Oregon & The Workplace

Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar, center, with Megan Jones, Nada Melethil, Leandro Brito, Nicole Chaudhary and Oliver Lumbard A new...

OccHealthSci researchers receive a five-year, multi-million-dollar NIH grant to study cannabis use and sleep disruption.

A study found people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, while those who are obesity spend more energy during night.

David Hurtado, ScD and Jen Seamans, MPH become new leaders of the Oregon Occupational Public Health Program.

Associate Professor Matthew Butler received a five-year, $2.7M grant from the NIH to study how mistimed eating impacts reproductive health.

Environmental epigeneticist Caren Weinhouse studies the link between BPA and a common form of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma.

In our latest podcast episode, we chat with Drs. Ryan Olson and Brad Wipfli about their Total Worker Health research on sedentary work.

OccHealthSci joins others in recognizing both the month of September as Suicide Prevention Month, and last week as Suicide Prevention Week.

In our latest podcast episode, we chat with Dr. Miranda Lim, a neurologist with board certification in Sleep Medicine.

On May 12, 2022, Oregon OSHA announced new permanent rules to protect workers from the hazards of high heat and wildfire smoke.

The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center tracking current rule development of workplace rules addressing wildland smoke and excessive heat.

Social factors like racism and classism have a huge influence over where a person has the opportunity to work.

Oregon OSHA renews partnership with the Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program.

In the latest episode of the What's Work Got To Do With It podcast, we learn about the impacts of shift schedules on firefighter safety.

Oregon OSHA releases a temporary heat rule for workers.

In our latest podcast, we bring our focus to the impacts of COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters.

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

Throughout our COVID Conversation Series, we have shared of lessons learned and tips within our safety, health and being of workers.

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.