OHWC’s new Medium page
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is now on Medium.com. Medium is an online publishing platform featuring a variety of trending topics and news in the media and more. OHWC's first article...
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Virtual 2020 Fall Symposium
We are almost one month away from our virtual 2020 Fall Symposium on Friday, November 13 from 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM PT. The symposium will be covering the topic, “Worker Health: Work as a Social...
Part 2: Three decades at the Institute podcast episode
We are celebrating over three decades of research in occupational health and safety advancements here at the institute. Our latest podcast episode is a part of a three episode series. In Part 2 of...
National Farm Safety and Health Week 2020
It’s National Farm Safety & Health Week 2020, put on by The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety and AgriSafe. They are offering free, educational webinars in a variety of topics...
Celebrating the relaunch of our Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) toolkit
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center’s Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) provides online training, templates, and guides for supervisors and managers to help improve the safety, health...
September is Suicide Prevention Month
As the pandemic persists, we are all faced with hazards to our physical and mental health not only from the virus, but also from the effects of physical distancing, financial strain, and social...
Workplace safety is integral for rural hospitals
Blog submitted by: Sam Greenspan, MPH Patient-assist injuries are a significant and costly occupational health problem for healthcare organizations. Hospital staff such as registered nurses and...
Employee well-being during a pandemic
Covid-19 is undoubtedly impacting our individual and collective mental health. Each one of us is going through stressful times right now and learning to cope in different ways. The Pew Research...
Recruiting participants to develop a Total Worker Health® climate survey
We are seeking companies interested in participating in a research project: “A Multi-Climate Profile Score to Measure Total Worker Health® Climate,” being conducted by Dr. Emily Huang’s Safety...
Sleep and Circadian Study: Disparity in Prevalence of Hypertension Between Black and White Americans
Blog submitted by: Shelby Watkins, M.P.H, Research Associate and Latroy Robinson, B.S., Research Assistant The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that African Americans are 40%...