Oregon & The Workplace

On our newest podcast episode we highlight the impacts of COVID-19 on the Latinx farm working community in Oregon.

OHWC is excited to announce a new collaboration with Total Worker Health® Affiliate and longtime partners, SAIF Corporation.

We are pleased with the success of our COVID Conversation series, held twice monthly and continuing through June 2021.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight our Institute scientists and their research areas.

Researchers identified a higher fatality risk among transportation workers over age 65 when compared to their younger counterparts.

Since April 28, 1971, NIOSH has funded research, education and resources in occupational safety and health.

Caregivers in long-term care centers and in private homes are at risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.

On behalf of the Oregon COVID-19 Construction Taskforce, we invite all Oregon construction and trades workers to participate in a survey.

OR-FACE published five new Fatality Investigation Reports in 2020.

Producing a voluntary standard that will assist organizations representing all sizes and industries as they implement a TWH approach.

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.

Organizations with high safety climate scores enjoy improved ROI, a safer and healthier workplace and lower turnover rates.

In Part 2 of our Three Decades at the Institute series, we highlight organizations in our community that have been critical to our success.

What things can we do to reduce our health impact during wildfire smoke events?

We frequently remind ourselves and others that safety is foundational in Total Worker Health®.

Covid-19 is undoubtedly impacting our individual and collective mental health. Each one of us is going through stressful times right now.

Earlier this spring, Oregon OSHA issued a temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency.

HHS reports that African Americans are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure.

Institute faculty members shared their expertise during the afternoon panel session of our Spring 2020 symposium.

The mission of the OccHealthSci is to improve the lives of workers through biomedical and occupational research.