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Worker Wellness Weekly

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 June 12, 2022

Helping a loved one / Suicide

Males & Suicide

Worker Wellness Weekly – June 5

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 June 5, 2022

Rise in youth suicides

Need for reforming MH for youth

ERs & Rise in waiting patients

MH days for youth

How parents can help their LGBTQ+ youth

Micro-aggressions & Macro-effects

Surge in opioids OD deaths

Darkside of hot labor market

US-DOL & AGC-Mo partnership

Protecting young athletes

The power of taking a BREAK

Upcoming webinars:

Women & Heat stress

Women & Injury prevention

Understanding dementia

Connecting nature & Well-being

Beyond burnout

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.

June 13, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

Worker Wellness Weekly – May 29

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 29, 2022

Anxiety: What NOT to say

Embracing anticpation

Texas & MH

Kids/ Fentanyl / Narcan training

Why is Fentanyl so dangerous?

Tribal leaders sound Fentanyl alarm

Supervised injection sites lack funding but save lives

Canada / Opioids/ Decriminalization

Opium / Taliban/ Technology

MO lawmakers playing pharmacists?

Mental illness & Incarceration

State prisons & Addiction programs

School counselors on kids’ MH

School shootings: How to talk to kids

School shootings & Mental Illness

Principals share best practices

Mass shootings & Mental Illness

Mass shooters: Terrorists vs Mentally Ill

Mass shootings & MH

Gun violence & MH

How to protect kids’ MH

Sports & MH

Student advocates & MH

Youth suicides rising

MDMA therapy & Vets

Vets & Trauma

5 tips for building better MH

Grief & Judging

Grief after suicide loss

Fitness & Walking

Gut & Mood

Hope for your stalled sex life?

Travel & COVID

Mesothelioma resource

STL City politics in turmoil

A proud first

A deadly construction project

Upcoming webinar: Wellness Lunch & Learn

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.

June 6, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

Worker Wellness Weekly – May 22

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 22, 2022

How did Australia address mass shootings?

MH / Biden / Students

Nothing left to say

Confronting a cultural mess

School / Culture / Death

Grief / Respect / Mass shootings

Trauma & Gun violence

MH & Mass shootings’ toll

Moms urging difficult conversations

OUD withdrawal / Challenges

Opioids & Paying doctors

Anxiety & Your gut

Sleep & Hybrid work

How old are you?

Exercise & Improving your mood

Mediation & Your brain?

MH / COIVD funds / STL County

Negotiating the first contract

Gen Z’s future

Why nurses burnout?

Innovative employee wellness

Assessing worker well-being

Disabilities & War

Trafficking farmworkers

Monkeypox

Battling stereotypes

Is work your religion?

Upcoming webinar: Recovery Friendly Workplaces

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.

May 31, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

Worker Wellness Weekly – May 15

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 15, 2022

COVID’s next wave

COVID deaths near 1m

Colleges / COVID relief funds / MH

Practicing mindfulness

Stress & Illness

Tracking health data & Wearables

How big pharma fails us

Mushrooms / Depression / Brain

AFSP & Most Days App

Vets / Stress / Ag

MH & Ag

Fentanyl tainted pills

MO Opioids dashboard

Bosnian Opioid Prevention

Video games & your kids

Social media & your kids

Hybrid work / Productivity / MH

What is a MH expert?

Finding affordable therapy

MH & Affordable options

Getting rid of mold

Women’s soccer scores

Ford’s case for higher wages

HUGE pay disparity in the college ranks

Airlines cutting training…How is this safe?

Reclaiming the history of a plantation

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.

May 25, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

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.

May 16, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

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

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.

May 9, 2022/by Braxton Payne

Worker Wellness News

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

MH / Worker shortage / Critical workers

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.

May 2, 2022/by Braxton Payne

News, Worker Wellness News

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

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

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.

April 24, 2022/by Braxton Payne

News, Worker Wellness News

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

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.

April 17, 2022/by Braxton Payne

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