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Oregon yarding and loading interactive safety training now available
Oregon yarding and loading interactive safety training now available.
Shaun McGillis
May 21 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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Working nightshifts long term increased risk factors for cardiovascular health
OccHealthSci researchers provide evidence that night shift work is associated with increased risk factors for poor cardiovascular health.
Shaun McGillis
Jun 10, 20243 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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US Surgeon General releases Advisory on social connection
The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released a national strategy on social connection.
Shaun McGillis
May 4, 20232 min read
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Environmental Exposure to Toxins and Disease Risks-Preview of Two Studies
OccHealthSci faculty receive grants from the Katherine Bisbee II Fund to study how environmental exposure can lead to genetic diseases.
Shaun McGillis
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Fishing Forward podcast episode
We invite the Fishing Forward podcast team to share important research that can help improve the safety and health for commercial fishermen.
OccHealthSci
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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Understanding the WellBQ: let’s talk about worker well-being
Those concerned about the ‘world of work’ are more and more recognizing and discussing the impact worker well-being plays on our health,
OccHealthSci
Sep 8, 20222 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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Addressing Oregon’s new heat and smoke rules
On May 12, 2022, Oregon OSHA announced new permanent rules to protect workers from the hazards of high heat and wildfire smoke.
OccHealthSci
Jun 13, 20220 min read
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Worker well-being in the trades podcast episode (part 2)
In the latest episode of the What's Work Got to do With It podcast, we
continue to discuss inclusion and worker well-being in the trades.
OccHealthSci
May 17, 20222 min read
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Fortis and the Safety Climate Lab collaborate to assess safety climate internationally
Fortis Construction and Emily Huang’s Safety Climate Lab recently concluded their second collaborative safety climate assessment.
OccHealthSci
May 13, 20220 min read
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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 7, 20223 min read
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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 5, 20222 min read
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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
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Podcast episode: Designing flexible work to create a just economy for Black and Latinx women
In our latest podcast episode, we highlight Dr. Charlice Hurst's 2021 symposium presentation, "Designing flexible work."
OccHealthSci
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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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
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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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