Join us at our Spring Symposium 2022
We are excited about our upcoming educational opportunities, including our next symposium. We hope you can join us! On Friday, June 3, 2022 we will host our Spring Symposium via WebEx. This...
Posts by Dede Montgomery
Keeping up with Oregon OSHA’s smoke and heat rule-making
The Oregon occupational safety and health community, including employers and advocates, have been tracking current rule development of workplace rules addressing wildland smoke and excessive heat....
Prepare to welcome back GOSH for 2023!
Since first originating in 1944, the Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference (GOSH) has been a longtime fixture within the Oregon occupational health and safety community. For as long as...
Total Worker Health® training and facilitator resources from CPH-NEW
As we further our research, outreach and education on workplace safety, health and well-being, we understand the importance of collaborating with others. It is imperative for us to recognize the...
My work experience with the OR-FACE team at OHSU
Today we are pleased to share a blog recently posted on the Oregon Young Employee Safety (O[yes]) Coalition webpage that features our own student worker, Yewon Na. Perhaps you are familiar with...
Talking about partnerships: Oregon Construction Advisory Committee
Colleagues of mine outside of Oregon have likely heard me discuss the often unique relationships among those supporting workplace safety, health and well-being in Oregon. During my 35+ year career as...
New publication on Total Worker Health® leadership intervention by Dr. Leslie Hammer and team
We congratulate Dr. Leslie Hammer, Co-Director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, and team for their recent publication in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (JOHP). The paper, titled...
Dr. Peter Spencer presents webinar on neurotoxic plants and mushrooms
We are pleased to share a recording of a recent presentation given by Peter Spencer, Ph.D., FANA, FRCPath, Professor of Neurology, OHSU School of Medicine. We thank the OHSU Brain Institute for...
Happy Holidays
Those of us at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, wish you a happy holiday season. We look forward to continuing our news and connections...
Total Worker Health® practitioner education: Full steam ahead
While there is so much that is difficult for workplaces during the pandemic, it is somewhat amazing how much education we have been able to provide for safety, health and well-being professionals in...