Resources & Activities
Resources
U-POWER is excited to announce several available and forthcoming resources dedicated to supporting safe and healthy work!
Call it rudeness, disrespect, or any number of things, but incivility at work is an age-old problem. Incivility can take the shape of many different forms that range from outright unpleasantness (shouting, demeaning remarks) to non-engagement (refusing to respond to emails, not inviting someone to meetings). What’s more, with rising demands and workloads, changes in workforce demographics, and new modes of communication, incivility may even be on the rise. U-POWER has developed a toolkit for managers who are seeing some of these troubling dynamics on their team.
We all know that work impacts our health and well-being. Many of us experience high levels of workplace stress, some encounter physical hazards on the job, and still others are subject to bullying and abuse from colleagues, supervisors, or clients. But the conditions of work and employment in the U.S. impact more than just a single worker: they shape the well-being of our families, communities, and our whole society. This 6-hour, asynchronous online course allows learners to work through modules at their own pace to learn about the importance of healthy work, worker rights in the U.S., and what the future of work could look like for all of us. After completing this course, learners will be able to locate their own jobs within historical and current systems of work, explain how the principles of Total Worker Health® can be used in workplaces, and share stories of work today in preparation to change how we talk about it tomorrow.
Community health workers (CHWs) are a vital and growing section of the healthcare workforce who are dedicated to serving communities. However, the profession is still unknown to many, especially potential employers of CHWs. For this toolkit (forthcoming Summer 2025), U-POWER researchers collaborated with a team of CHWs to develop a toolkit for establishing healthy relationships with employers that will allow CHWs to best serve their clients. The toolkit is filled with information and advice for navigating this relationship, from introducing the unique CHW skillset to employers to negotiation tips for CHWs new to the market.
Activities
U-POWER hosts a monthly Lunch & Learn dedicated to sharing and amplifying research that focuses on key elements of worker health, safety, and well-being. Some months, these take the form of an introductory webinar to a concept that helps us understand the forces that shape working conditions in the U.S., while others consist of updates from researchers or organizations/individuals dedicated to achieving safe and healthy work for all.
What do we mean by power, and how can power be measured? How can I move from a theory to the use of real-world data? U-POWER's quarterly workshop series gathers researchers from different disciplines to discuss how they incorporate ideas of power along the research process. Faculty and student researchers both are invited to share questions, thoughts, and ideas for bringing power into occupational health research.