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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 5, 20212 min read


OHWC SHIP and SAIF Leadership Series partnership
OHWC is excited to announce a new collaboration with Total Worker Health® Affiliate and longtime partners, SAIF Corporation.
Shaun McGillis
Apr 15, 20212 min read


Return to Work: Impacts of COVID-19 on cannabis consumption in working-age Americans
How will those who depended on cannabis while experiencing joblessness or working remotely transition effectively back to the office?
OccHealthSci
Apr 1, 20212 min read


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.
Shaun McGillis
Jan 13, 20213 min read


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


Prioritizing safety: Dr. Huang’s partners in construction
Organizations with high safety climate scores enjoy improved ROI, a safer and healthier workplace and lower turnover rates.
OccHealthSci
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Celebrating the relaunch of our Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) toolkit
SHIP provides online training, templates, and guides for supervisors and managers to help improve the safety of employees.
Shaun McGillis
Sep 21, 20202 min read


Disparity in Prevalence of Hypertension Between Black and White Americans
HHS reports that African Americans are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure.
OccHealthSci
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Reducing anger at work: what can organizations do?
Institute faculty members shared their expertise during the afternoon panel session of our Spring 2020 symposium.
OccHealthSci
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Dr. Huang’s Safety Climate Lab embarks on a collaboration with SAIF
New research will assess, validate, and extend SAIF’s current safety assessment model, the Ansbro Safety Culture Spectrum.
OccHealthSci
Feb 20, 20203 min read


Dr. Emily Huang recognized as prolific author on safety climate
Dr. Emily Huang recognized in an upcoming systematic network analysis of the first 4 decades of safety climate research globally.
OccHealthSci
Jan 2, 20202 min read


Oregon Department of Corrections addresses well-being
After OccHealthSci study, the Oregon Department of Corrections increased its emphasis on workplace well-being for correction officers.
OccHealthSci
Nov 4, 20192 min read


OccHealthSci welcomes Dr. Emily Huang
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences warmly welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Emily (Yueng-hsiang) Huang.
OccHealthSci
Feb 1, 20192 min read


New training to help veterans reintegrate into the workforce
Each year more than 200,000 post 9/11 veterans join the workforce, after having returned from Iraq or Afghanistan. The government offers...
OccHealthSci
Nov 13, 20181 min read


Our new podcast: What’s Work Got To Do With It?
At the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, we are excited to announce the launch of...
OccHealthSci
Sep 24, 20182 min read


OHSU and PSU scientists win new grant to study bus operator health
Thank you labor and management partners! Dr. Ryan Olson and collaborators at OHSU and PSU were recently awarded a $3.5 million grant to...
OccHealthSci
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Sleep and aging in the Portland community
Dr. Nicole Bowles, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Steven Shea’s laboratory , recently presented several short seminars to the...
OccHealthSci
Jan 2, 20181 min read


Collaborative research across the ocean
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at OHSU and the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center hosted four colleagues from...
OccHealthSci
Dec 8, 20171 min read


Oregon Healthy Workforce Center Toolkits
Research studies that began in 2011 at the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) have resulted in four toolkits that we are eager to...
Shaun McGillis
Jul 30, 20172 min read


Cannabis use a growing concern of employers
Cannabis (marijuana) use is on the rise. Twenty-nine US States have legalized medical cannabis and 7 (including Oregon) have approved...
OccHealthSci
May 29, 20172 min read
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