Episodes
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In this episode of the What's Work Got to do With It podcast, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences Associate Professor Emily Huang discusses how tools she and her research team develop can be used to help organizations measure their safety, health, and respectful workplace climates, information that can be used to improve workplace safety and retention.
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Learn about Ryan Olson and Brad Wipfli's Oregon Healthy Workforce Center research. They discuss how their Total Worker Health interventions have helped decrease sedentary behavior (sitting time) and increase physical activity in the workplace. Dr. Olson shares insight into studying team truck drivers in the Tech4Rest study and Dr. Wipfli shares his research studying call center workers in the Active Workplace study.
Dr. Ryan Olson is a behavioral and occupational health psychologist who specializes in safety and health interventions for isolated workers, such as truck drivers and home care workers. Ryan is the Co-Director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, a NIOSH Center of Excellence in Total Worker Health®. He also leads an Internationally recognized research program, funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, that is focused on the safety, health and well-being of commercial drivers.
Dr. Brad Wipfli is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Brad's research concentrates on health promotion and health behavior, particularly on identifying strategies to increase physical activity and improve physical and mental health.
Learn about Dr. Brad Wipfli: https://ohsu-psu-sph.org/faculty-directory/name/brad-wipfli
Access the Active Workplace Toolkit: https://www.yourworkpath.com/activeworkplace
Learn about Dr. Ryan Olson: https://www.ohsu.edu/people/ryan-b-olson-phd
Learn about the Olson Lab: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/ryan-olson-lab
Learn about Tech4Rest: https://www.yourworkpath.com/tech4rest
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Episode information: What's Work Got to Do With The Great Resignation?
Guests: Ryan Olson, PhD and Brad Wipfli, PhD
Host: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Produced by: Helen Schuckers, MPH and Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
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Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences
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The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon OSHA and SAIF Corporation signed the first state-wide Total Worker Health® Alliance to expand the knowledge and application of Total Worker Health® principles by leveraging the strengths of three state-based organizations. This unique Alliance is forging partnerships between Oregon's state OSHA, Oregon's not-for-profit, state-chartered workers' compensation insurance company, and an Oregon-based academic research institute.
Liz Hill is the Total Worker Health Adviser for SAIF Corporation. Liz has twenty five plus years of experience in professional health and safety and a short stint of international health work. Prior to working at SAIF, Liz worked in a variety of industries from oil and gas to higher education. Liz has B.S. in Industrial Hygiene and a Master’s of Public Health. She has designation as a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional. She is currently serving as chair on the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) Total Exposure Health/Total Worker Health® Advisory Group, as a member of the Multidisciplinary Collaborative for Occupational Health Professionals and is past chair of AIHA Safety Committee.
Dede Montgomery is Program Manager for Our Good Health and Well-Being at Legacy Health. She has more than 35 years of experience working in occupational safety, health and well-being in academia, consulting and government sectors. She has her B.A. in Biology, M.S. in Public Health/Environmental Health Sciences and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist. Dede is past president of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of American Society of Safety Professional ASSP, participated on ASSP Total Worker Health Task Force, and served as Co-Principal Investigator for Outreach and Education at the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, one of NIOSH’s ten academic Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health. Dede recently worked at the Institute supporting outreach for 18 years. Dede is also an avid blogger and the author of four books.
Resources:
Learn more about the Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/oregon-total-worker-healthr-alliance
SAIF Total Worker Health resources: https://www.SAIF.com/TWH
Upcoming OccHealthSci Total Worker Health training and symposia: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/training-and-symposia
NIOSH Total Worker Health: https://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/twh-
NIOSH Total Worker Health Affiliate Program: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/affiliate.html
Total Worker Health Toolkits and Tools from Oregon Healthy Workforce Center: https://www.yourworkpath.com
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Episode information: What's Work Got to Do With The Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance?
Guest: Liz Hill, MPH and Dede Montgomery, MS, CIH
Produced and Hosted: Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Produced and edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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Dr. Berrin Erdogan discusses factors leading employees to leave their jobs in large numbers, the resulting pressures and major challenges facing organizations and employees left behind and the opportunities arising from this experience to reshape the future of work.
Dr. Erdogan is Professor of Management at Portland State University's School of Business. Her research focuses on the employer-employee relationship as it relates to employee well-being, effectiveness, engagement and retention in the workplace. She conducted studies and partnered with organizations in industries including food services, education, technology, public sector, retail, hospitality, insurance and banking. She is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the Association for Psychological Sciences (APS).
Learn more about her research by visiting her PSU faculty profile: https://www.pdx.edu/profile/berrin-erdogan
Dr. Erdogan gave our keynote talk at our 2022 Spring Symposium, "The Great Resignation: Challenges, opportunities and implications for employees and organizations." Listen to other talks here: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/great-resignation-great-reconfiguration
Save-the-date for our 2022 Fall Symposium on Friday, December 9th
"Supporting a Diverse Workforce in the Face of Ongoing Societal Trauma." Visit: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/supporting-diverse-workforce-face-ongoing-societal
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Episode information: What's Work Got to Do With The Great Resignation?
Guest: Berrin Erdogan, PhD
Introductions: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Produced and edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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In our latest podcast episode, we invite the Fishing Forward podcast team to share important research that can help improve the safety and health for commercial fishermen and their families. The Fishing Forward team brings stories of fishermen to the community.
Fishing Forward is a podcast inspired by fishermen, for fishermen. Fishing Forward focuses on the well-being of the commercial fishing industry and is funded by the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety and produced by the team at Coastal Routes Radio at the University of Guelph.
Resources from this episode:
Listen to the Fishing Forward podcast here: https://coastalroutes.org/fishingforwardpod
Topics include: Safety Culture and Survival at Sea, Crew, Aging Fleets and Infrastructures, Health in Fishing Communities, Trauma and PTSD, Sleep, Cooking and Relationships, Hydration, Diet and Nutrition, and more!
Learn more about the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: https://necenter.org/fishing
Visit the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association's website: https://www.mainecoastfishermen.org
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What's Work Got to Do With Fishing Forward?
Guests: Julie Sorensen, Hannah Harrison, Monique Coombs and Rebecca Weil
Hosted and Edited by: Helen Schuckers
Produced by: Helen Schuckers and Anjali Rameshbabu
Music by: Sam Greenspan
Julie Sorensen is the Director of the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Dr. Sorensen was responsible for funding the podcast and assisted with identifying content experts for a number of episodes, as well as reviewing and providing feedback on content.
Rebecca Weil is the commercial fishing research coordinator at the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety. Along with Maryellen Driscoll, Weil co-led the meetings and outreach for the Fishing Forward team, assisting with identifying topics, fishermen and researchers for episodes.
Monique Coombs is the Director of Community Programs at the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association. Monique's programs include topics like Working Waterfront and Fishermen Wellness. She is also part of a commercial fishing family.
Hannah Harrison is a human ecologist and assistant professor of marine affairs at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is one of the hosts for the Fishing Forward podcast. She is interested in the human dimensions of small-scale fisheries and fisheries conservation. You can connect with her on most social media platforms @ fishpeopleplace
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci/
Blog: https://blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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In our latest podcast episode, we highlight a 2021 Fall Symposium talk from Dr. Tori Crain where she addresses the topic of supporting low-wage essential workers' nonwork life during the pandemic and the numerous stressors they have faced and are still facing.
Although much of the focus during the pandemic has been on the experiences of healthcare workers, essential vulnerable workers in other industries have not received the same attention. This talk highlighted obstacles faced by essential, lower-wage shift workers, with a specific focus on the work-life challenges of fast-food workers whose experiences can be generalized to other vulnerable occupational groups.
Additionally, Dr. Crain shared strategies on supportive solutions that organizations and supervisors can explore, which have been generated from in-depth interview studies conducted during the pandemic with these essential workers and supervisors.
Dr. Tori Crain is an Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology at Portland State University. Her research is focused on the diverse work-nonwork experiences of underrepresented and vulnerable workers, especially in industries and occupations that are high risk, where health and safety protections are less common, and where discriminatory practices are often at play. She has worked with a variety of union and industry partners, including construction, healthcare, manufacturing, and the gig economy, with the goal of increasing support and equity for workers and their families.
To learn more about Dr. Crain's research, visit Dr. Crain's Lab website: https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/crain-lab/home
Dr. Crain was a guest speaker during our 2021 Fall Symposium. She spoke on the topic, " Supporting Low-Wage, Essential Workers' Nonwork Life in the Context of COVID-19."
View our other Fall Symposium talks at: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/work-life-challenges-and-integration-context-covid
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Episode information:
What's Work Got to Do With Supporting Low-Wage Essential Workers During COVID?
Guest: Tori Crain, PhD
Host: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Produced and edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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In this episode of our podcast, we highlight our 2022 Summer Intern Program. Each summer, undergraduate interns work with faculty mentors in basic and applied research over a three-month paid summer internship.
Over the summer, interns conduct a research project in their host faculty member’s laboratory. OccHealthSci’s internship program begins in June and concludes in mid-to-late August with interns presenting their work at a poster session. We typically receive 100-145 applicants each summer.
OccHealthSci's Undergraduate Summer Internship Program began in 1995 and is designed to introduce undergraduate students to biomedical and occupational health research. We provide unique research opportunities across various basic and applied research areas. Whether studying molecules, cells, organ systems, non-human organisms, or gathering data in the community, students will gain valuable experience conducting a specific project aligned with their host faculty member’s research.
We spoke to 4 of our 2022 Summer Interns as they share their experience working alongside institute researchers and how this experience will inform their future careers in research, clinical health, and public health. Today, we learn about the different research projects from each of our guests.
Our podcast guests:
-Ayeisha Haswarey, Portland Community College (Bowles Lab) – The impact of two shift schedule types on post-shift blood pressure in firefighters.
-Breanna Repp, Oregon State University (Butler Lab) – Determining the receptor in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) androgens use to regulate circadian rhythms.
-Zoe Sanderson, Lewis and Clark College (McHill Lab) – The influence of inconsistent sleep schedules on cognitive performance in night nurses.
-Judith Solomon, Portland State University (Shea Lab) – Analyzed the impact of daytime versus nocturnal sleep on K-complex density.
Visit our Summer Intern page for more information on the application process. Applications open each year in December for the following Summer: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/summer-internships
Listen to our 2021 Summer Intern podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/occhealthsci/2021-summer-interns
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Dr. Miranda Lim is a neurologist with board certification in Sleep Medicine. She is an Associate Professor in Neurology with secondary appointments in Behavioral Neuroscience and Medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine, as well as an Affiliate faculty for our Institute, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences. Miranda also has a joint appointment as a Staff Physician and Research Investigator at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System.
Dr. Lim’s research program, Sleep & Health Applied Research Program (SHARP), focuses on understanding the function of sleep in neurological disorders across the lifespan. Some examples include autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and aging/neurodegenerative disease. As a translational neuroscientist, her research program is known for its bidirectional, translational research spanning preclinical (rodent) and human studies. Methods used include conducting sleep studies (such as sleep manipulations and sleep interventions), quantitative analyses of sleep, implementing non-obtrusive long-term wearables (e.g., actigraphy, mattress sensors), and using machine learning to quantify sleep.
Over the years, Miranda’s research has been published in high-impact journals Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Science Translational Medicine, and Science Advances, as well as support from many federal and foundation sources, such as the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, American Sleep Foundation, Center for Aging and Technology, Portland VA Research Foundation, and more!
Learn more about Dr. Lim's research:
Dr. Lim's Research featured on GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2021/neurosciences-startup-gets-defense-dept-funds-test-headband-improve-sleep-clean-brain
OPB: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/01/the-science-of-sleep-pacific-northwest-researchers-explore-secrets-of-a-good-nights-rest
OHSU News: Physician-scientist focuses on a good night’s sleep https://news.ohsu.edu/2019/05/13/ohsu-physician-scientist-focuses-on-a-good-nights-sleep
OHSU News: Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD
https://news.ohsu.edu/2019/10/10/rare-sleep-disorder-common-among-veterans-with-ptsd
VA Career Development Awardee Profiles, Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D.
https://www.research.va.gov/about/awards/cda/default.cfm
A Local Neurologist Thinks a Baby’s Dream State May Affect Their Adult Life
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-wellness/2019/12/a-local-neurologist-thinks-a-baby-s-dream-state-may-affect-their-adult-life
OHSU doctor says we’re starved for sleep but hope isn’t lost
https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jan/10/ohsu-doctor-says-were-starved-for-sleep-but-hope-isnt-lost
VA Blog: Studying sleep problems that affect Veterans
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/84912/studying-sleep-problems-affect-veterans
Save-the-date for Oregon Healthy Workforce Center's 2022 Summer Institute on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 on "Total Worker Health® approaches in industry and academia: Key elements and implementation." Learn more here: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-healthy-workforce-center/summer-institute-occupational-health-psychology-total-worker
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What's Work Got to Do With Brain Cleansing Technology?
Guest: Dr. Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D.
Hosted and Edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Produced by: Helen Schuckers, MPH and Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences
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In Part 2 of the Inclusion and Worker Well-Being in the Trades series, we interview Tiffany Thompson, former Director of Workforce Equity and Technical Assistance of Oregon Tradeswomen and Dr. Maura Kelly an Associate Professor of Sociology at Portland State University.
Both Tiffany and Maura support, engage and help workplaces gain tools and provide education for respectful workplace programs. They provide program support and research opportunities to help build capacity, such as investing resources and time to contribute to cultural shifts needed on trade job sites.
Tiffany started her career working with survivors of interpersonal violence where she also provided training for service providers on how to work with individuals who have experienced trauma. In 2013, Tiffany first began working at Oregon Tradeswomen and saw the overlap between her previous work and the experiences of tradeswomen in the field. Since then, she has been working diligently, within and outside of construction, to bring about culture change to ensure that no one experiences the trauma that can come from harassment, bullying, hazing, and any type of interpersonal violence.
Dr. Maura Kelly is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Portland State University. She researches inequalities in the construction trades and advocates to increase opportunities for women and people of color. Dr. Kelly's evaluation research has assessed a variety of programs intended to increase the recruitment and retention of diverse workers in the trades, including the ODOT/BOLI Highway Construction Workforce Development Program, Green Dot for the Trades, the City of Seattle Acceptable Work Sites training, Mentorship Matters, as well as the Oregon Tradeswomen and Constructing Hope pre-apprenticeship programs.
Resources:
RISE Up: https://riseup4equity.org
EEOC Report: https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment
Immokalee Workers: https://ciw-online.org
Oregon Tradeswomen: https://oregontradeswomen.org
Learn about Dr. Maura Kelly and the programs she discussed: http://maura-kelly.com
Save-the-date for our 2022 Spring Symposium on Friday, June 3rd
"From the Great Resignation to the Great Reconfiguration: Connecting research and practice." Visit: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/training-and-symposia
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What's Work Got to Do With Inclusion And Worker Well-Being In The Trades? (Part 2)
Guest: Tiffany Thompson and Dr. Maura Kelly
Hosted by: Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Produced by: Helen Schuckers, MPH and Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Voiceovers: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: https://blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences
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Kelly Kupcak is the Executive Director of Oregon Tradeswomen’s Executive Director. Kelly is honored to be a part of the work and mission of Oregon Tradeswomen which helps women move into dynamic careers in the skilled trades so they can take care of themselves and their families.
We invite one of Oregon Tradeswomen's partners and supporters, Larry S. Williams from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Larry manages the Highway Construction Workforce Development Program which is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation and managed by BOLI. This program has funded the Green Dot Bystander Intervention to a construction environment, build capacity at Oregon Tradeswomen to deliver the Rise Up! Curriculum, and for a current project at the Institute to develop a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale.
Resources:
Oregon Tradeswomen: https://oregontradeswomen.org
National Taskforce on Tradeswomen Issues: https://tradeswomentaskforce.org/system/files/national_taskforce_on_tradeswomens_issues_infrastructure_framework.pdf
Safe from Hate Pledge:
https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Safe%20from%20Hate%20-%20Pledge%20and%20Signatories%20-%20Updated%2001-07-21.pdf
Respectful Workplace Review Committee Recommendations Report: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Zero%20Tolerance%20and%20Accountability%20Policy%20--%20Best%20Practices%20Guide.pdf
EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace: https://www.eeoc.gov/select-task-force-study-harassment-workplace
Institute for Women’s Policy Research recent survey and report on tradeswomen: https://iwpr.org/iwpr-publications/a-future-worth-building-report
RISE Up: https://oregontradeswomen.org/rise-up-oregon *Will be feature on Part 2 of this episode series
Oregon Specific Resources:
ODOT Legislative “Report on the Use of Federal Funds to Increase Diversity and Prepare those Entering the Highway Construction Workforce": https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Reports/Highway%20Construction%20Workforce%20Development%20Report.pdf
Child Care Supports for the Construction Trades: Building and Sustaining Diversity in Oregon: https://iwpr.org/iwpr-issues/esme/child-care-supports-for-the-construction-trades-building-and-sustaining-diversity-in-oregon
ODOT page on “Workforce Development”: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Business/OCR/Pages/Workforce-Development.aspx
Support for Heavy Highway Apprentices: https://www.oregon.gov/boli/apprenticeship/Pages/support-for-heavy-highway-apprentices.aspx
“Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Construction Apprentices through Oregon’s Highway Construction Workforce Development Program” by Maura Kelly, Lindsey Wilkinson, Affie Eyo-Idahor, and Larry S. Williams: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/Improving%20the%20Recruitment%20and%20Retention%20of%20Construction%20Apprentices%20%28accepted%20at%20JASS%29.pdf
Save-the-date for our 2022 Spring Symposium on Friday, June 3rd
"From the Great Resignation to the Great Reconfiguration: Connecting research and practice." Visit: www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-o…ining-and-symposia
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What's Work Got to Do With Inclusion and Worker Well-Being In The Trades?(Part 1)
Guest: Kelly Kupcak and Larry S. Williams, MA
Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Voiceover and editing: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media:
Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth
Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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Charlice Hurst, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Dr. Hurst teaches social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Her current research focuses on how to build an equitable workplace in the context of rapid changes to the economy and workplace.
Dr. Hurst is also a co-developer of the Just Wage Framework and Tool, which consists of a set of seven criteria for determining the justness of a wage. The tool and framework are designed to encourage robust, cross-sector conversations about what truly constitutes a fair wage and how to extend fair wages to all workers.
This talk was from our 2021 Fall Symposium where we discussed the area of work-life challenges and integration in the context of COVID. Dr. Hurst spoke on the important topic, "Designing Flexible Work to Create a Just Economy for Black and Latinx Women."
Resources:
Just Wage Framework and Tool: https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/higgins-labor-program/just-wage-tool#:~:text=The%20Just%20Wage%20Framework%20%26%20Tool,more%20just%20economy%20for%20all.
All of our Fall Symposium talks are available at: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/work-life-challenges-and-integration-context-covid
Save-the-date for our 2022 Spring Symposium on Friday, June 3rd
"From the Great Resignation to the Great Reconfiguration: Connecting research and practice." Visit: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/training-and-symposia
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What's Work Got to Do With Designing Flexible Work and Pay Equity for Black and Latinx Women?
Guest: Dr. Charlice Hurst, PhD
Introductions: Helen Schuckers, MPH and Leslie Hammer, PhD
Produced and edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
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Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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Román Baca is a classically trained ballet dancer and choreographer. In 2001, recognizing his desire to defend the defenseless, he took a hiatus from dance and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a machine-gunner and fire-team leader in Fallujah, Iraq during the Iraq War. After the war, Román returned to dance and co-founded Exit12 Dance Company, which tells veterans’ stories choreographically, to increase cross-cultural understanding and heal divisions. Exit12 has delivered its programming in multiple conventional and unconventional performance spaces across the world.
Alongside Román’s work with Exit12 he is also an Early Career Researcher at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, a Junior Research Scientist with the USAF/USN Research Unit, and a Ph.D. Candidate at York St. John University in the UK studying the intersection of dance and war. Earlier this year Román worked as an Arts Envoy with the US State Department to Nigeria where he conducted creative workshops with paramilitary, police, and charitable organizations on arts and health. Román completed his MFA at Trinity Laban and was the 2019 awardee of the Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture Award for his research into the dance and the military.
To learn more about Exit12 Dance Company, visit: https://exit12danceco.org
Resources:
To learn more about Stephen Wolfert and the DE-CRUIT initiative, where veterans find a path to healing through Shakespeare, visit: https://www.decruit.org
Román also mentions the National Intrepid Center of Excellence(NICoE) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the research of Allison Winters Fisher: https://walterreed.tricare.mil/NICoE
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What's Work Got to Do With Supporting Veteran Through Art and Dance?
Guest: Román Baca
Host: Nichole Guilfoy
Produced and edited by: Helen Schuckers
Written by: Helen Schuckers and Anjali Rameshbabu
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci
Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/
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What's Work Got to Do With Firefighter Safety, Health, and Well-being?
Cameron Homan is a Portland Firefighter and District Representative for Portland Fire Fighter Association Local 43. Cameron is a 3rd generation public safety worker, has been a firefighter for 10 years, with 5 of those years serving the Portland public and 4 years serving as a district representative for the Portland Firefighters Union. He is currently working in the Hollywood District at Station 28 and hails from Tacoma, Washington. Cameron shares with us today what life is like working as a firefighter, as well as his experience collaborating with our Institute on a research study.
Shelby Watkins, MPH is a Research Associate in Dr. Nicole Bowles Lab. Shelby helped coordinate the study with Portland Firefighters’ Association, IAFF Local 43. She joins us on the round table discussion today with Cameron to discuss the research collaboration that looked at sleep and shift schedules within Portland firefighters.
To learn more about Portland Fire Fighter Association Local 43, visit: https://local.iaff.org/local0043
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On this episode of What’s Work Got To Do With It? we highlight our 2021 Summer Intern Program at the Institute and OHWC. Each summer, undergraduate interns work with faculty mentors in basic and applied research over a three-month paid summer internship designed to introduce them to biomedical and occupational health research. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to make the tough decision to cancel our summer intern program last summer in 2020, so we are excited to be able to host our summer intern program for 2021 and offer undergraduate students the opportunity to work on research projects virtually this year.
We spoke to each of our 2021 Summer Interns as they share their experience working alongside institute researchers and how this experience will inform their future careers in research, clinical health, and public health.
Guests: Renee Kozlowski, Kaiyo Shi, Megan Jones, Lauren Lee, and Anika Banister
Host: Helen Schuckers, M.P.H.
Visit our Summer Intern page for more information on the application process. Applications open each year in December for the following Summer: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/summer-internships
Read our Oregon and the Workplace blog on our 2021 Summer Intern poster session: https://blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences/2021/08/12/2021-summer-interns-virtual-poster-presentation/
Listen to our 2019 Summer Intern podcast episode: https://soundcloud.com/occhealthsci/summer-interns
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What's Work Got To Do With NIOSH'S 50th Anniversary?
Speaker: John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA
Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD
Narrator: Helen Schuckers, MPH
This year is the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) 50th anniversary. Since April 28, 1971, NIOSH has funded research, education and resources in occupational safety and health. “Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that created NIOSH to assure so far as possible every working person in the Nation has access to safe and healthful working conditions.
Dr. John Howard is the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Howard was first appointed NIOSH Director in 2002 during the George W. Bush Administration and served in that position until 2008.
In 2009, Dr. Howard worked as a consultant with the US-Afghanistan Health Initiative. In September of 2009, Dr. Howard was again appointed NIOSH Director, and was reappointed for a third six-year term in 2015.
Prior to his appointments as NIOSH Director and WTC Health Program Administrator, Dr. Howard served as Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the State of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency from 1991 through 2002.
On behalf of Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and OHWC, we wanted to congratulate NIOSH for their dedication and hard work the last five decades of service and its evolution to recognize the importance of improving safety, health and well-being in the workplace
Resources:
NIOSH 50th Anniversary page - Learn about NIOSH’s history and facts: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/about/50thanniversary.html
From the Director’s Desk – Dr. John Howard, MD addresses NIOSH’s 50th and highlights the origins of Total Worker Health®: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/enews/enewsv18n9.html
Bookmark and follow NIOSH on social media – Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay up to date on NIOSH 50th activities.
https://www.facebook.com/niosh
https://www.twitter.com/NIOSH
https://www.instagram.com/nioshusa/
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Additional Resources:
Learn about the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-healthy-workforce-center
Access workplace safety, health, and well-being tools and toolkits from the Institute and OHWC: https://www.YourWorkpath.com -
What's Work Got To Do With the Impacts Of COVID19 And Wildfire Smoke On Wildland Firefighters?
Speaker: Luke Montrose, PhD
Speaker Intro: Nicole Bowles, PhD
Narrator: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Dr. Luke Montrose is an environmental toxicologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health at Boise State University, with research interests in public health, epigenetics, and chronic illness, particularly as it relates to vulnerable and understudied populations. Dr. Montrose's research aims to translate basic science into practical clinical and community solutions to enhance public health.
Dr. Montrose’s research reflects his passion for studying human health through multiple lenses, ranging from community health to molecular biology. His recent studies have used cutting edge technology to measure exposure-induced epigenetic changes related to diet, air pollution, heavy metals and endocrine disrupting chemicals, and related these changes to humans and animal health effects.
Dr. Montrose's talk was given during our 2021 Science Seminar Series. To learn more, visit: www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/occhealthsci-seminar-series
The Conversation's "What’s in wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?": https://theconversation.com/whats-in-wildfire-smoke-and-why-is-it-so-bad-for-your-lungs-144790
The Conversation's "Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger": https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-worsens-coronavirus-risk-putting-firefighters-in-extra-danger-136016
CDC/NIOSH COVID-19 and Wildland Firefighters: https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2021/03/30/covid-wildlfires
Nation Interagency Fire Center: https://www.nifc.gov
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Additional Resources:
Learn more about our 2021 Spring Symposium, "Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health and Well-being" that will be taking place on May 21st and access previous symposia recordings by visiting: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/training-and-symposia
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What's Work Got To Do With Farmworkers' Experiences During COVID?
Speaker: Reyna Lopez, PCUN Executive Director (she/they)
Narrator: Helen Schuckers, MPH
Reyna Lopez's talk, "Essentially Forgotten?" was given at our Fall 2020 Spring Symposium where she addressed the impacts of COVID19 on the Latinx farm working community.
Reyna Lopez is a leader and proud daughter of immigrants from Mexico, who came to Oregon in the late 80’s following the migration of farm work in the Marion County area. She is currently the Executive Director of PCUN, which was started by farmworkers and is now Oregon’s longest standing Latinx led organization. Reyna grew up in Salem, Oregon and graduated from Willamette University with her BA in Political Science and Sociology. For over a decade, she has been a fierce leader and advocate for the Latinx community in Oregon, receiving the Immigrant Award from the American Association of Immigration Lawyers of Oregon, and Willamette University’s Young Alumni of the Year Award for her work in social justice causes, campaigns, movement and coalition building.
To learn more about PCUN, visit: www.pcun.org
Reyna's talk was given during our 2020 Fall Symposium last November, where speakers addressed work as a social determinant of health. Within the backdrop of the COVID-19 global pandemic and a public health crisis of systemic racism, this symposium will focus on the varying ways that social determinants of health have both affected, and are affected by work. To view Reyna's talk and presentation slides from the 2020 Fall Symposium, visit: www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/worker-health-work-social-determinant-health
Learn more about our 2021 Spring Symposium, "Adapting to Climate Change for Worker Safety, Health and Well-being" that will be taking place on May 21st and access previous symposia recordings by visiting: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/training-and-symposia -
What's Work Got To Do With Mental Health and Suicide Prevention In Construction?
Guest: Steven Frost, LEED AP BD+C, CHST, ASP, CSP
Host: Nichole Guilfoy
The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates compared to other industries. In 2016, the suicide rate for men in construction and extraction occupations was almost twice the total suicide rate for civilian working men (16-64 years old) in 32 states and 5 times greater than the rate for all fatal work-related injuries in the construction industry in 2018.
On today’s episode, we interview Steven Frost, Site Safety, Health and Environment Manager for a general contractor, that is one of the largest construction firms here in Portland. Steven is a leader in our region who advocates not only for workers’ physical safety – he also works tirelessly to protect and promote mental health and suicide prevention in the construction industry.
if you or someone you know is struggling, in crisis, or affected by suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is toll-free, and connects the caller to their local certified crisis center at 1-800-273-TALK(8255)
Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention: https://preventconstructionsuicide.com
Workplace Suicide Prevention: https://workplacesuicideprevention.com
Lines for Life: https://www.linesforlife.org
GetTrainedtoHelp.com: https://www.gettrainedtohelp.com/en
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What's Work Got To Do With Institute Researchers?
Guests: Drs. Steven Shea, PhD, Caren Weinhouse, PhD, Andrew McHill, PhD, Charles Allen, PhD and Suzanne Mitchell, PhD
Hosts: Sam Greenspan, MPH and Helen Schuckers, MPH
As part of our Three Decades at the Institute Series, we wanted to highlight two special episodes where we highlight out scientist. We dive into the research of five basic scientists within our institute that conduct studies in areas related to sleep and shift work and its' impact on safety and health, as well as their research looking at the adverse effects of occupational exposure.
Our guests include Drs. Steven Shea, PhD, Caren Weinhouse, PhD, Andrew McHill, PhD, Charles Allen, PhD and Suzanne Mitchell, PhD. Learn about their research into areas of sleep, such as circadian rhythms and cardiovascular risk, the synchronicity of circadian rhythms impact on overall health, and understanding why insufficient sleep and being awake during the night leads to poorer health and impaired cognitive function. Also, we explore the factors that influence decision making that may impact our health and safety, as well as the epigenetic responses to environmental cues or stressors.
To learn more about OccHealthSci's research areas and our Institute Scientists, visit: www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-o…-sciences/research
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What's Work Got To Do With Institute Researchers?
Guests: Drs. Leslie Hammer, PhD, David Hurtado, ScD, Emily Huang, PhD and Kent Anger PhD,
Hosts: Sam Greenspan, MPH and Helen Schuckers, MPH
As part of our Three Decades at the Institute Series, we wanted to highlight two special episodes where we feature our scientists. In this episode, we learn about how four Institute scientists are improving workplace safety, health and well-being. Our guests include Drs. Leslie Hammer, PhD, David Hurtado, ScD, Emily Huang, PhD, and Kent Anger PhD.
Their areas of research range from studying leadership and management supportive supervisor behaviors, peer support and injury prevention for nurses in rural hospitals around Oregon, safety climate and culture in all types of industries, as well as Total Worker Health intervention programs.
To learn more about OccHealthSci's research areas and our Institute Scientists, visit: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/research
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