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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


Total Worker Health podcast episode
Total Worker Health® is a holistic approach to worker well-being. The foundation of Total Worker Health is to keep workers safe and healthy.
OccHealthSci
Jan 29, 20191 min read


SafeBuild addresses suicide prevention in construction
SafeBuild Alliance has completed an Oregon OSHA training grant designed to educate construction workers on mental health and suicide prevent
OccHealthSci
Nov 15, 20181 min read


Safety training you can savor
Prevention, best practices – these are key ingredients for staying safe on the job. As safety and health professionals we continually...
OccHealthSci
Mar 28, 20181 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


Loneliness and work
During the past few months, several articles in the popular press have addressed the topic of loneliness and work. Many of the articles...
OccHealthSci
Feb 20, 20182 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


OR-FACE posts workplace fatality reenactments
OR-FACE (Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program) was excited to participate in the 2017 Oregon Governor’s Occupational...
OccHealthSci
Mar 22, 20172 min read


It’s official: Alliance on Total Worker Health®
Partners come together to launch the Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance.
Shaun McGillis
Feb 24, 20171 min read


Oregon Military Employee Sleep and Health (MESH) Study
the MESH study will train supervisors to support service members in their units around work-life stress and sleep health.
Shaun McGillis
Oct 23, 20162 min read


New School of Public Health embraces Total Worker Health!
Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University joined forces to create a new School of Public Health.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 30, 20162 min read


Building a Total Worker Health ® Case for the Construction Industry
The biennial conference brought together policy makers, educators, business leaders and professionals in the construction trades.
Shaun McGillis
May 27, 20162 min read


Do you work too much?
I often overhear conversations on my daily tram commute that relate in some way to the mission of our Institute and the Oregon Healthy...
Shaun McGillis
Feb 20, 20152 min read
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