Worker Wellness Weekly – February 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 February 6, 2022
COVID & Learning more about infection
Foreign fentanyl feeds US opioids crisis
Controversial opioids treatment?
Update: Opioids prescribing guidelines for pain
MH strategies for the workplace
Rules for tackling MH during COVID
MH in the construction industry
Construction & Inside the hard hat
MH / Mindfulness / Relationships
Is meditation working for you?
Workers & More time to grieve in an era of loss
Kroger & Homeless workers within
Teachers & Walking a tightrope
Sexual harassment & Forced arbitration
CTE: The price of a perfect NFL season (1972)
NFL & New program to help retired players
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.
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