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Recipients of the 2023 W. Kent and Billie F. Anger Impact Awards for Research
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences has named the recipients of the prestigious W. Kent and Billie F. Anger Impact Awards.
Shaun McGillis
Nov 18, 20244 min read
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A group approach to navigating pain for home health workers
OccHealthSci pilot program provides home care workers access to resources to reduce the risk of injuries and improve health and wellbeing.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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OHSU researcher focuses on workplace well-being and mental health
Leslie Hammer, Ph.D., has been, “screaming for 30 years” that workplaces need to pay attention to the mental health of their workers.
Shaun McGillis
May 23, 20244 min read
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Can workplace check-ins reduce emotional exhaustion among employees in primary care clinics?
Research suggests check-ins between healthcare workers and supervisors might be a practical and effective to reduce emotional exhaustion.
Shaun McGillis
Jun 23, 20233 min read
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Development and Validation of a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale
A partnership between Dr. Huang and state agencies supports the development of a tool to measure respectful climates at construction sites.
Shaun McGillis
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Total Worker Health podcast episode: Sedentary work
In our latest podcast episode, we chat with Drs. Ryan Olson and Brad Wipfli about their Total Worker Health research on sedentary work.
OccHealthSci
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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OHWC’s FY22 report is out!
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center publishes FY22 annual report.
OccHealthSci
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Safety Climate Lab and SAIF: Two-year collaboration on the Ansbro Safety Culture Spectrum and Survey
Over the last two years, Dr. Emily Huang’s Safety Climate Lab had the pleasure of collaborating with the Safety and Health Division of SAIF.
OccHealthSci
Jun 28, 20223 min read
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OccHealthSci research areas
OccHealthSci's research areas include basic, clinical and applied research, in addition to our very active outreach and education team.
OccHealthSci
May 26, 20223 min read
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New publication on Total Worker Health® leadership intervention by Dr. Leslie Hammer and team
Researchers demonstrated that supervisor support training interventions positively promote employee job, health and well-being outcomes.
OccHealthSci
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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Social determinants of health meets Total Worker Health®
Social factors like racism and classism have a huge influence over where a person has the opportunity to work.
OccHealthSci
Dec 6, 20213 min read
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New podcast episode: Supporting Veterans through the arts
In our latest podcast episode, we learn about Román Baca’s work in supporting veterans through art and dance.
OccHealthSci
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Firefighter shift schedules podcast episode
In the latest episode of the What's Work Got To Do With It podcast, we learn about the impacts of shift schedules on firefighter safety.
OccHealthSci
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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Latest OHWC Medium.com article
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center has published a new Medium.com article titled, Learning from different industries to improve safety.
OccHealthSci
Jul 21, 20211 min read
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Bedrooms on 18 wheels: improving sleeping conditions for truck driving teams
OccHealthSci and partners at UW have completed studies on team truck drivers’ sleep, health, and well-being.
OccHealthSci
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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SERVe intervention featured in Military Reach
The Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training program is now freely available and suited to support supervisors and Veterans in the workforce.
OccHealthSci
May 6, 20212 min read
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Safety in Transportation: Increased risks for older workers?
Researchers identified a higher fatality risk among transportation workers over age 65 when compared to their younger counterparts.
OccHealthSci
Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Caring for caregivers during the pandemic
Caregivers in long-term care centers and in private homes are at risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.
Dede Montgomery
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Circadian rhythms and athletes’ performance
Utilizing the NBA's COVID-19 restart “bubble” to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance.
Helen Schuckers
Dec 15, 20202 min read
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Safety climate podcast episode
In this podcast episode, we hear from the Institute’s Safety Climate lab led by Dr. Emily Huang, Ph.D. and learn about safety climate.
OccHealthSci
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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