OHWC SHIP and SAIF Leadership Series partnership
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is excited to announce a new collaboration with Total Worker Health® Affiliate and longtime partners, SAIF Corporation. SAIF is a not-for-profit...
Return to Work: Impacts of COVID-19 on cannabis consumption in working-age Americans
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 20.6 million U.S. jobs were lost, putting the unemployment rate on par with the Great Depression. For those able to retain their positions, working...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating our scientists
In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight our Institute scientists and their research areas. We appreciate their hard work and dedication to help improve the lives of workers...
Listen to COVID Convo #4: Is EAP enough in a time of COVID?
Thank you for joining our COVID Conversations. If you missed this week's offering, watch the recording below or on our Oregon Healthy Workforce Center YouTube channel, along with previously recorded...
Effectiveness of resource sharing: Oregon COVID-19 Construction Task Force survey results
Background The Oregon Construction and Trades Industry was considered as “essential work” when Oregon Governor Brown issued the Executive Order 20-12 Stay Home, Save Lives on March 23, 2020, one...
Young Workers during the pandemic
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) recently posted a blog on Young Workers and COVID-19. As a way of addressing unique concerns and risks presented to young workers related to...
A tribute to Dr. Shelley Jones
The occupational health and nursing community mourns the loss of an important champion earlier this year: Shelly Jones, PhD, BSN, COHN-S, FAAOHN. Dr. Jones was Professor Emeritus at OHSU School of...
Register for COVID Convo #4: Is EAP enough in a time of COVID?
Plan to join us for our next COVID Conversation: Is EAP enough in a time of COVID. Join us on March 23 for a conversation with June Vining, CEO/Executive Director of Trauma Intervention Programs NW...
Mental health and suicide prevention in construction podcast episode
The suicide rate in working age adults has increased 40% in 2 decades and is currently the 10th leading cause of death overall in the the United States. The construction industry has one of the...
Listen to COVID Convo #3: Keeping hospital staff safe
Did you miss this week's COVID Conversation? Watch the recording below, or visit our Oregon Healthy Workforce Center YouTube channel to watch all of the Covid Conversations, along with other videos...