Sleep and Shift Work: Implications for Worker Health

Sleep and Shift Work: Implications for Worker Health and Safety

Let's face it; if you've worked a job, you know what it's like to feel tired at work. Simple tasks require more effort. Motivation and focus wain. Productivity declines. Time seems to stretch on like...

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Development and Validation of a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale

A partnership between Dr. Huang's Safety Climate Lab and state agencies supports the development of a new tool to measure respectful climates in construction workplaces. In 2007, the Oregon...

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US Surgeon General releases Advisory on social connection

This week, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released a national strategy on social connection. Click here to learn more. Coming in the wake of the mental health crisis and the...

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Nicotine use and the internal body clock

OccHealthSci researcher Dr. Joshua Gonzalez leads a pilot study to investigate the effects of nicotine on the body's internal clock. Cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable disease and...

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Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences 2022 Annual Report

  The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is pleased to share its 2022 Annual Report. The report provides a snapshot of the many activities the Institute engaged in throughout...