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Circadian rhythms and athletes’ performance
Utilizing the NBA's COVID-19 restart “bubble” to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance.
Shaun McGillis
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Crafting a Total Worker Health Management System Standard
Producing a voluntary standard that will assist organizations representing all sizes and industries as they implement a TWH approach.
Shaun McGillis
Dec 11, 20202 min read


Safety climate podcast episode
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.
OccHealthSci
Nov 10, 20202 min read


Prioritizing safety: Dr. Huang’s partners in construction
Organizations with high safety climate scores enjoy improved ROI, a safer and healthier workplace and lower turnover rates.
OccHealthSci
Oct 26, 20203 min read


New podcast episode: Changing a toxic workplace culture
Gian Lozano is the High Reliability Administrative Director at the Portland VA and has a passion for developing behavioral solutions.
OccHealthSci
Oct 19, 20202 min read


Celebrating the relaunch of our Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) toolkit
SHIP provides online training, templates, and guides for supervisors and managers to help improve the safety of employees.
Shaun McGillis
Sep 21, 20202 min read


Safety is the foundation
We frequently remind ourselves and others that safety is foundational in Total Worker Health®.
OccHealthSci
Aug 27, 20203 min read


Workplace safety is integral for rural hospitals
Patient-assist injuries are a significant and costly occupational health problem for healthcare organizations.
OccHealthSci
Aug 24, 20203 min read


Employee well-being during a pandemic
Covid-19 is undoubtedly impacting our individual and collective mental health. Each one of us is going through stressful times right now.
OccHealthSci
Aug 17, 20202 min read


COVID-19 Safety Climate Assessment available from the Safety Climate Lab
The Institute’s Safety Climate Lab is validating a safety climate scale created specifically for the COVID-19 pandemic.
OccHealthSci
Aug 12, 20202 min read


COVID-19 and OSHA regulations
Earlier this spring, Oregon OSHA issued a temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency.
OccHealthSci
Jul 23, 20203 min read


Reducing anger at work: what can organizations do?
Institute faculty members shared their expertise during the afternoon panel session of our Spring 2020 symposium.
OccHealthSci
Jul 6, 20202 min read


COVID-19 and the World of Work
OccHealthSci is pleased to launch a new portal to share tips and best practices for workforce well-being during the pandemic.
OccHealthSci
May 18, 20201 min read


COVID-19: Oregon workplace protections and resources
The article, What to Do If You’ve Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19 offers suggestions in the immediacy of being furloughed or losing work.
OccHealthSci
Apr 22, 20204 min read


Opioids podcast episode
Occupational health and safety outcomes for employees with addiction are impacted by the workplaces' ability to address mental health needs.
OccHealthSci
Apr 8, 20202 min read


What does COVID-19 mean for agriculture?
Oregon joins other states with questions about the agriculture industry and risk of novel coronavirus exposure to farmworkers.
OccHealthSci
Apr 8, 20200 min read


Study finds nervous system damage in chlorpyrifos pesticide workers
Chlorpyrifos was shown to produce persistent nervous system damage measured by a test of visual search and shifting focus in a study.
Shaun McGillis
Mar 29, 20202 min read


Workplace resources for COVID-19
Get workplace resources for COVID-19.
OccHealthSci
Mar 19, 20203 min read


Dr. Huang’s Safety Climate Lab embarks on a collaboration with SAIF
New research will assess, validate, and extend SAIF’s current safety assessment model, the Ansbro Safety Culture Spectrum.
OccHealthSci
Feb 20, 20203 min read


Oregon Occupational Public Health Program shares Story Maps
Explore whether areas of Oregon with more workers in high risk industry sectors also have higher levels of workplace injuries.
OccHealthSci
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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