Face coverings on!
Beginning tomorrow, face coverings must be worn by employees and the general public when working in most businesses or when visiting indoor spaces open to the public. While the general public may...
Category: Total Worker Health (TWH)
Two weeks left! Register for the 2020 Summer Institute!
Join our 2020 Online Summer Institute: Building a Culture of Health, Safety, and Well-Being! Featuring an excellent line-up of speakers from academia and industry, our event will include expert...
Three decades at the institute podcast episode
The mission of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is to improve the lives of workers through biomedical and occupational research. We work to prevent illness and injury in...
As the web turns
If you have a particularly good memory, you might remember when we updated you on our transition from what had been known as CROETweb to our OccHealthSci Resource Directory. Roughly four years ago we...
New webpage for Oregon COVID-19 Construction Task Force
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences is honored to be part of the Oregon COVID-19 Construction Task Force. Dede Montgomery, MS, CIH, and a member of the Institute and Oregon Healthy...
Let’s build a culture of health, safety and well-being
Come Join Oregon Healthy Workforce Center at the 2020 Summer Institute in Occupational Health Psychology! Building a Culture of Health, Safety, and Well-Being Are you an organizational leader...
Lead with empathy during the COVID-19 crisis
Written by Leslie Hammer, PhD and Lindsey Alley, MS Originally published on The Conversation and reshared in The Oregonian, Fast Company, Jamaica Observer, and ScienceX In these uncertain and...
4 key strategies to help supervisors support employee well-being during COVID-19
By Leslie Hammer, PhD and Lindsey Alley, MS Maintaining work-life balance has never been more important – or more challenging – than it is right now. The compounding effects of the COVID-19...
Workplace resources for COVID-19
By: Helen Schuckers, MPH "This is all uncharted territory we are navigating." -Christian Kaylor, Economist, State of Oregon Near the beginning of Oregon's coronavirus outbreak, I attended...
Finding well-being in writing
By Dede Montgomery, MS, CIH A few times my work-related interests and lessons have spilled into my personal blog. Yes, as my friends and colleagues know, I love to write. Today's blog, however,...