Listed below are selected articles published by organizations external to the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) that mention the Institute’s work. This includes articles that report on IWH research and/or quote Institute researchers, as well as articles written by IWH researchers or staff. The organizations include general media, specialty media in the field of work injury and disability prevention, and prevention system partners. The list runs from the most recent to the oldest media mention. It is not exhaustive.
Age and length of disability for eight chronic conditions
Does an aging American workforce mean more time lost due to chronic conditions such as arthritis, cancer, chronic pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, depression, hypertension, and low back pain?
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LexisNexis Legal Newsroom/Workers' Compensation Law
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Managing your OHS program: A case study on breakthrough changes in safety
Past research has identified the characteristics of firms that perform poorly or well with respect to work-related injury and illness prevention, but it hasn’t shown what it takes to go from one category to the other. A study by researchers at the Institute for Work & Health aimed to help fill that gap.
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OHS Insider
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Study looks at relationship between employers and doctors in return to work
A key element of a successful return to work is a good, communicative relationship among the injured worker, the employer and the worker’s doctors. But a study found the relationship between employers and doctors can be marred by mistrust and lack of communication.
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OHS Insider
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New IWH study looks at why companies make big improvements
Why do companies make changes in their OHS programs, safety rules, safety culture, etc., especially big improvements? And what motivates companies that were low performers in health and safety to take steps to become good performers?
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OHS Insider
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External influences motivate firms to improve OHS performance
When workplaces make large improvements in occupational health and safety, it seems some type of external influence helps bring internal factors into play, according to a study by the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto.
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Canadian Occupational Safety Newswire
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External factors influence improvements in workplace safety performance: IWH study
When workplaces make large improvements in occupational health and safety (OHS), it seems some type of external influence helps bring three internal factors into play: an organizational motivation to take action in OHS, the introduction of new OHS knowledge, and an engaged health and safety champion who integrates that knowledge into the organization.
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Canadian Chiropractor
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Injured workers more likely to stay depressed if symptoms don't improve after 6 months: study
Poor mental health six months after an injury in the workplace indicates it will persist at the 12-month mark, finds a study by the Institute for Work and Health (IWH).
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Canadian Safety Reporter
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In bid to tackle workplace abuse, a model that works
Advocates say better inspections and bigger fines could help curb wage theft. The Institute for Work & Health (IWH)'s Dr. Cameron Mustard comments on the need to communicate to medium- and large-scale employers of the consequences of making mistakes.
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The Toronto Star
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Injuries at work may increase risk of losing one's job
The Institute for Work & Health (IWH)'s Peter Smith comments on a new U.S. study of nursing home workers, which finds workers are more likely to lose their jobs within six months of an injury.
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Reuters Health
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Working with arthritis
Employees with arthritis may have limitations, but accommodations can help, according to an article that cites a study by Institute for Work & Health (IWH)'s Dr. Monique Gignac.
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Safety + Health
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