for Work & Health (IWH)

The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in Toronto, Canada. IWH goal is to protect and improve the health and safety of working people by providing useful, relevant research in two key areas:
• Preventing work-related injury and illness
• Promoting recovery and work functioning following injury and illness.

IWH work provides impartial, evidence-based guidance to government policy-makers, health and safety associations, workers and employers, occupational health & safety professionals, disability management professionals and clinicians.

Mission:
To promote, protect and improve the safety and health of working people by conducting actionable research that is valued by employers, workers and policy-makers.

Values:
Excellence
• Be a leading international institution in research and knowledge transfer and exchange
• Be a leading Canadian institution in building research capacity in work and health
• Be a leading employer in promoting and protecting the health and safety of our employees
Integrity
• Ensure research integrity by conducting independent and ethical research
• Ensure institutional integrity by involving partners in research and dissemination
Accountability
• Demonstrate good stewardship of our resources
• Conduct research and knowledge transfer and exchange relevant to our partners and funders
Respectfulness
• Respect and accommodate different perspectives
• Respect our staff in their work
• Respect the dignity of workers everywhere