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Workers’ Memorial Day and COVID-19
We remember and honor those who have lost their lives on the job to largely preventable fatalities.
OccHealthSci
Apr 27, 20224 min read


Adapting Total Worker Health® education to all learning platforms
OccHealthSci's continuing education for students and practitioners addressing Total Worker Health® concepts face the same challenges.
OccHealthSci
Apr 6, 20223 min read


Inclusion and worker well-being in the trades podcast episode
In our latest podcast episode, we invite Kelly Kupcak, Oregon Tradeswomen and Larry Williams, BOLI to discuss inclusion in the trades.
OccHealthSci
Apr 4, 20222 min read


Dr. Saurabh Thosar receives $2.97M R01 NIH grant
Dr. Saurabh Thosar, Assistant Professor at the Institute and colleagues was awarded a 5 year $2.97 million R01 grant from the NIH.
OccHealthSci
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Keeping up with Oregon OSHA’s smoke and heat rule-making
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center tracking current rule development of workplace rules addressing wildland smoke and excessive heat.
OccHealthSci
Mar 11, 20222 min read


The future of work and the role of well-being
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) has published a new Medium article, “The Future of Work: The Role of Well-being.“
OccHealthSci
Mar 8, 20221 min read


Total Worker Health® training and facilitator resources from CPH-NEW
We appreciate both our strengths in collaborating with so many partners and the opportunities we have to further the sharing of knowledge.
OccHealthSci
Feb 15, 20222 min read


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


Podcast episode: Supporting low-wage, essential workers during COVID
In the latest episode of the podcast we talk with Dr. Tori Crain about supporting low-wage essential workers' nonwork life during COVID.
OccHealthSci
Jan 10, 20222 min read


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


2021 Fall Symposium recap and recordings
Our Fall 2021 symposium "Work-life challenges and integration in the context of COVID."
Shaun McGillis
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Oregon OSHA renews collaboration with Oregon FACE
Oregon OSHA renews partnership with the Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program.
OccHealthSci
Nov 17, 20212 min read


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


Supportive leaders and well-being
Job stress has significant impacts on the short and long-term health and well-being of the U.S. workforce.
OccHealthSci
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Active Workplace Toolkit
The Active Workplace toolkit is a science-based toolkit designed to help reduce sitting time at work.
OccHealthSci
Oct 12, 20210 min read


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 6, 20211 min read


Oregon offers employer resources to address emergency wildfire smoke rule
Oregon OSHA begins working with partners to distribute hundreds of thousands of particulate respirators to employers.
OccHealthSci
Aug 16, 20212 min read


Oregon adopts emergency smoke and heat workplace rules
Oregon OSHA adopted two new emergency rules to protect workers from wildland smoke.
OccHealthSci
Aug 2, 20212 min read


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 20, 20211 min read


COVID Conversations: What have we learned?
During July we will be working to extract some of the key takeaways, common themes, and observations that were shared by our colleagues.
OccHealthSci
Jul 11, 20211 min read
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