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...
Tag: wellness
Our new podcast: What’s Work Got To Do With It?
At the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, we are excited to announce the launch of a new podcast, "What's Work Got To Do With it?". Geared toward...
2018 AHA Worksite Wellness Summit
Last week, our institute was a sponsor of the American Heart Association's (AHA) 9th Annual Worksite Wellness Summit at the beautiful Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland. It was wonderful to see...
Healthiest Employers of Oregon Awards
Last Thursday, I was invited by a partner organization, Cascade Centers to attend the Healthiest Employers of Oregon Awards. Each year, Portland Business Journal awards 90 organizations, and hosts...
Fun at the Southern Oregon Safety & Health Conference
The Southern Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference, held Oct. 17-19 at the Ashland Hills Hotel and Conference Center, was (as are all Oregon safety & health conferences)...
Calling all Wellness “Favorite Tools!”
Perhaps by now you've gotten word on the 2013 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference. Maybe you've attended before and already have it on your calendar for March 4-7, 2013. If...
Lights, Camera, Action
In partnership with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, investigators in the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at OHSU were awarded an almost $300,000 Federal Emergency...
Improving Health Through our Commutes
When I first began working here at Oregon Health and Science University, I was warned that the biggest challenge was the lack of parking. Some folks I spoke with even questioned taking a job at...
Moving into Wellness
Healthy eating, exercise, adequate sleep....do you feel like you are being bombarded by topics about health and wellness? Guess that's because you are! The case has been made pretty clear that...
Oregon Healthy Workforce Center is Funded!
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (ORhwc) is the newest of 4 NIOSH Centers of Excellence in Total Worker Health. It is led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Portland State...