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OccHealthSci Video Library

Working Well webinar series

Working Well is a bi-monthly webinar series that highlights unique and shared challenges impacting workers across industries. Join safety professionals, policymakers, and experts in occupational health, safety, and well-being as we discuss the topics that matter the most to workers.

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Every other month on the third Tuesday, Working Well will bring you the latest on emerging issues and pressing concerns in workplace safety; we'll introduce you to experts on topics at the intersection of work, health and life; and we'll connect you to ideas and information you can use in the workplace. Working Well addresses worker safety and health topics from a Total Worker Health® approach, which emphasizes hazard-free work for all and prioritizes designing work for optimal well-being.

Working Well: Total Worker Health approaches to workplace mental health and wellbeing
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Working Well: Total Worker Health approaches to workplace mental health and wellbeing

Work design and hazards have a significant impact on worker mental health and wellbeing. Total Worker Health® offers science-based, practical approaches to being more purposeful in the way an organization designs work to improve mental health and well-being including but not limited to leadership training on mental health support practices, and programs and education on ways of promoting positive mental health at work. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about real world approaches to mitigating risks and promoting health and well-being in workplaces using evidence-based and evidence informed approaches. Presented in partnership with: Portland State University, Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Too hot to work: Working Well: How to protect workers from extreme heat and poor air quality
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Too hot to work: Working Well: How to protect workers from extreme heat and poor air quality

Extreme heat events have claimed more lives in the United States over the past 10 years than any other weather-related event. Climate models predict that climate change will lead to an increase in extreme heat events and associated air pollution episodes. During wildfire smoke or extreme heat events, people may also be exposed to increased levels of harmful air pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and allergens such as pollen. Heat and air pollution tax human health in distinct ways and the ways we protect workers during heat and air pollution events are also distinct. In this session, participants will explore what science tells us about the synergistic effects of extreme heat and poor air quality and how to prevent exposure to these hazards effectively.
Working Well: Protecting Oregon’s Workforce
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Working Well: Protecting Oregon’s Workforce

Oregon is recognized as a national leader in developing innovative legislation and policies that protect the health and safety rights of workers. This webinar will kick off a series of focused discussions that will explore the intended and unintended consequences of recent Oregon laws such as paid family leave, hospital staffing requirements, and overtime for agriculture workers. Participants will learn about the legal landscape for workers and employers in Oregon from local and national experts. Oregon is consistently recognized by Oxfam’s Best States to Work Index. Learn from the lead researcher on the Oxfam team about how these rankings are established and tested. Learn from Oregon’s Deputy Labor Commissioner about how Oregon balances the safety and rights workers and employers in innovative ways. Download Oxfam's Best and Worst States to Work in the US 2024: https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/research-publications/best-and-worst-states-to-work-in-the-us-2024/
Working Well Webinar Series: Paid Leave Oregon
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Working Well Webinar Series: Paid Leave Oregon

In September 2023, Oregon implemented a paid family and medical leave program. Paid Leave Oregon provides 12-14 weeks of job-protected paid leave for Oregon workers who need to take time away from work for qualified family, medical, or safe leave. In this webinar conversation we seek to understand the implications of this program for worker health, safety, and wellbeing. We will talk to researchers evaluating the use and effectiveness of paid family and medical leave programs for diverse groups of workers and program administrators overseeing implementation of Paid Leave Oregon. A few questions we will explore: 1) How is the Paid Leave Oregon program working? 2) How does it compare other programs of its type in other states? 3) What are the documented outcomes for workers and employers?

OccHealthSci Science Seminar

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences seminar series runs through the academic year and strives to bring prominent scientists to OHSU to present current research in the general areas of the occupational health sciences. This series has had many notable contributors from across the country and from numerous international research and academic institutions.

OccHealthSci Research

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is dedicated to conducting research that advances our scientific understanding of factors that affect worker safety, health, and well-being. Our faculty conducts basic, clinical, and applied research, laying the foundations for advancements in worker safety and well-being across academia and industry sectors.

SAINTS Program Recruitment
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SAINTS Program Recruitment

-The Safety Integration Stewards, or SAINTS, Program, will introduce you to an innovative, yet simple approach to hospital safety initiatives! The aim of the SAINTS program is to bridge the gap between patient and worker safety by using a unified approach and addressing overlapping risk factors, to ensure efficiency and effective use of resources. The SAINTS Program is a randomized controlled trial led by the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network at OHSU. It is funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Many critical access hospitals in Oregon have separate departments, and initiatives for patient and worker safety, leading to limited interaction between personnel. Integration can help address overlapping risk factors between patient falls and patient-assist injuries, including reducing staff burden, and finding missed opportunities for prevention, such as proper staffing, improved communication, and safer patient handling practices. With an integrated approach, hospitals can reduce duplicated efforts, variation in policies, and the risk of injury for both patients and healthcare workers. This unified strategy can bridge gaps, improving safety outcomes for everyone. The SAINTS program is a low-effort design and will provide hospitals with: - Training on safety integration and preventive practices - Identification and training of unit safety champions - Quality improvement cycles with both patient and worker safety leaders - All hospitals that take part in the SAINTS program will receive: - Personalized survey data on patient and worker safety culture and practices - Tools and resources to support safety integration efforts. - By participating in the SAINTS program, you can take part in a study that aims to - align departmental efforts and foster a sense of shared governance - improve safety culture, and - improve collaboration and communication For more information on this program or are ready to enroll, please contact the team. Thank you!
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