*2.3. Advances in TWH Research*

The research goals in the National *Total Worker Health*® Agenda focus on advancing and conducting etiologic, surveillance, and intervention research activities that build the evidence base [12]. Though the research base has grown, the field will benefit from further exploration of current and new research areas to solidify the evidence base and advance the field [19]. This led the Office for TWH to develop the intramural research program and coordinate research-related activities, both intramurally and extramurally, targeting priority topics and working populations [6]. At NIOSH, researchers are engaged in varied TWH activities such as conducting research, participating on the TWH steering committee, providing support activities, presenting at seminars and in webinars, publishing peer-reviewed papers, and engaging in collaborative stakeholder and partnership research efforts.
