Cheers to 24 Years of OHC!
Nicole2024-05-01T19:25:18+00:00Cheers to 24 years of Occupational Health Connections!🎉 Here's to another year of making meaningful connections in healthcare!
Occ. Health Nurses Week – Stacia Doucet
Nicole2024-04-16T18:29:28+00:00 Meet OHC Nurse Stacia Doucet! Stacia’s favorite part of working in Occupational Health is the positive impact on employee outcomes. From triaging and tending to injuries to teaching life-saving skills to supporting safe work and sharing knowledge - she is proud to be an Occ Health Nurse. Occupational Health Nurses Week is April 7-13 this year. One week of recognition, 365 days of protecting the health of workers! Join us this week as we feature some of our Occupational Health Nurses.
AAOHN Podcast ft. MaAOHN’s own Carin Bennett-Rizzo
Nicole2023-08-03T18:50:21+00:00AAOHN Podcast featuring MaAOHN’s own Carin Bennett-Rizzo Episode 11: Conquering Return to Work and Remote Work On AAOHN's podcast, Occupational Health Nursing Pulse, Jennylynn sits down with Carin Bennett-Rizzo MS, CNP-BC, COHN-S, Nurse Director for Occupational Health at Boston’s Children Health to talk all things return to work in the healthcare setting, and also touches on new remote work policies in healthcare. Occupational Health Nursing Pulse: AAOHN Podcast: Conquering Return to Work and Remote Work (libsyn.com) https://sites.libsyn.com/.../conquering-return-to-work...
Beware heat stress!
Nicole2023-06-13T23:18:18+00:00Â Â Workers are exposed to a great deal of heat stress. Extreme heat can result in occupational illness or injury. Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes. Heat can also increase the risk of injuries in workers as it may result in sweaty palms, fogged-up safety glasses, and dizziness. Â Learn more:Â https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/?fbclid=IwAR354IwwPT3QXDPhpcrwYtfyTKVmP4mOdhZ0n-PnM-iCzaw_cD10okUoGFw
Celebrating all nurses for National Nurses Week!
Nicole2023-05-10T19:53:21+00:00Â Making a difference anytime, anywhere & always!đź’š Â Did you know that nursing is the nation's largest healthcare profession, with approximately 4.2 million RNs & 355,000 NPs practicing across America?? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of RNs is projected to grow 6% each year from 2021 to 2031 - faster than the average for all occupations! The employment of NPs is also projected to grow rapidly in the coming years, with a 40% increase expected by 2031!
It’s Thyroid Awareness Month!
Nicole2023-01-03T16:02:43+00:00Visit http://www.thyroidawareness.com/ for more info!
Are you eligible for Educational Loan Repayment?
Nicole2023-01-03T16:00:44+00:00The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, under contract with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), is now accepting applications for the MA Repay program. With funding from the American Rescue Plan and the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Trust Fund and a goal of supporting and retaining the behavioral-health and primary-care workforce, the program offers between $12.5K and $300K of educational loan repayment to eligible healthcare professionals in exchange for a 4-to-5-year commitment to their current or another eligible institution. Qualifying employees include but are not limited to social workers, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, nurses (including APRNs), [...]
Sending Supplies to Ukraine
Nicole2022-03-04T21:51:35+00:00Paul and I dropped off 8 boxes of medical supplies to join many other boxes. These are being shipped to Canada then flown to Poland and then will be transported to Ukraine. Our prayers and thoughts for the people of Ukraine and for peace.
OHC Team at Moderna!
Nicole2022-03-04T21:20:36+00:00Just because the surge is going down - please keep vaccinating. This is the Moderna team - EMT Paul Weinburgh and OHC nurses: Maria Danna, Shauna Arapoff and Sandy Guilfoyle. Thanks team!
Student Nurses Join Occupational Health!
Nicole2022-03-04T21:06:03+00:00We are so excited to have some nursing students from U Mass Boston join OHC. Students, Sophia Baldino and Taylor Le, are helping with fit testing at area hospitals: MGH, Melrose Wakefield and BI Plymouth. This is a great way for the students to learn new skills, build their resume and network. So happy to introduce a new generation of nurses to occupational health!