February 2025 Newsletter
Centers for Health, Work & Environment
Advancing worker health, safety, and well-being.
Vast numbers of workers suffer from chronic conditions, Harvard poll finds
Dr. Liliana Tenney, director of outreach and programs at CHWE, shared her insights on a report published by the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP) titled U.S. Employee Perspectives on Managing Chronic Conditions in the Workplace, featured in UPI! READ MORE
Trainee Reflections on Nuclear Power Plant Tour at Idaho National Labs
In early January, a group of five students from our Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center visited Idaho National Laboratory for a weeklong trip. Trainee Ben Geise reflects on his observations of workers at a national laboratory and how health physics is used in the field. READ MORE
February is Cancer Awareness Month
As one of the leading causes of death in Colorado, with 8,400 Coloradans killed in 2023, it is an area focus for our Centers through the Well-being and Cancer at Work Program (WeCanWork). WeCanWork helps cancer providers connect their patients with occupational medicine specialists, aiming to support patients undergoing cancer treatment in maintaining their employment. READ MORE FROM THE COLORADOSPH
Apply for Funding!
We offer pilot grant funding following our mission to advance worker health, safety, and well-being. The pilot funding is used to support innovative research studies and research-to-practice projects in occupational safety and health and?Total Worker Health?.
Application materials are due?April 30, 2025. LEARN MORE & APPLY
LOOKING AHEAD
Health Links? Heat Stress in the Workplace
April 16, 2025 | 11AM MT | Online via Zoom
Mountain & Plains ERC Annual Research Day Symposium
April 23, 2025 | 9AM - 4PM MT | CU Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO