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Boomers with and without chronic conditions have similar needs …

WEBThe study found that, despite their poorer health, respondents with chronic conditions were similar to healthy peers in reporting little or only occasional need for workplace supports. …

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Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention

WEBThis research term explanation first appeared in a regular column called “What researchers mean by…” that ran in the Institute for Work & Health’s newsletter At Work for over 10 …

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New IWH tool helps workers with chronic conditions find job …

WEBMarch 7, 2023 (Toronto, Ont.) — A new evidence-based tool from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) will help workers with chronic and often episodic health conditions …

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IWH Organizational Performance Metric

WEBThe Institute for Work & Health Organizational Performance Metric (IWH-OPM) is an evidence-based, eight-item questionnaire used to help organizations assess and …

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Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool for workers

WEBThe Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is the lead partner in the Accommodating and Communicating about Episodic Disabilities (ACED) project. IWH is an independent, not …

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Fragmentation in the future of work

WEBIn 2020, an Institute for Work & Health research team, using a method from the field of strategic foresight called horizon scanning, began exploring what the future may hold for …

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Institute for Work & Health

WEBResearch that matters to protecting the health and safety of workers. The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is a Canadian leader in work injury and disability …

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Project team ECHO PSP

WEBResearch team. The ECHO PSP research team is led by Dr. Andrea Furlan from the Institute for Work & Health and Dr. Nadia Aleem from Trillium Health Partners. Drs. …

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Scientific reports Institute for Work & Health

WEBScientific reports are Institute for Work & Health (IWH) project-based reports for funders and interested stakeholders. Written by research teams that are led by or include an …

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About Project ECHO ECHO PSP

WEBAbout Project ECHO. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health-care Outcomes) is an innovative, tele-mentoring program that amplifies the capacity of care providers to …

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Multiple regression

WEBThis research term explanation first appeared in a regular column called “What researchers mean by…” that ran in the Institute for Work & Health’s newsletter At Work for over 10 …

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Research priorities

WEBResearch at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) focuses on six priority areas that fall within two broad themes: work as a determinant of health and health as a determinant …

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Economic evaluation of interventions for occupational health and …

WEBUndertaking economic evaluations of workplace-based occupational health and safety interventions can be difficult, reflected by the significant lack of literature, evidence and …

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Shift work and health

WEBShift work — employment with anything other than a regular daytime work schedule — makes up a large part of work in the Canadian economy. For at least 50 years, …

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Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT)

WEBThe Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT) is a multi-component tool that identifies job demands that are difficult for workers with chronic, often episodic, …

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Effectiveness of OHS education and training

WEBWe recommend the use of workplace education and training programs. They have a positive impact on the occupational health and safety (OHS) behaviours of workers. …

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DASH Outcome Measure

WEBThe DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure is a 30-item, self-report questionnaire that measures physical function and symptoms in people with …

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Disparities in occupational injury hospitalization rates in five states

WEBBACKGROUND: Achievement of health equity and elimination of disparities are overarching goals of Healthy People 2020, yet there is a paucity of population-based …

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Should you try massage for back pain

WEBHow does a rubdown compare with physical therapy and acupuncture for treating back pain? Institute for Work & Health's Dr. Andrea Furlan comments on the …

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