Sedentary Work
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Learn about Ryan Olson and Brad Wipfli's Oregon Healthy Workforce Center research. They discuss how their Total Worker Health interventions have helped decrease sedentary behavior (sitting time) and increase physical activity in the workplace. Dr. Olson shares insight into studying team truck drivers in the Tech4Rest study and Dr. Wipfli shares his research studying call center workers in the Active Workplace study. Dr. Ryan Olson is a behavioral and occupational health psychologist who specializes in safety and health interventions for isolated workers, such as truck drivers and home care workers. Ryan is the Co-Director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, a NIOSH Center of Excellence in Total Worker Health®. He also leads an Internationally recognized research program, funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, that is focused on the safety, health and well-being of commercial drivers.   Dr. Brad Wipfli is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Brad's research concentrates on health promotion and health behavior, particularly on  identifying strategies to increase physical activity and improve physical and mental health. Learn about Dr. Brad Wipfli: https://ohsu-psu-sph.org/faculty-directory/name/brad-wipfli Access the Active Workplace Toolkit: https://www.yourworkpath.com/activeworkplace Learn about Dr. Ryan Olson: https://www.ohsu.edu/people/ryan-b-olson-phd Learn about the Olson Lab: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/ryan-olson-lab Learn about Tech4Rest: https://www.yourworkpath.com/tech4rest --- Episode information: What's Work Got to Do With The Great Resignation? Guests: Ryan Olson, PhD and Brad Wipfli, PhD Host: Helen Schuckers, MPH Edited by: Helen Schuckers, MPH Produced by: Helen Schuckers, MPH and Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD Music by: Sam Greenspan, MPH Connect with us Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences and Oregon Healthy Workforce Center on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/OHSUOccHealth Facebook: www.facebook.com/occhealthsci.ohsu LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/occhealthsci Blog: blogs.ohsu.edu/occupational-health-sciences Community feedback is important to us. If you love our podcast and want to further support our podcast, please consider leaving us a positive review. Thank you!
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