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Worker Wellness Weekly – May 8
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of May 8, 2022
Taking a MH Day
5 MH podcasts
MH crisis & Children
MH & Children of color
MH crisis & Teens
Suicide crisis & Teens
MH crisis: Less staffing = Longer waits
Social Media & Childhood
MH Awareness & Dr Phil
MH & Construction
MH / NFL / Steve Young
MH & Student athletes
MH / College / Women athletes
Grief / COVID / 1m deaths milestone
2021 OD deaths (1)
2021 OD deaths (2)
2021 OD deaths (3)
Pandemic / Stress / Firearms deaths
What’s next: Boston’s crime & drugs
MH & N Judd
Youth / Depression / Seeking help (or not)
MH & Student loans
Anxiety: Good or Bad?
Depression & Acupuncture
Do you need therapy?
Does online therapy work?
Patron Saint of MH
OSHA / Suicide Prevention
Total Farmer Health
Farm Families & MH
MH & Gut – Brain connection
Reducing toxic exposure
Ticks & Red meat
Women & Heart disease
Homemade baby formula?
Can we prevent school shootings?
Canceling student debt
5 steps for college grads
College grads / Tech / Work rules
Another NFLer & CTE
Protecting healthcare workers & patients
Hiring older workers
STOP blaming workers
Unseated union chief cries foul
Upcoming Webinars:
Middle School SUD trainings
Youth & Tobacco
Recorded Webinar:
Heart Healthy Eating
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Week – May 1
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of May 1, 2022
MH @ work
MH is more than being Happy
Building a MH gym
MH Mondays
Opioid ODs in Construction
College deaths & reporting
MH / Stress / College students
MH / COVID / College students
Teen MH crisis
Lessons from N Judd’s death
Suicide prevention & Warning signs
9-8-8 Update
Opioids settlement / Walgreens / FL
Why carry Narcan?
Anxiety & Motivation
Grief & Loss of a parent
Magic # of friends?
Unwinding w/o Alcohol
Improving your listening skills
Life after Social Media
Psychiatry’s breakthrough
MH in prisons
MH & Apps
Sleep apnea & Traffic deaths
Ghosting employers
Failing up @ work
Ways bosses can reduce stress @ work
Working weekends
The power of Silence
Saying NO
Multitasking madness
Back to office quirks
Technology / Data / Global Public Health / Charity
NOTE: How to obtain Free Fresh Produce in STL
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – April 24
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of April 24, 2022
Child care crisis
9-8-8 Hotline
Death on the jobs report
MA workers’ deaths report
MH hygiene: 15 minutes per day
What to know before seeking a therapist
Overcoming stigma & MH
Update on kids’ MH
MH & Teens (1)
MH & Teens (2)
MH & Teens (3)
MH & Ramadan
MH / Worker shortage / Critical workers
Working with grief
Ageism & Healthcare
Gender violence (1)
Gender violence (2)
Sports & Eating disorders
Student safety & Free gun locks
Safe gun storage & Suicide
Anxiety / Alcohol / New approach
Tobacco ban (1)
Tobacco ban (2)
Mold removal & Safety
Cell phones & Neck pain
Climate crisis & Immolation
Update: Mother upset with drug dealer’s OD death plea bargain
US’s fight for fair labor
David vs Goliath
Starbucks’ anti-union campaign
MO ranks #50 in teachers’ pay
LA riots: 30 years later
Harvard & Slavery (1)
Harvard & Slavery (2)
STL Women’s Pro Football
The power of work
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – April 17
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of April 17, 2022
Rise in STL’s OD deaths
IL & Fentanyl test kits
BA.2 is not over
Women in construction
MH & Medical staff burnout
Importing nurses
Referee shortage
How to be happy
Improving your MH
Signs for therapy
Tips to avoiding a bad day
Strong friendships
MH & Military
Military & MH
Teens / Earth Week / Eco-Anxiety
School attendance & COVID
Grief / Kids / COVID
Helping kids catch up
Women’s MH
Loneliness & Flow
Loneliness epidemic
STI testing & prevention
Gut health
Diet & Dementia
Foot health
Grief & Yoga
CBD & Anxiety
Domestic violence & Seeking help
WVa settles J&J opioids suit
Parents selling kids’ organs
LA & Homeless deaths
Shoes & Healthy households
College football & Brain disorders
Hearing & Concussions
Flower / Insect / Farmers’ lifeline
Starbucks (1)
Starbucks (2)
Upcoming webinar: Fall Protection
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly 4.10
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of April 10, 2022
COVID: BA.2 update
Menopause & Telehealth
MH & Drone strikes
MH & Police budget
MH & Screening kids (1)
MH & Screening kids (2)
Rise in child suicide
Homeless students in TX
MH / FL / Don’t say gay
Grandparenting & COVID
Sober pay app
Alcohol in the office
CBT / MAT & OUD
Birthing while Black
MH apps for you?
Your brain & Love
IBS / Anxiety / COVID
Depression & Turmeric
Eczema & Health issues
Chronic diarrhea
Your pet’s deadly kisses
Pet vets burn-out
Driving while high
Social media & Medical researchers
Is yoga good for you?
MH treatment now & then
Swearing in the office
MO prisons and coding
Ben Franklin pays if forward
STL Starbucks / Unions
Upcoming webinar: Harassment in the workplace
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – April 3
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of April 3, 2022
MH struggles
MH & Kids today
MH: Student resources
MH: Students & Peer support
Fentanyl & US deaths
Fentanyl deaths on the rise
An addiction guide
Life after ODU death
CDC’s OUD rethink
Vets & Suicide
MH / Congress / Vets
Overlooking PTSD?
MH & Meds
Depression & Functioning
Mushrooms & Addiction therapy
Women & Anti-depressants
Memory & Forgetfulness
How to sign
Exercise: The right amount?
Post-COVID heart health
Tik Tok brain
Tik Tok & Girls
Teens & Sleep
Marijuana & Sex
MH / Music / Exercise
Spring & Self-care
Grief after suicide
Chronic back pain
Upcoming workshop:
Chronic back pain
STL Catholic teachers strike
KBJ: Our new SCOTUS justice
Baseball’s past & present
Slavery’s descendants
Older workers making a comeback?
Family caregivers’ challenges
Nurses & MH
China’s white collar workers
China’s blue collar workers
Debate: Sports & Gender
Budgeting & MH
Socializing limits
Safe travels?
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – March 27
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of March 27, 2022
MO Gov ends COVID?
2nd booster?
Mindfulness & Traffic
MH & the ER
Nurses & Burnout
Social engagement & Anxiety
Stress / Inflation / War
Ukraine / Courage / MH
MH & Return to office
MH stigma & Doctors
How to find a therapist?
MH & Paying dearly
MH & Movement
Back pain & Exercises
Non-opioid painkillers?
Alcohol & Work
Daylight Savings time & MH
Sleep vs Napping
Light & Sleep
Ways to be happy
Sadness of grief
Is grief a mental disorder?
Fentanyl & Grief
John Oliver & Harm reduction
Returning to normalcy?
Alternative spirituality
Allergies & Masks
Gaslighting women
Young lead paint victims
Skilled trades boom?
Amazon & NY vote (1)
Amazon & NY vote (2)
Amazon & NY vote (3)
Starbucks & STL union?
Un-retiring
PT retirement?
Upcoming webinar:
Stress & Trauma
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – March 20
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of March 20, 2022
MH fallout & Pandemic
Destigmatizing MH / Weakness / Military
Alcohol & COVID
Pros & Cons: 9-8-8 launch
STL OD deaths & Pandemic
Lacking: MH professionals…not money
Practicing self-care
Reducing stress & Supplements
Pandemic’s toll on MH
ADHD & Perils of online therapy
Survivors guilt & Ukraine
How to talk to men about MH
Positive emotions & Trying harder
Friendship & Taking inventory
Unethical eating?
COVID: Time for a 2nd booster?
Tackling sickle cell disease
Bobsled / Olympics / Head injuries
Football / Deceit / Head injuries
A pro-union Secretary of Labor
STL Police & Fire unions seek raise
STL Carpenters & Financial issues
When is “putting workers first” a false narrative?
Reckoning: Jesuits & Slavery
5 women in STL history
Piloting guaranteed income
Skilled trades & Community colleges
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
Worker Wellness Weekly – March 20
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of March 13, 2022
A pep-talk hotline by kids
Will 9-8-8 be ready?
Spring cleaning for the brain
Taming your stress
Curbing your stress
OUD addiction & Moving upstream
Fighting addiction: It’s personal
OD rates & Race
COVID & MH toll
Mental fog: Clearing your mind
Ongoing trauma
STL sewing project heals trauma
Prolonged grief
Gardening & MH
Does turmeric boost mood?
Will the 9 to 5 workday survive?
Student discipline / MH / Suicide
Introverts & Return to office
Animals & Emotions
STL homeless encampment
Vaping gets more scrutiny
Closing the networking gap
Wage & Benefits comparison tool
PT retirement programs on the rise
Encouraging lifelong learning for adults
Community colleges & Apprenticeships
Boston FD / New recruits / Women
NCAA & Transgender issues
Student loan forgiveness
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional.
Worker Wellness Weekly – March 6
For many decades, organized labor has played a key role in establishing minimum safety standards in the US workplace. These efforts have mainly focused on the physical aspects of safety (i.e., falls, chemical exposure, noise reduction, etc.). More recently, public health professionals have identified that in order to better protect workers, the workforce eco-system must address the whole person. To this end, a major goal of establishing a WWP is to ensure that all workers have access to timely information regarding their mental aspects of safety on the job and in the community. In so doing, we will offer programming and advice on issues related to work-life balance, wellness, and well-being.
As the WWP develops, we will seek partnerships with local community agencies so that programming can be tailored to local needs. It is our intention to have a presence in towns across the state as a means to deliver training and/or perform research that informs our future activities for the benefit of all workers.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of March 6, 2022
Is your EAP outdated?
Update: OD deaths in STL
Confronting the Sacklers
Evidenced-based strategies for preventing opioid OD
CDC guidelines for preventing opioid OD
Ready or Not: 9-8-8 begins in July
Students & MH Kits
Colleges & MH resources
Teachers & MH strategies
Work & MH resources
Under-represented employees & Well-being
Biden / Infrastructure / Workers / Unions
Why union?
Respect on the jobsite
Coping with anxiety
Teas for MH
Teens & Cannabis Gummies
Magic mushrooms & MH
Ketamine & MH
Vet drug & OD
Shift work & Memory
Pandemic & Memory
The chronic illness challenge
Women’s sex drive
Weight: Just say no?
Jealousy & Friendship
Being an outsider
Students & Ending the mask mandate
Navigating your child’s next birthday party
College football & MH
College football & CTE
Heads Up Sports Concussion Training
NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional.