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Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance What's work got to do with it?
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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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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/
Community feedback is important to us. If you love our podcast and want to further support our podcast, please consider leaving us a positive review. Thank you!
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