What's work got to do with it?

What's Work Got To Do With Three Decades at the Institute? Guests: Drs. Peter Spencer, PhD, FANA, FRCPath, Steven Shea, PhD, Kent Anger PhD Hosts: Sam Greenspan, MPH., Dr. Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD, MS, MSc, Helen Schuckers, MPH We want to celebrate with our listeners three decades of research in occupational health and safety advancements here at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences....

What's Work Got To Do With The Nation’s Opioid Epidemic Guest: Dr. Casey Chosewood, M.D., M.P.H. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, it is reported “Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is very costly to our Nation, which has led to over $700 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care.” In addition to its complex and painful effects on...

What's Work Got To Do With Summer Interns? Guests: Rachel Cohen, Jake Gruber, and Martina Shannon Host: Helen Schuckers, M.P.H. On this episode, we will be highlighting OccHealthSci's Summer Intern Program. Each summer, undergraduate interns work with faculty mentors in basic and applied research over a three-month paid internship designed to introduce them to different areas of biomedical and occ...

What's Work Got To Do With Positive Culture Guest: Dr. Alisha R. Moreland-Capuia, M.D. Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, Ph. D., M.S., M.Sc. Have you ever noticed that your mood and stress levels are affected by the words or conversations you have during meetings, with co-workers or your boss at work? How does it affect your work day and productivity? Do you think about those conversations on your commute...

What's Work Got To Do With Toxicology Guest: Fred Berman, DVM, PHD Host: Sam Greenspan, MPH Have you ever thought about all the elements that can impact your health when you walk outside on your way to work? Do you know what risks you can be exposed to when you go to work each day and also what unhealthy exposures or toxic substances you could back home with you? Some exposures can be prevented al...

What's Work Got To Do With Workplace Aggression? 2019 Spring Symposium Keynote Speaker: Lynda Enos Narrators: Helen Schuckers and Sam Greenspan On today’s episode of What’s Work Got to Do With It?, we are going to hear from Lynda Enos on the topic of Workplace Aggression. What have we learned so far? Her talk was given at our June 7th Spring symposia where five speakers discussed best practices an...

What's Work Got To Do With Paid Parental Leave Guest: David Hurtado, Sc. D., Julia Goodman, M.P.H., Ph. D., Dr. Dawn Richardson, M.P.H, DrPH Host: Sam Greenspan, M.P.H. It's springtime and you know what that means? Babies! Sorry if that was too personal no pressure! But it’s kind of a personal episode. Today, we want to consider, have you ever had to take time off as a new parent? Or to care for a...

What's Work Got To Do With the Cascadia Subduction Zone 2018 Fall Symposia Speaker: Steven Eberleiin Narrator: Sam Greenspan, M.P.H. Have you ever thought about emergency preparedness at work? What happens if an earthquake hits in the middle of your workday? This podcast episode highlights one of our speakers from the institute's 2018 Fall Symposia on Emergency Preparedness. Steven Eberlein is the...

What's Work Got To Do With Total Worker Health® Guest: Dr. Casey Chosewood, M.D, M.P.H. Host: Helen Schuckers, M.P.H. Research shows that when workplaces build programs to reduce accidents at work and keep their employees healthy and well, they are likely to have better outcomes in safety, health and well-being. When people are safe and healthy on their job and at home, they work better. This is t...

What's Work Got To Do With Sleep? Guest: Andrew McHill, Ph. D. Host: Sam Greenspan, M.P.H. Have you ever gone to work after a bad night of sleep? How productive were you at work that day? Did it make you eat any differently? Drink more coffee, may be? How about more than one night of bad sleep? Do you work the night shift? How does it affect you at work and outside of it? Sure, sleep happens at ho...

What's Work Got To Do With It? Introduction Episode Guest: Dede Montgomery, M.S., C.I.H. Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, Ph. D. Did you know that we spend 1/3 of our lives at work? It’s no wonder that our work experiences can affect our well-being. So what’s work got to do with it? We invite you into the conversation as we discuss questions like…How do work hours affect your health? How can your workplac...

What's Work Got To Do With Epigenetics? Guest: Mitch Turker, Ph. D., J.D. Host: Sam Greenspan, M.P.H. You’ve probably heard many times that work, diet, sleep and stress can impact your health. But do you know how and why? And...what's work got to do with it? We went to one of our researchers at our institute, Dr. Mitch Turker, who studies epigenetics for some answers. Dr. Turker has been studying...

Episode 3: What's Work Got To Do Wth Sitting? Guest: Saurabh Thosar, Ph. D., M.S., OTR/L Host: Anjali Rameshbabu, Ph. D. Are you in a workplace where you sit a lot? Maybe you’re hunched over your computer right now? How often do you get up and move around? We know that getting exercise every day is important but can we reduce how much we sit on our job?...So what’s work go to do with your sitting?...