We are excited to have you join us for an amazing educational line up, check out the agenda below for the 2025 Conference. Please note that this agenda is subject to change.
Exposures to noise – that is, unwanted or harmful sound – have long been linked in workplace and (community!) settings to a host of adverse health effects, including noise-induced hearing loss (surprise, amirite?), cardiovascular disease (including hypertension and ischemic heart disease), and injuries. Yet millions of Americans remain unaware of the dangers of noise and occupational and environmental policies continually under-recognize noise as an important pollutant. On this auspicious 49th NHCA conference, what do we *really* know about noise exposures in American workplaces and communities, and how much harm those exposures are causing? This talk will provide an overview of trends and patterns in workplace and community noise in the US, discuss estimates of health risks associated with noise, and address health disparities and occupational and environmental justice issues. It will also highlight gaps in our understanding, opportunities for research that will help us better understand the impacts of noise, and potential paths forward for reducing noise in America.
Learning Objectives: 1. Listeners will be able to describe the patterns and trends of noise exposures in US workplaces and communities 2. Listeners will be able to explain disparities in occupational and environmental noise exposures, as well as the concepts of environmental justice and occupational justice. 3. Listeners will be able to outline opportunities for future research on noise exposures, as well as pathways to reduction of noise in the US.
