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Health Promotion

WEBPlease contact the Health Promotion Division at 202-383-2816 with any questions related to arranging CISD services. LHSFNA Critical Incident Reporting Form. Promoting and …

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New High Blood Pressure Guidelines and Procedures

WEBThe LHSFNA’s Health Promotion Division has developed a number of materials that can help Laborers reduce their risk for high blood pressure and manage the condition if they …

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Health and Wellness Explained

WEBWellness is a multidimensional, holistic, evolving state and process of achieving your full potential. It is subjective, personalized, individual, cultural and situational. One’s own …

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The Many Health Risks of Processed Foods

WEBThere are many potential health effects of ultra processed foods, including: Increased cancer risk. A five-year study of over 100,000 people found that every 10 percent …

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Healthy Eating Simplified: Quality Over Quantity

WEBThe LHSFNA wants to help simplify the chaos and make healthy eating more accessible by encouraging you to focus instead on food quality. Here are some tips for how to incorporate the “best quality” principle into your …

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Vocational Wellness: Identify Your Interests and Achieve

WEBTo achieve optimal health and wellness, it is important to take part in work that you find personally (and financially) rewarding. Future articles about vocational wellness will …

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Heart Disease: A Hazard at Every Worksite

WEBThe LHSFNA has many publications that can help reduce risk factors for heart disease, including those on smoking, stress, nutrition and noise. For more information or to order, …

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Suicide Prevention Resources

WEBSuicide Prevention Resources. The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates of any industry. In 2020, the rate of suicide among workers in general industry was 9.5 per 100,000. In construction, …

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Spiritual Wellness: What Is Your Meaning and Purpose

WEBSpiritual wellness is being connected to something greater than yourself and having a set of values, principles, morals and beliefs that provide a sense of purpose and meaning to …

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Struggle, Strength and Hope: LIUNA’s Eastern Region Breaks …

WEBConfronting these mental health struggles paved the way to start breaking down barriers around mental health. The Eastern Region Strategy. Caterina joined forces with …

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Mental & Emotional Health Archives

WEBMental & Emotional Health. Mental illness can affect anyone and it is estimated that a quarter of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. …

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Wrapping Up Our Series on Wellness

WEBAfter two and a half years, the Journey to a Healthier You series is coming to a close. Since its inception in January of 2016, this series has defined the eight dimensions of wellness …

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Check Your Health: Look at Your Feet

WEBWhen these health problems are discovered in their early stages, changes in lifestyle and medical treatment can slow their progression. Warning signs from your feet: A sore that …

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A Focus Four for Health Hazards in Construction

WEBEveryone is familiar with the Focus Four – falls, electrocutions, struck-bys and caught-in/betweens – the four hazards that kill about 90 percent of construction workers. Yet far …

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Positive Psychology: A Different Approach to Mental Health

WEBWhat are the health effects of positive emotions? Research shows that an optimistic outlook reduces the risk of physical and emotional health problems. What habits and …

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Analyzing the Public Health Impacts of Overturning Roe v. Wade

WEBThe best health care is provided free of political interference in the patient-physician relationship.” The ACOG statement was even more straightforward in another area: “The …

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Why “Right-to-Work” Is Wrong for Safety

WEBJeopardizing the Health of Workers and Their Families. Increasing evidence shows that public health is also better overall in states without right-to-work laws. Each year, the …

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Improving Safety & Health for Women in Construction

WEBIn short, some of the old-school attitudes and culture within the construction industry must evolve. The LHSFNA’s new pamphlet, Women in Construction: Improving Workplace …

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New LHSFNA Logos Unveiled

WEBNew LHSFNA Logos Unveiled. With this issue of LIFELINES, we are proud to publish, for the first time, the new logo of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America …

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Hundreds of Workers Sickened or Killed Following Coal Ash Cleanup

WEBBy 2013, as more and more workers began having respiratory problems and other health issues, the first lawsuit was filed. That court battle is still ongoing six years later. A …

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