DiscoverE | 2012-13

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Taking the

hurt – out of – work EWU Physical Therapy Program Provides Relief for Grocery Store Workers by Cheryl-Anne Millsap

Caroline Wyatt, vice president of human resources for Yoke's Foods, recalls sitting in an Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) advisory board meeting just over two years ago and the topic of discussion was, as usual, safety and injury-prevention in the workplace. Wyatt spoke up and voiced her frustration.

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A research assistant demonstrates how grocery work can involve frequent heavy lifting.


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