OHWC gets renewed for 5 more years!
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is celebrating! Led by Co-Directors Leslie Hammer, PhD and Ryan Olson, PhD, and founded in 2011 by Kent Anger, PhD, our center has been successfully...
Category: Event
Join us to discuss work-life challenges, integration, COVID and beyond
Our Fall 2021 Symposium addressing Work-Life Challenges and Integration in the Context of COVID is now open for registration. This full day virtual event via WebEx is scheduled for Friday, November...
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...
Winding down: COVID Conversations
We appreciate our partners and supporters who have joined in on our COVID Conversations. We began these in February, partnering with the Oregon State Association of Occupational Health Nurses, in...
2021 O[yes] Media Contest winners
We thank our partners at the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) for sharing this blog. For the first time in the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition contest’s 13-year history,...
Dr. Peter Spencer presents on COVID-19 and the brain
We invite you to join us as we listen to Dr. Peter Spencer co-present the May 19, 2021 OHSU Brain Awareness Lecture COVID-19 and the Brain: What do we know? Dr. Spencer will join Juliette...
Prioritizing Safety: Worker Memorial Day, Safety Week and Oregon Safety Break
Beginning tomorrow and leading into early May, we observe our highest profile workplace safety events. Although work has been impacted by the pandemic, one thing that still holds true is that May...
Continuing COVID-19 conversations: catch up and look ahead
We are pleased with the success of our COVID Conversation series, held twice monthly and continuing through June 2021. While many safety and health professionals, industrial hygienists and...
Spring Symposium: Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health and Well-being
Registration for our 2021 Spring Symposium on Friday, May 21st from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM PT is now open. The symposium will be covering the topic, Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health...
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...