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Positive Psychology: A Different Approach to Mental Health

webFocusing on one task at a time can help us achieve flow. Practice mindfulness. Mindfulness means being present in the now without trying to change anything. If you’re …

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Health Promotion

webFor assistance, contact the Health Promotion Division at 202-628-5465. To assist Laborers, Local Unions, signatory employers and LIUNA Health and Welfare Funds with managing …

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A Guide to Understanding Health Care Terminology

webThe LHSFNA will continue to monitor new or proposed legislation and share the most pertinent information for LIUNA’s audiences in our bi-weekly Health Care and Insurance …

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Healthy Eating Simplified: Quality Over Quantity

webThe LHSFNA wants to help simplify the chaos and make healthy eating more accessible by encouraging you to focus instead on food quality. Here are some tips for how to …

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Heart Disease: A Hazard at Every Worksite

webAccording to a new report of the top 10 killers from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), life expectancy for people born in 2015 has fallen by one-tenth of a year from …

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A Focus Four for Health Hazards in Construction

webEveryone is familiar with the Focus Four – falls, electrocutions, struck-bys and caught-in/betweens – the four hazards that kill about 90 percent of construction workers. Yet far …

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HazCom and a Worker’s Right to Know

webChemicals pose a wide range of physical hazards and health hazards to LIUNA members, from skin irritation and sensitization to exposure to known carcinogens. OSHA’s Hazard …

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Suicide Prevention Resources

webThe LHSFNA is a proud stakeholder in the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP). CIASP offers many documents and resources construction …

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Spiritual Wellness: What Is Your Meaning and Purpose

webSpiritual wellness is being connected to something greater than yourself and having a set of values, principles, morals and beliefs that provide a sense of purpose and meaning to life, …

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Vocational Wellness: Identify Your Interests and Achieve

webVocational wellness is the ability to achieve personal satisfaction and fulfillment from our work, maintain balance in our lives and make a positive impact within the organizations …

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Improving Safety & Health for Women in Construction

webIn short, some of the old-school attitudes and culture within the construction industry must evolve. The LHSFNA’s new pamphlet, Women in Construction: Improving Workplace …

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Occupational Safety and Health Archives

webMental & Emotional Health. Noise. Nutrition & Fitness. Outdoor Hazards. Personal Health & Wellbeing. Physical Hazards. Safety Culture & Site Inspections. Silica. Sprains/Strains & …

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Struggle, Strength and Hope: LIUNA’s Eastern Region Breaks

webAccording to LIUNA Vice President, Eastern Regional Manager and New Jersey Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund (NJLHSF) Chairman Mike Hellstrom, addressing mental health …

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Answering Your Questions About Narcan

webNarcan is a medication used to treat a known or suspected opioid overdose. When used on time, it reverses the effects of opioid overdose and restores breathing. Narcan works by …

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Financial Health Literacy: Determining Needs vs. Wants

webThe LHSFNA’s Health Promotion Division is in the process of creating guidance on financial health literacy that will be distributed to LIUNA District Councils, Local Unions, health …

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The Many Health Risks of Processed Foods

webThere are many potential health effects of ultra processed foods, including: Increased cancer risk. A five-year study of over 100,000 people found that every 10 percent …

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Stigma: Why the Words We Use to Describe People Matter

webStigma is the negative attitude that people feel towards a certain trait, circumstance or person. These negative feelings show up all the time in our society, sometimes without us …

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Analyzing the Public Health Impacts of Overturning Roe v. Wade

webJackson to effectively overturn Roe v. Wade will have broad and lasting public health impacts on women, their families and their future pregnancies. With the legal status of …

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Hand Sanitizing Stations

webDirections 4. After the upright and base have been assembled, mount the bracket with 1 ¼” screws. Bottom of bracket should be 15" from top of stand (photo G).

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