Quarterly News and Updates
March 2023
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As we look forward to the first signs of spring, our intervention research studies are actively advancing. CPH-NEW researchers are engaging educators and worker advocates in implementing new adaptions of our Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP), designed specifically to support Total Worker Health® approaches for improving worker well-being.
Our next Total Worker Health® Trends: Expert Webinar Series: "Evidence Informed Resources to Address Worker Stress and Trauma Among Correctional Workforce", is May 10, 2023 1 P.M. EST. Drs. Mazen El Ghaziri and Lisa Jaegars will share current and best practices and propose innovative solutions to reduce correctional staff trauma and organizational stress in U.S. jail and prison settings, based on the findings from a scoping review and national survey.
Congratulations to the Children's Farm Home of Trillium Family Services, in partnership with Liz Hill and Angie Wisher of SAIF, for their well deserved "Outstanding Safety/Health Wellness Team" award at the upcoming 2023 Oregon Governors Occupational Safety and Health Conference! In 2020, this dynamic group used the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program to address high staff turn over due to workplace injuries and burnout. Their organization has since implemented interventions such as, new training and onboarding programs, opportunities for professional development and re-evaluating employee benefits. Learn more about their incredible journey here.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) in conjunction with the Chicago Center for Health Work, have released a new policy supporting decent work for all. This policy statement provides a strategic umbrella of tactics for just, equitable, and healthy economic development of decent work and proposes research partnerships to develop, implement, measure, and evaluate decent work in the United States. Learn more here.
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Hybrid work is more than geography – it is an organizational change | |
Contributed by Christine Ipsen, PHD, Technical University of Denmark.
Hybrid work is already integral to working life and is considered the most prominent trend in the labor market (Eurofound, 2021). Whereas pre-pandemic research listed the pros and cons of telework, our international study shows that we can summarize the experienced advantages and disadvantages needed to optimize WFH and guide workplace decisions. These guides include three dimensions that relate to maximizing the advantages and three others that relate to minimizing the disadvantages of WFH (Ipsen et al., 2021). However, assessing hybrid work is more than maximizing and minimizing the advantages and disadvantages; it is also to understand that hybrid work adds to the complexity and management of work. In essence, the trend toward hybrid work is transforming the way people work across the world. Continue reading here.
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CPH-NEW Continuing Education and Training
Total Worker Health (TWH) for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals: This self-paced online course provides a foundational introduction to TWH concepts and how they apply to OSH professional practice. This course content is appropriate for industrial hygienists, environmental safety and health managers, safety specialists, occupational health nurses, and union health and safety stewards. Register here.
Building Total Worker Health Leaders in Unions and Worker Organizations Train the Trainer program: This interactive training engages staff and members of unions and worker organizations in strengthening their facilitation skills, building collaborative relationships with management, and implementing TWH approaches in labor management health and safety committees. Registration for the April cohort is open now!
Total Worker Health Facilitator Training: Sharpen your facilitation skills and learn how to implement Total Worker Health using the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program, in this virtual training course. Register here for classes in April!
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March 7, 2023, 1 P.M. MT, Center for Work, Health and Environment presents, "Industrial Hygiene Program Training Needs." Join speaker Jill Moore as she shares a training needs analysis performed for the Industrial Hygiene Master’s program at Colorado State University (CSU) in 2021. Register here.
March 27, 2023, 12 P.M. MT, The Center for Work Health and Environment and the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, presents, "Fair Chance Hiring, From Ethics to Implementation." Learn about the challenges and opportunities surrounding ethical hiring and retention practices for people who have experienced incarceration. Register here.
March 30, 2023, 12 P.M. MT, The Society for Total Worker Health presents the 2023 TWH Peer Learning Series #2: Healthcare and Hospitals. Register here.
May 2 & 3, 2023, 9am PST, The California Labor Lab 2nd Annual Virtual Conference: Surveillance, Monitoring, and Data Gathering in Contemporary Employment. Learn more here.
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New Publications
Zhang Y, Dugan A, El Ghaziri M, et al. Work-Family Conflict and Depression Among Healthcare Workers: The Role of Sleep and Decision Latitude. Workplace Health Safety. January 13, 2023. doi:10.1177/10482911221126271
Siddique S, Rice S, Bhardwaj M, Gore R, Coupal H, Punnett, L. Healthcare organization policies for employee safety and COVID-19 pandemic response: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: October 28, 2022 - Volume - Issue - doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002741
Namazi S, Dugan AG, Cavallari JM, Rinker RD, Preston JC, Steele VL, El Ghaziri M, Cherniack MG. [2023]. Participatory design of a sleep intervention with correctional supervisors using a root causes approach. Am J Ind Med. 66(2):167-177. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23452.
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Listen, Read, Watch
Podcast: Work-Related Factors Impacting Suicide. Speaker Jon Davis, utilized the National Violent Death Reporting System to look specifically at work-related suicides. The findings provide insight into why work-related suicides happen and how the workplace can make a positive impact.
Podcast: Building and Fostering an Emotionally Intelligent Workforce building and fostering an emotionally intelligent workforce often begins with its leaders. On this episode of the Be Health Connected podcast, Dr. Dustin Keller, Vice President of Clinical Strategy with Pathways at Work, discusses how employers can equip their leaders with skills to navigate rising mental health challenges among employees.
Podcast: Moving in the Right Direction for Workplace Mental Health Emma Jellen, Interim Director of the Center for Workplace Mental Health, provides practical guidance for organizations to address depression and other mental health conditions all year round.
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Congratulations Dr. Morocho
In January, CPH-NEW Research Assistant, Cesar Morocho, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in Biomedical Engineering. His research assessed engagement, fidelity and cost of participatory Total Worker Health programs. We wish him success as he begins a position with Citizens Bank as a Health and Safety Specialist.
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Congratulations Dr. Roelofs
At the March 2023 Construction Working Minds Summit, Dr. Roelofs will be presented with an applied research award for her contributions to mental health promotion in the construction workplace! Dr. Roelofs has created innovative and effective work on reducing opioid hazards in the workplace.
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