AFFILIATED AND ENDORSED PROGRAMS
At the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center and Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (OccHealthSci) at Oregon Health & Science University, we partner and collaborate with various institutions on workplace safety, health, and well-being intervention research and programs. This page describes our affiliated programs. Affiliated, and endorsed programs are evidence-based or evidence-informed programs that can help improve different areas of workplace safety, health, and well-being. Visit our OHSU website for a full list of current and past projects.
To learn more and how to access each program, visit the listed websites and information below.
AFFILIATED PROGRAMS
Programs developed by Oregon Healthy Workforce Center and institute faculty & staff
The following free and low cost training programs are designed to improve leadership support for employees' health and well-being through enhanced emotional and instrumental support, creative work-life management, and team effectiveness processes across industries based on the original work by Dr. Leslie Hammer and Dr. Ellen Kossek on Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB).
Each program includes online training with downloadable tools, templates and other resources that can be implemented directly within your organization today! Programs available include: Pandemic Support training, Safety and Health Improvement Program, Veteran Support, Sleep Support for Military Leaders, Resilience Support for Platoon Leadership Teams, as well as a new online training coming soon on Essential Support in Family and Performance Supportive Supervisor Behaviors foundational course for managers and supervisors
Safety & Health Involvement for Truck Drivers (SHIFT)
SHIFT is a weight and health promotion program tailored for truck drivers and is proven to work. SHIFT was developed with an understanding of the demands of commercial driving, incorporating sleep, eating, and exercise elements to advance driver safety, health, and well-being. This program supports drivers' success with a group weight loss competition that includes weekly behavior and body weight logging, online training, and health coaching. SHIFT is one of two programs for truck drivers established as effective with a randomized controlled design. This program was developed by Ryan Olson, PhD at the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at OHSU.
SHIFT ONBOARD for bus drivers*
Adapted from the Safety & Health Involvement for Truck Drivers (SHIFT), SHIFT Onboard is a research study tailored for bus operators that will focus on the long-term prevention of weight-related health conditions while also fostering well-being, job satisfaction, and overall work performance for new employees. SHIFT Onboard will enroll 300 new bus operators from multiple Western U.S. cities to help them be healthy, happy and safe during their first years on the job. Operators will participate in a group competition to help them set and achieve safety, health, and well-being goals. They will l track goals and complete training online, as well as receive in-person support through discussion with health coaches and fellow drivers In addition to protecting operators against weight gain and supporting job success, the study will assess new drivers’ working conditions and measure how driving might disrupt eating, exercise, sleep and weight. This research is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under grant R01HL05495.
Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) for managers
for all industries
The Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) is the first scientifically evaluated workplace mental health training program designed specifically for organizational leaders and managers in North America. The MHAT is a 3-hour training program that has been implemented and evaluated in a variety of work contexts, from office environments and secondary education to power plants and field settings. The MHAT is designed to provide managers with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to successfully support employee mental health and wellbeing. The MHAT is the only manager-focused workplace mental health training to demonstrate a significant ROI. This program was developed by Jennifer Dimoff, PhD at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.
ENDORSED PROGRAMS
Programs developed outside of OccHealthSci and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center faculty and staff, as well as external organizations
De-Escalation, Escape and Defense Techniques*
Healthcare and social services occupations are among those at highest risk of workplace violence. Healthcare and social service industries account for almost half of non-fatal assaults in workplaces. Statistics show that 18-61% of home care workers experience verbal aggression, 16-26% experience workplace aggression or threats of violence, and 3-11% experience physical assaults. This program includes access to online training and on-site practice.
In a home care worker study, we found that computer-based training (CBT) alone or with trained peer facilitation with home care workers can increase confidence and reduce incidents of workplace violence and harassment in a consumer-driven model of care. Home care workers reported improved confidence to prevent and respond to workplace violence and harassment and a reduction in incidents of workplace violence and harassment in both groups at 6-month follow-up. A decrease in negative health and work outcomes associated with violence and harassment were not reported in the groups.
Reference: Glass N, Perrin N, Hanson G, Laharnar N, Moss H, Weinstein M, Campbell J, Anger WK. Computer-based Training (CBT) Intervention Reduces Workplace Violence and Harassment for Homecare Workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2017, 60:635–643, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22728.
Some of the above links may direct to external websites from YourWorkpath.com *Denotes NwETA, LLC is the company that collaborates with OHSU in the offering of this tool. OHSU has a financial interest in this company and Dr. Anger, who is the Director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center at OHSU, is the company's President. If you would like more information about this, please contact the OHSU Integrity Department at (503) 494-8849 OR integrity@ohsu.edu.