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Talking about partnerships: Oregon Construction Advisory Committee
The Oregon Construction Advisory Committee partners with OccHealthSci.
OccHealthSci
Jan 22, 20223 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


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


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


Protecting all workers from adverse heat effects
Oregon OSHA releases a temporary heat rule for workers.
OccHealthSci
Jul 7, 20213 min read


New podcast episode: COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters
In our latest podcast, we bring our focus to the impacts of COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters.
OccHealthSci
May 16, 20211 min read


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


Continuing COVID-19 conversations: catch up and look ahead
We are pleased with the success of our COVID Conversation series, held twice monthly and continuing through June 2021.
OccHealthSci
Apr 13, 20212 min read


Young Workers during the pandemic
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) recently posted a blog on Young Workers and COVID-19.
Shaun McGillis
Mar 18, 20211 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


Crafting a Total Worker Health Management System Standard
Producing a voluntary standard that will assist organizations representing all sizes and industries as they implement a TWH approach.
Shaun McGillis
Dec 11, 20202 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


Workplace safety is integral for rural hospitals
Patient-assist injuries are a significant and costly occupational health problem for healthcare organizations.
OccHealthSci
Aug 24, 20203 min read


COVID-19 and OSHA regulations
Earlier this spring, Oregon OSHA issued a temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency.
OccHealthSci
Jul 23, 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
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