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The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University addresses the challenges facing the 21st-century workforce, providing new knowledge and evidence-based solutions to improve worker safety, health, well-being.

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Have you checked out Oregon & the Workplace, your source for the latest news events, professional development and learning opportunities from OccHealthSci? If not, check it out and catch up on our seminars, the Working Well webinar series and much more! https://loom.ly/kbTwuMs

31.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did you know that with the support of @NIOSH, researchers at the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center are exploring the efficacy of a supervisor-driven burnout intervention in rural healthcare settings in Oregon. Learn more about the impacts of OHWC research: https://loom.ly/zCtG1NE

29.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you looking for continuing learning opportunities in Total Worker Health? Check out our upcoming Total Worker Health 101: The Basics course coming up in August. Learn how you can bring the Total Worker Health approach to your organization: https://loom.ly/QKDcjXI

28.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you looking for continuing learning opportunities in Total Worker Health? Check out our upcoming Total Worker Health 101: The Basics course coming up in August. Learn how you can bring the Total Worker Health approach to your organization: https://loom.ly/QKDcjXI

23.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸงชA recent paper co-authored by OccHealthSci Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar and colleagues asks the question: do people who wake up later have worse blood vessel function in the morning? The answer may surprise you. Learn more: https://loom.ly/m_5zpYc

22.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats to OccHealthSci's Professor Leslie Hammer and colleagues who received the award for best Occupational Health Science paper at the recent Work, Stress and Health conference. Read the paper here: https://loom.ly/60CWqyo

21.07.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸงชDid you know that with the support of @NIOSH, the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center is developing interventions to address workplace burnout in rural hospitals? Learn more about our research impacts: https://loom.ly/zCtG1NE

25.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did you know OccHealthSci hosts a webinar series called Working Well which focuses on the latest hot button issues in occupational health, safety and wellbeing? Check out the entire Working Well series at our new media hug, Oregon and the Workplace. https://loom.ly/kbTwuMs

23.06.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the support of @NIOSH, the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center has delivered Total Worker Healthยฎ education to over 1,500 occupational safety, health and wellness practitioners in Oregon? Learn more about the impact of NIOSH support: https://loom.ly/zCtG1NE

20.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watch OccHealthSci research professor Leandro Campos de Brito discuss research on the impacts of aerobic training--the study finds that evening exercise improved mechanisms that control blood pressure in elderly adults with hypertension. Watch the video: https://loom.ly/SWKMLTU

17.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OccHealthSci is happy to announce the launch of Oregon & the Workplace, your source for the latest news events, professional development and learning opportunities from OccHealthSci. Catch up on our seminars, the Working Well webinar series and much more! https://loom.ly/kbTwuMs

16.06.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey #loggers and #forest workers OccHealthSci and our logging safety partners have developed a self-guided, online yarding and loading safety training. This free training covers logging/forest industry safety topics. Check it out: https://loom.ly/u_htrb4

10.06.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Questions about how OSHA's standards apply to specific workplace situations? There's an official letter of interpretation explaining the necessary requirements. Find them here https://loom.ly/vWtVReI

09.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the support of @NIOSH, the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center has developed an evidence-based workplace mental health training for managers and that the training is available to over 45,000 Oregon state employees? Learn more about the impact of @NIOSH-supported research. https://loom.ly/zCtG1NE

04.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you looking for workplace solutions to support employee mental health and wellbeing? Then, Supportive Workplaces is the place for you. Check out our full suite of online, evidence-based workplace training options at https://loom.ly/txIGfsw

02.06.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸงชAt OccHealthSci we know occupational health and we also know sleep. OccHealthSci's Andrew McHill provided reporters at the New York Times some excellent sleep advice for those thinking about trying one of those new internet sleep trends: loom.ly/oB7URlE

24.04.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looking for a lunch and learn opportunity today? Check out our webinar on Total Worker Health approaches to workplace mental health and wellbeing at noon: www.eventbrite.com/e/total-work...

#mentalhealth #work

15.04.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸงชAttention Federal Workers! Feeling stressed and uncertain in today's chaotic work environment? You're not alone! Expertise from OccHealthSci's Leslie Hammer, Ph.D. contributed to this article, which shares valuable coping strategies.
loom.ly/d9L11lY #MentalHealth #FederalWorkers #CopingStrategies

11.04.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health : Oregon OSHA confirmed to be acting within its authority on agricultural labor housing safety, health rules : 2025 News : State of Oregon The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) acted within its authority when it adopted rules strengthening safety and health requirements for agricultural labor housing (ALH), the...

In some good news, Oregon OSHA has been found to be acting within its authority in the regulation of agricultural labor housing safety and health rules. osha.oregon.gov/news/2025/Pa...

21.03.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Safety as the Entry Doorway for Health and Well-Being Safety as the entry doorway for health and well-being

How can yo bring the Total Worker Healthยฎ approach to your construction organization? Check out "Safety as the entry doorway for health and wellbeing" to learn how to elevate safety culture and address workers' health in the construction industry. This Thursday, March 20. loom.ly/x_pBV_o

19.03.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us today at noon for the next Working Well webinar: Paid Leave Oregon. How is the state-wide worker leave program going? Does it work for workers? Those are the questions we'll address today. See you there! Working Well: Paid Leave Oregon. loom.ly/pO54ots #paidleave #OHP #webinar

18.03.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The next Working Well webinar is tomorrow at noon and we're focusing on Paid Leave Oregon--a state-wide program that ensures workers and their families have the resources they need to care for themselves and their loved one when they need it most. loom.ly/pO54ots

17.03.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸงชJoin us today at noon for the OccHealthSci seminar--Patient aggression toward healthcare workers, with Lisa Kath, Ph.D. Stream the talk live today. Find the link to stream the talk live here: loom.ly/RtsOOiM , #science, #seminar, #healthcare, #essentialworkers

12.03.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸงชLooking for an awesome lunch and learn opportunity? Check out tomorrow's OccHealthSci seminar--Patient aggression toward healthcare workers, with Lisa Kath, Ph.D. Stream the talk live for free tomorrow at noon. Find the link to stream the talk live here: loom.ly/RtsOOiM #science #OHP

11.03.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Paid Leave Oregon ensures Oregon workers and their families have the time and monetary resources they need to care for themselves and their loved one when they need it most. So, how is Paid Leave Oregon's doing? Join us next week for the Working Well webinar to find out. loom.ly/pO54ots

10.03.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Need some advice on preparing for the "spring forward?" OccHealthSci sleep scientists Andrew McHill and Saurabh Thosar have advice for you: news.ohsu.edu/2025/03/05/o...

07.03.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working Oregonians are eligible for paid family or medical leave through the State of Oregonโ€™s Paid Leave Oregon program. But what does that mean for you? Find out at the next Working Well webinar on Tuesday, March 18. Get your free tickets now at: loom.ly/pO54ots

06.03.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's the second day of #oregongosh! If you visit the exhibition hall today, stop by and say hello to the OccHealthSci team! Also, the Institute's Dr. Katia Costa-Black is presenting "Inclusive workplace design principles" at 2:15 today. We look forward to seeing you there. loom.ly/jMHP9eQ

05.03.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you attending the Governor's Occupational Safety & Health conference today? If so, check out OccHealthSci professor Emily Huang for the talk "Developing and validating a respectful workplace climate scale with construction workers" at 1:15. We look forward to seeing you there. loom.ly/0QSXPck

04.03.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The session is designed to provide evidence-based insights and practical guidance on how managers and supervisors can support and protect crew member/employee mental health through proactive and responsive supportive strategies.

04.03.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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