NC OSHERC is an international leader in providing high quality education and training, research and service in occupational safety and health.

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25 Oct 2024
Great work from Dr. Leena Nylander-French, @NCOSHERC Director in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health with the top downloaded article in AJIM on the important issue of occupational exposure to PFAS ("Forever Chemicals").
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12 Mar 2025
Highlights from the 2025 Southeastern State Occupational Health Network (SouthON) and Southeast Regional Research Symposium (SERRS)! Our fantastic student and faculty projects helping businesses and protecting workers. Making a difference!
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12 Mar 2025
Highlights from the 2025 Southeastern State Occupational Health Network (SouthON) and Southeast Regional Research Symposium (SERRS)! Our fantastic student and faculty projects helping businesses and protecting workers. Making a difference!
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11 Oct 2024
Join us October 24 at 9:45am ET for a webinar on the issue of cancer in the fire service. Scan QR code in flyer below. #firefighter #cancer #fireservice
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25 Sep 2024
Dr. Leena Nylander-French, @UNCpublichealth Professor and Director of NC OSHERC is keynote speaker at the Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals Conference, hosted by @AIHA . Her research will better protect the military from chemical warfare agents.
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11 Sep 2024
Join us September 17th with the Carolina Center for Healthy Work Design and Worker Well-being on "Rethinking the business case for Total Worker Health® Interventions". Drs. Jeremy Bray and Bruce Sherman will lead a lively discussion. Register through QR code #totalworkerhealth
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16 Aug 2024
Work-related stress- something we can all identify. John Staley is quoted in this article on Yahoo! Life News about this issue. Work-related stress linked to a higher risk of this common heart condition, study finds. 7 ways to protect your mental health on the job. Next post...
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16 Aug 2024
Work-related stress linked to a higher risk of this common heart condition, study finds. 7 ways to protect your mental health on the job. (yahoo.com)

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18 Jun 2024
🚨 REGISTER NOW! 🚨 Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) Review Course in Chapel Hill, Sept 11-13, 2024! 📅 🕒 Deadline: Aug 25, 11:59pm EST 📍 Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC 💼 20.5 contact hours 🔗 Register here: cvent.me/LV9AZD?rt=99Ia6TMyR… #COHN #Nursing @UNCpublichealth
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12 Jun 2024
🚨 New Online Courses Alert! 🚨 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene 📌 Register here! web.cvent.com/event/f5535895… Professional Ethics for IH & Safety Pros 📌 Register here! web.cvent.com/event/db56a4e6… #IndustrialHygiene #SafetyProfessionals #ProfessionalDevelopment #EthicsTraining
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7 Jun 2024
We are now accepting proposals for the 2024-2025 Pilot Projects Program! 📅 Deadline: June 26, 2024 Details & Apply: See attached and contact Julie Myers at jmmyers@unc.edu Share with anyone interested in OSH research! #OccupationalSafetyandHealthResearch #CallForProposals
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20 May 2024
Thrilled to share the 2024 Occupational Safety and Health Spring Institute was a huge success! 🎉 Thanks to all participants and our stellar instructors: Richard Cravener Jr., MS, CIH, CSP, Elyse Barrick, Louise Ball, PhD, and Leena Nylander-French, PhD, CIH.
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14 May 2024
Register now for NC OSHERC's next COHN Review Course, September 11-13, 2024 in Chapel Hill, NC! REGISTER HERE: web.cvent.com/event/7753908a… Registration Deadline: August 25, 2024 #COHN #OccupationalHealth #NurseCertification #CareerDevelopment @UNCpublichealth
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7 May 2024
Join us for an insightful webinar where we'll delve into effective strategies for recruiting workplace supervisors into research trials. Register here: unc.zoom.us/meeting/register… @UNCpublichealth
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30 Apr 2024
Meet Dr. Case: He serves as the Director of our Occupational Medicine Residency Program. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Family Medicine & Community Health Department at Duke University. @UNCpublichealth
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23 Apr 2024
Meet Xu Xu: He is an associate professor at North Carolina State University who teaches courses related to human factors and ergonomics. His research mainly focuses on human motion data analysis and theoretical human biomechanical modeling with an emphasis on safety promotion.
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17 Apr 2024
LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER for the 2024 Occupational Safety and Health Spring Institute, May 13-17! Don't miss out on this opportunity for world-class continuing education and make sure to register by April 29th at 8 AM ET. Register at sph.unc.edu/osherc/outreach-…
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15 Apr 2024
Don't forget to tune into our webinar titled, "Towards Better Understanding of Workplace Factors Contributing to Burnout in Healthcare Settings," tomorrow at noon. Hope to see you all there! unc.zoom.us/meeting/register… @UNCpublichealth
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10 Apr 2024
Take a second to read about Dr. Nylander-French interview with the Society of Toxicology Occupational and Public Health Specialty Section (OPHSS)! @UNCpublichealth
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11 Apr 2024
Check out the full interview here: toxicology.org/groups/ss/oph…

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