Latest OHWC Medium.com article
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Research Staff Spotlight: Elisa Rega
For this month's “Staff Spotlight”, we interviewed Elisa Rega, Project Specialist (she/her), in the Emily Huang, Ph.D. Safety Climate Lab. Each month we feature an Institute Staff member and...
Implementing Total Worker Health
The Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance (comprised of our Institute, Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, SAIF and Oregon OSHA) have been busy providing virtual Total Worker Health® practitioner...
Bedrooms on 18 wheels: improving sleeping conditions for truck driving teams
Today's blog was submitted By Pete Johnson, Ph.D., MS, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington. Dr. Johnson is a member of an Oregon Healthy Workforce Center research team. The featured photo is...
Who are we missing?
The pandemic has highlighted stark differences in workplace protections and benefits afforded some workers who fall into the more recently defined category of "essential" workers. Here at the...
Summer interns return!
We are pleased to welcome the 2021 Occupational Health Sciences' summer interns. It was a difficult decision in 2020, for the first time since beginning this important program, to temporarily pause...
Research Staff Spotlight: Shelby Watkins
For our May 2021 “Staff Spotlight”, we interviewed Shelby Watkins, M.P.H., C.P.H. (she/her), a research associate in the Nicole Bowles, Ph.D. Lab. Each month, we feature an Institute Staff...
New podcast episode: COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters
In our latest podcast, we bring our focus to the impacts of COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters. Dr. Luke Montrose is an environmental toxicologist and Assistant Professor in the...
SERVe intervention featured in Military Reach
Dr. Jacqueline Brady's work on the Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) project (Principal Investigator: Leslie Hammer, PhD) was highlighted in Auburn University’s March 2021 edition...
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...