Oregon & The Workplace

OccHealthSci researchers provide evidence that night shift work is associated with increased risk factors for poor cardiovascular health.

Leslie Hammer, Ph.D., has been, “screaming for 30 years” that workplaces need to pay attention to the mental health of their workers.

Research Assistant Omar Ordaz-Johnson explored healthcare experiences among Black Americans to identify barriers in optimizing care.

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.

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

OccHealthSci recently held a day-long gathering of sleep scientists and industry practitioners focused on sleep and shift work.

Research suggests check-ins between healthcare workers and supervisors might be a practical and effective to reduce emotional exhaustion.

A partnership between Dr. Huang and state agencies supports the development of a tool to measure respectful climates at construction sites.

The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released a national strategy on social connection.

Dr. King’s multi-faceted research examines workplace resilience, identity intersectionality and authenticity, and workplace behavior.

OccHealthSci speaks to construction workers and safety managers and interacted with stakeholders from across the state to promote safety.

We recently published a new video via YouTube, titled Synchronization of Neurons of the Circadian Clock: Why is it Important?

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

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.

We remember and honor those who have lost their lives on the job to largely preventable fatalities.

The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) has published a new Medium article, “The Future of Work: The Role of Well-being.“

We appreciate both our strengths in collaborating with so many partners and the opportunities we have to further the sharing of knowledge.

Researchers demonstrated that supervisor support training interventions positively promote employee job, health and well-being outcomes.

The Active Workplace toolkit is a science-based toolkit designed to help reduce sitting time at work.

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.