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April 9, 2019
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Spreading the Occupational Health Message to Colleges

During my recent extended trip out West, I had the pleasure of addressing undergraduate occupational health and safety students at Cal State Sacramento. (Thank you, Patrick Corcoran, adjunct professor, for arranging the visit!) This was the first tim...
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March 14, 2019
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Elements of Emotional Intelligence

EI is the ability to recognize and know your own emotions; manage these emotions; understand the emotions in others; and handle relationships in a more positive manner.
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February 14, 2019
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Investing in IH Students

As some of you may know, I’ve been investing time in meeting directly with students and faculty members at universities across the country. Last year I addressed IH students on campus at Johns Hopkins, the University of Cincinnati, UCLA, and Cal Stat...
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September 19, 2018
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AIHA's Hamilton Club: An Elite Group of Partners

Last year AIHA introduced the Hamilton Club, a program that recognizes an exclusive group of industry partners. Through their financial generosity, these sponsors are engaging with AIHA at the highest levels, supporting our newly approved mission—e...
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August 20, 2018
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Supporting Careers in Industrial Hygiene

Editor’s note: this is the sixth and final post in a series on AIHA’s 2016-2018 strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?,” “Tending Our Content,” “Maximizing Value for Members,” “AIHA as Coalition-bui...
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May 23, 2018
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Partnering to Generate Content

Editor’s note: this is the fifth post in a series on AIHA’s strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?,” “Tending Our Content,” “Maximizing Value for Members,” and “AIHA as Coalition-builder.” The 2016–...
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April 4, 2018
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​AIHA as Coalition-builder

Editor’s note: this is the fourth post in a series on AIHA’s strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?,” “Tending Our Content,” and “Maximizing Value for Members​.” The 2016–2018 AIHA Strategic Plan is...
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March 12, 2018
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Maximizing Value for Members

Editor’s note: this is the third post in a series on AIHA’s strategic plan. The previous posts are “Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?” and “Tending Our Content.” Our next installment of where we are with the current strategic plan fo...
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January 10, 2018
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Tending Our Content

This is the second post in a planned series on AIHA’s strategic plan. Read the first post on SynergistNOW. How can AIHA best use the resources it has developed over seven decades as an association? This is one of the key questions we’ve grappled with...
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December 26, 2017
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AIHA: A Close-knit Community Poised for Success

This year marked my first full year as CEO of AIHA, and I couldn’t be prouder of the many successes the membership and staff have accomplished together. It is quite clear to me that the AIHA membership is indeed a close-knit community. We have an inc...
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November 21, 2017
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Where in the World Are We with Our Strategic Plan?

Did you know that 2018 marks year 3 of AIHA’s current strategic plan​? Did you even know we had a plan? Hopefully the answer to the second question is “yes.” But if you were not aware we have a strategic plan and would like to understand why, the sh...
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October 10, 2017
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New Growth for the Product Stewardship Conference

If you’ve attended AIHce in the past three years, you’re probably familiar with the Product Stewardship Conference. Hosted by AIHA’s Product Stewardship Society, the conference has fast become the go-to event for product stewards, bringing together p...
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