Why I Specify My Pronouns

Why I Specify My Pronouns

Sharing pronouns, for many of us, is a way to acknowledge how we prefer to be addressed, and using someone’s preferred pronouns is a way to show respect for that individual’s choices. On the other hand, there are those of us who feel is it unnecessary and is a...
Diabetes and a Bit of First Aid

Diabetes and a Bit of First Aid

As a recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic, there is a lot I don’t know. I thought I’d been eating healthy.Meals were usually vegetarian, heaped with all sorts of healthy veggies. Salads were my friend. Myweight was normal and I exercised regularly, even ran marathons...
Our First Profit-Based Donation (OSAOHN)

Our First Profit-Based Donation (OSAOHN)

Originally posted to Oregon State Association of Occupational Health Nurses (OSAOHN)  by Kate Wood The brainchild of Meg Gustafson COHN-S and OSAOHN Board Member and Membership Chair. It is an offshoot of a program Meg developed over her ten years in Occupational...
FIRST AID FOR RESTAURANTS

FIRST AID FOR RESTAURANTS

Running a restaurant is tough; running a restaurant in this time of COVID is a monumental task. In addition to all the other perils (and rewards) that affect restaurants these days, there’s no reason to risk your bottom line because you failed to heed the Occupational...