Quick Takes May 2023

The Healthier Workplaces Show

• Episode 14: Climate Change and OEHS Challenges
  In this episode, Sadie Daffer, CIH, and Doug Fallon, CIH, CSP, discuss their upcoming AIHce EXP session about the increasing challenges OEHS professionals are finding as global warming continues. They also discuss their experiences about anticipating and recognizing climate change hazards within their areas of responsibility, and what OEHS professionals can do to better prepare for the future.
• Episode 15: Importance of Diversity in STEM
  In this episode, Fredi Lajvardi, President, CEO, and Director of STEM Initiatives at Si Se Puede Foundation, shares why diversity is key to igniting interest in STEM education, building teams that support and motivate each other, and fueling creative innovation and problem-solving in remarkable ways. Lajvardi is the closing keynote speaker at AIHce EXP 2023.
  

Discuss these episodes and more in both the Catalyst and Healthy Indoors communities.

The AIHF Fun Run is back and better than ever!

Join us in person or virtually for a fun-filled day of running, all while supporting AIHF. Thanks to our premier sponsor Amazon, presenting sponsor Epicore Biosystems, silver sponsor SevenGen, and bronze sponsors Board for Global EHS Credentialing and Half Draft Acres, this year's event is one you won't want to miss! Sign up for the AIHF Fun Run and receive a FREE Gx Sweat Patch - a $25 value - to monitor your hydration profile during the race. Grab a voucher from the Fun Run Desk at registration and head to Epicore Biosystems’ booth #915 during Expo hours on Monday, May 22 to redeem this offer (offer valid for onsite runners only). Then, download the Gatorade Gx iOS app to scan your patch and track your progress.

AIHA's Communication Center

• 2023 Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture to Examine Lingering Effects of Rubber Industry
• AIHA Announces 2023 Hamilton Club Members
• AIHA Supports Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
• Commit To C.A.R.E. Website Offers New Indoor Air Quality Tools to Make Workplaces Safer from Infectious Diseases

In case you missed it!

Here are a couple of SynergistNOW blogs that our staff found interesting:

• Talking with Students About STEM Careers, by Jennifer L. Maclachlan
• Expanding Our Reach to Allied Associations and Agencies, by AIHA CEO Larry Sloan
• The OEHS Professionals’ Guide to Networking, by Abby Roberts
• An Interprofessional Approach to Controlling Hazards in Museums, by Abby Roberts

Don't forget to check out our Calendar of Events for upcoming webinars, workshops, conferences, and other events.