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Worker Wellness Weekly – October 17
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 October 17, 2021
OSHA takes action
Feds take action
Does a college degree matter?
Tech workers & the cost of speaking out
Fixing burnout
NFL & ending race -based adjustments
Alleviating homelessness
Mental illness & de-policing?
Link between MH & workers’ quitting?
Teachers get a MH week
Kids & MH crisis (1)
Kids & MH crisis (2)
Kids & MH crisis (3)
Moms & mindfulness
Stigma & access to MH care
Why more Asian-Americans seek therapy?
Healthcare workers refusing vax risk jobs
Sitting & MH
Walking & MH
Update: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (9-8-8)
Fentanyl is roaring back
Families & child care issues
Seniors & preventing falls
Seniors & driving
Webinar: COVID Updates
Warning: Essential oils & recent deaths
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 – October 10
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 October 10, 2021
COVID & Labor’s Golden Age?
Striketober
Trade vs College Degree?
Addressing the “system”
Return of workers during a pandemic
Delta’s impact
How to re-connect with friends
Investing in workplace well-being
Work & your dreams
MH & sleep quality
Telehealth vs In-person?
Vaccines & long COVID
Addressing Latinx MH
MH crisis on college campus
College athletes & MH
Yoga & MH
Friendships & Well-being
Improving employees’ well-being
Resilience skills
Effective ways to address your MH
Dopesick (1)
Dopesick (2)
Raising suicide prevention awareness
Anxiety, depression & your body
Supplements & reducing stress?
Sitting & MH
The church, youth football & concussions
Dementia & Alzheimers
Teens & vaping
NHL & MH
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 – October 3
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 October 3, 2021
STL-KC Carpenters’ future
Second chances programs
Job burnout
Freedom @ work
An artist’s story
How are unions addressing the worker shortage issue?
College degree vs Trade job
Finding a therapist
MH tips
How anxiety and depression impact your body
How showering helps
Teens & keeping them safe @ work
A new era for MH @ work
Why college athletes have easier access to MH
NHL and MH (1)
NHL and MH (2)
NHL and MH (3)
Phoenix sees spike in children’s MH issues
Stopping the flow of FB misinformation
Parents / Teen girls / Instagram
Teen girls / Technology / Instagram
Parenting & Menopause
Brain stimulation & Depression (1)
Brain stimulation & Depression (2)
How depression & anxiety impact your body
Anxiety & Journaling
Back pain advice from a PT
Alcohol: Gray area drinking
Pharmacies on trial (1)
Pharmacies on trial (2)
Pharmacies on trial (3)
Yoga for beginners
Fall into fitness
How to help survivors of violence
Ag’s look @ MH during COVID
Language MATTERS
Getting help after a suicide attempt
Sleep & Wellness
UK’s concerns that MH is being UBERIZED
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 – September 26
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 September 26, 2021
Secretary M Walsh on apprenticeships
Exodus of MH workers
MH & Well-being in Construction 2021
MH training for teachers
Pot @ work
In-person therapy
“Awe” and finding it
Your gut and stress
S.A.D.
Social media & Anxiety
Suicide Task Force
Suicide prevention in middle/high schools
Fall prevention & technology
5 Yoga poses & stress
Purdue Pharma (1)
Purdue Pharma (2)
Fentanyl laced fake pills (1)
Fentanyl laced fake pills (2)
Latinos & Opioids
Disasters & resilience
Upcoming events:
Fall Fitness Oct 5
Mindfulness Oct 7
Mental Illness Awareness Week: Oct 3-9
National Depression Screening Day: Oct 7
World Mental Health Day: Oct 10
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 – September 19
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 September 19, 2021
Employers are Ghosting
A shorter workweek?
Home Health Aides
Building a workforce
COVID & Adult tantrums
Well-being Toolkit
Empathy & Leadership
Fighting burnout
Sleep technique
Teens & Social Media
Your child’s emotional distress
Youth and psychological distress
Food & SAD
Weight (1)
Weight (2)
Exploring suicidal thoughts & feelings
Hugs & Grief
5 stages of grief
St. Louis’ construction industry leads opioids battle
Meth and ODs in the minority communities
STOP eating sugar
A generational crisis
Webinar: Power of self-talk
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 Blog
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 August 28, 2021
Labor shortage vs Wage shortage
Did unemployment benefits impact growth?
When hard jobs turn hazardous
Ghosting & Honest Communications
Millennials plotting new careers
Nurses & Burnout
Bosses & Toxic Workplaces
Construction: Designing a welcoming workplace
Construction: The lesser known hazard
Construction: Surge in suicides
Construction: Invisible injuries
Sacklers (1)
Sacklers (2)
Sacklers (3)
Fentanyl & Cocaine
Raising resilient kids
Stop yelling at your kids
Creating a “Go-Bag”
Hearing aids
Sleep
Cities add MH facilities
CVS & therapy
Schools, COVID, and Anxiety
Return to office anxiety
Embracing stress
Developing resilient relationships
Nike’s MH break
CA & sobriety payments
China, youth, and videogames
Baseball umpires & Prayer
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 Blog Week of September 5
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 September 5, 2021
Labor Day
Workers’ rights
Labor shortages and unions
STL Suicide Prevention Stand-down
Mental Health in construction
How to recognize someone at risk
Concussion & Suicide
What 9/11 taught us about Trauma & Resilience
Tiny houses for Vets in STL
Gender, Race & Suicide
Opioid deaths & Race
Sacklers (1)
Sacklers (2)
Opioids & smuggling
Cannabis & healing
Brain inflammation & disease
Noise, hearing & our brain
Vision & brain health
Yoga & stress
Wellness & exercise
Exercise & anxiety
Breathing & anxiety
STOP sitting around
Providing 50 years of MH 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.
Worker Wellness Weekly
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 August 22, 2021
Labor Rights Week
First Woman to Lead AFL-CIO
Union leader says MH is a priority
Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry
OSHA joining forces to combat increase in worker suicides
Work is a false idol
Tracking your kids while away at college
Strained emergency workers
Students: Returning to School & Anxiety
Students, COVID, and MH
Teachers: Returning to School & Anxiety
Back to School & MH
Protection for the Sacklers?
Some states not joining opioids settlement
Sleep apnea
Aides for the Elderly
Why we shout when we are angry
How to think about 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.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights Week of August 15
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 August 15, 2021
5 wellness strategies for keeping employees
MH: The next big workplace issue
Anxiety & return to work
Bosses & return to work
Sacrifice: A true sports legend
Dirty work
Pressures of privilege
Spiritual wellness
Stress workout
5 yoga poses
COVID & Anxiety
COVID & School
Complaining & happiness
Suicide & communities of color
7 habits for healthy/happy life
Sense of belonging & well-being
Sleep fitness
Video gaming & possible opioids treatment
Sacklers (1)
Sacklers (2)
Sports & life
Favre, football, and kids’ safety
Upcoming Webinar: Grief
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.
Wellness & Well-being Highlights Week of August 8
Each week Dr. John Gaal provides us with a Workers’ Wellness Update. This update provides workers, community partners, and more with important articles that he has curated. Below are links to the articles. We hope you enjoy one, a couple, or all of the articles.
About our Worker Wellness Program (WWP):
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 August 8, 2021
Emotional IntelligenceAdult burnout
MH in the workplace
Is BMI an accurate gauge?
Digital addiction
Age & Generousness
Online therapy & COVID
Sacklers (1)
Sacklers (2)
Quitting & Winning
Americans can’t afford to get old
Upcoming Webinars, etc.:
Yoga & Meditation
Erasing stigma of substance abuse
Chair Yoga
Raising Happy Toddlers
Vaccine Event
Emergency Rental Assistance
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.