News

Aug 9, 2023

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, undertaken by the Committee on the Review of EPA's 2022 Draft Formaldehyde Assessment and chaired by Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, professor and former dean of ColoradoSPH, recommends that EPA revise its draft assessment to be more easily followed.

Aug 1, 2023

One of the many ways we work to protect workers is through educating and training future leaders in occupational safety and health. As part of our Student Spotlight series highlighting our trainees, we interviewed Raissa Chunko, a Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center trainee earning a Master's in Health Physics from Colorado State University.

Aug 1, 2023

As the COVID pandemic made clear, public health officials need to be equipped with the best available information to optimize public health operations both now and in the future. To answer this call, researchers at ColoradoSPH have created and launched the Rocky Mountain COVID Data dashboard.

Jul 22, 2023

A team from the Center for Health, Work & Environment will host 200 Mexican Institute of Social Security occupational health and safety professionals in Puebla, Mexico for a two-week training in Total Worker Health.

Jul 21, 2023

The Center for Health, Work & Environment at ColoradoSPH will soon be training researchers to address the impact of climate change on the health of workers. It’s newly established training program for doctoral students, Targeted Research Training Program in Climate and Worker Safety and Health, is the first of its kind in the United States.

Jul 14, 2023

Colorado School of Public Health research team, including Miranda Dally and Megan Cherewick, partner with the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund to study the effects of climate change in Vietnamese agricultural workers.

Jun 8, 2023

With wildfire season upon us, cities across the United States are being urged by health officials to stay inside, but even indoor air can be hazardous. “There are two general ways to decrease your exposure to wildfire smoke – breathe less or breathe cleaner air." Mike Van Dyke, PhD, gives tips on how to keep your indoor air clean when under an air quality alert.

Jun 7, 2023

In our Alumni Spotlight series highlighting our graduated MAP ERC trainees, we interviewed Janalee McKnight, an ergonomics and safety graduate working as the Senior Manager, Global Health and Safety Training Programs at VF Corporation.

Jun 2, 2023

Now in its tenth year, the MAP ERC Interdisciplinary Course follows a field consultation format allowing students to develop specific occupational health and safety assessment, leadership, and communication skills. We asked our current trainees about the impact this course has had on their educational journey.

Jun 1, 2023

While doing a preliminary assessment for environmental health hazards for the agriculture workforce in Southern Colorado, researcher Kathy James was redirected. Her community partners sounded an alarm for a behavioral health crisis in the Ag community.

May 30, 2023

One of the many ways we work to protect workers is through educating and training future leaders in occupational safety and health. As part of our Student Spotlight series highlighting our trainees, we interviewed Phillip Stepherson, a Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center trainee earning a Master's in Industrial Hygiene from Colorado State University.

May 22, 2023

The study, led by Kathy James, ColoradoSPH associate professor, focuses on arsenic in private drinking wells in San Luis Valley groundwater, which she says has been gradually increasing in drinking wells over the past 50 years.

May 19, 2023

The Colorado School of Public Health students, faculty, and staff are recognized each year at the annual awards ceremony. “We could not do this work without the commitment and dedication of our outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners,” said Dean Jon Samet.

May 12, 2023

Centers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are partnering with state leaders and employers to help employees in recovery through the Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative.

May 8, 2023

Assistant Professor Courtney Welton-Mitchell, in a partnership with University of Denver, developed an experiential simulation model designed to prepare students for the challenges of humanitarian work in complex crises, addressing the growing need for skilled professionals in the field.

May 8, 2023

Researchers from the ColoradoSPH received a $3 million research grant from the NIH. The R01 grant will assess Guatemalan womens’ exposure to air pollution, heat, and kidney toxins in both work and non-work settings.

Apr 27, 2023

Oil and gas extraction workers face many risk factors for workplace substance use. These include insecure employment, long work hours, fatigue, physically demanding work conditions and environment. While hosting and attending the NORA Oil & Gas Extraction Council 2023 Spring Health and Safety Summit, Cortney Cuff summarizes two days of impactful presentations.

Apr 26, 2023

If you are looking for Stephen Brindley, MS, the lab might be the only place you find him sitting. 15,900 steps a day. 111,400 steps a week. 200 miles a month. Brindley is on the move. Working as a senior professional research assistant, Brindley is a sought after “lab guy.”

Apr 25, 2023

U.S. News and World Report has once again named the Colorado School of Public Health among the top 20 schools and programs of public health in the nation.

Apr 25, 2023

Our center released the Total Worker Health Professional Program six months ago and have since wondered, what has been the impact of this course? How are our learners using their knowledge to create change in the workplace?