Center for Health & Safety Culture receives official designation from the Board of Regents
At the September 2015 Montana University System Board of Regents meeting, the Center for Health & Safety Culture’s request for official designation (Item 167-2020-R0515) was approved.
Read MorePortland PCF Training
The 2015 CHSC Training was held on September 15th-17th in Portland, OR at the Crowne Plaza Downtown The Center for Health and Safety Culture at Montana State University hosted a newly developed training on our updated approach which is based on the latest research and builds on the existing Positive Community Norms framework. The new […]
Read MoreEnding Violence, Abuse, and Trauma
Jay Otto with WTI’s Center for Health and Safety Culture presented to the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence on September 6th during their annual Think Tank. The partnership engages over 100 leaders working to address violence across the lifespan. Jay then participated in dialogue with Action Teams for the remainder of the day. On […]
Read MoreEnhancing Victim Safety
A Summit on Firearms and Domestic Violence; Detroit, MI Jay Otto provided two presentations at a national summit to enhance victim safety by addressing firearms in cases of domestic violence. His first presentation outlined a cultural approach to fostering enhanced collaboration and the second presentation provided guidance on using communication to enhance efforts. The summit […]
Read MorePacific Women’s Indigenous Network
Jay Otto was in Honolulu presenting to the Pacific Women’s Indigenous Network — a newly formed coalition of women leaders from across the Pacific Islands who are working on violence prevention including addressing human trafficking. Otto discussed the Center’s research on leveraging culture to address issues of health and safety. The following week, Otto presented […]
Read MoreOregon mORe project
April is Alcohol Awareness Month Nationally, one in every 12 adults, (17.6 million people) suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence. Although rates have declined since 2007, more than 1 in 6 eleventh–graders in Oregon report binge drinking, a behavior that puts them at risk for injury and other adverse health outcomes, according to a Governor’s […]
Read MoreDirector of the Center co-edits a special journal edition on Traffic Safety Culture
The Director of the Center for Health and Safety Culture, Nic Ward, co-edited a special journal edition on Traffic Safety Culture called Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. This special journal edition also includes one of the Center’s publications, Engaging worksite bystanders to reduce risky driving. For more information, please visit https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478/26/part/PB.
Read MorePeer pressure a lifesaver?
A great article in the New York Times about social norms and changing behavior. The article states, “Historically, health officials have tried to inform, or sometimes, scare people into adopting a healthy behavior. While it’s important for people to understand risks and causes of illnesses, when it comes to changing behavior, it is often more effective […]
Read MoreUnleash the potential of your employees to prevent risky behaviour
A great article was published on the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services site about work the Center has been conducting with them. Published on Aug 11, 2014 Your safe employees may be your best ally in preventing risky behaviour among co-workers who are impervious to traditional injury prevention approaches, suggests research conducted by the Center […]
Read MoreTowards Zero Deaths Intiative
CHSC staff have collaborated with AASHTO to include the transformation of traffic safety culture as part of the National Toward Zero Death Initiative. Download the pdf on the TZD website at, https://www.towardzerodeaths.org/dld/TZD_Strategy_4_30_2014.pdf
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