At the 8th International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases, held August 20-22, 2025, Dr. Jian Li, a tenured Professor of Work and Health at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, and Program Director in the Southern California Education and Research Center (SCERC), received the Mid-Career Award from the International Commission on Occupational Health Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health, in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the research and practice of Work Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), as a mid-career investigator.

The International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) is an international non-governmental professional society whose aims are to foster the scientific progress, knowledge and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects. It was founded in 1906 in Milan as the Permanent Commission on Occupational Health. Today, ICOH is the world's leading international scientific society in the field of occupational health with a membership of more than 2,000 professionals from over 110 countries. The ICOH is recognized by the United Nations as a non-governmental organization and has close working relationships with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The ICOH Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health (ICOH-CVD) serves a professional network of researchers, occupational health physicians and public health workers throughout the world concerned about the impact of work and work-related factors on cardiovascular health. Linking economic globalization to the changing nature of work and its impact on the risk of CVD, and focusing on research, worksite interventions, and public health, the committee focuses on identifying work-related risk factors for CVD, the interplay of social class, work and health, interventions to reduce the burden of unhealthy jobs, and public policy concerns to foster change in working conditions.

Join our Center in celebrating Dr. Li and his contributions to the fields of occupational health and cardiovascular health!