We work with local, national, and international stakeholders to advance worker health, safety, and well-being. Thank you to our organizational and individual partners we work with not listed here.
We are indebted to the time and dedication of individuals across the country serving on our external advisory boards. These boards help cast a vision for our center and keep us on track with our social and academic goals.
Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center External Advisory Panel
- Angie Dartt, Director of the Office of Chemical Safety, Washington University in St. Louis
- Arthur L. Frank, Drexel University
- Bradley King, Industrial Hygienist, NIOSH Western States Office
- Dennis Hu, Director EHS, Security and System Safety Engineering, Ball Aerospace
- Donald Bloswick, Professor Emeritus / Ergonomics Consulting/Training, University of Utah
- Jim McMillen, Sr. Risk & Safety Consultant, Holmes Murphy
- Maggie Cook-Shimanek - Board Chair, Medical Director, Montana Department of Labor and Industry Employment Relations Division
- Mwangi Ndonga, Senior Health and Safety Hygienist, Ball Aerospace
- Jennifer Rous, Regional Administrator - OSHA Region VIII, Department of Labor
- Lisa Kath, Associate Professor, San Diego State University
- Britt Edquist, Group Leader - Radiation Protection Programs, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Rebecca Guerin, Associate Director for Science, Western States Division, NIOSH/CDC
Total Worker Health® External Advisory Committee
- Taylor Adams, Director of Mental Health, Mental Health America
- Michael Flynn, Social Scientist, NIOSH
- Joe Hurrell, Adjunct Professor, St. Mary's University - Halifax
- Brenda Jacklitsch, Health Scientist, NIOSH Division of Science Integration (Small Business Assistance)
- Autumn Krauss, Human Capital Management, SAP
- Robert McLellan - Board Chair, Chief, Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- Jim McMillan, Sr. Loss Control Consultant, Holmes Murphy
- Deborah Nelson, AIHA
- Marie-Anne Rosemberg, Deputy Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program, University of Michigan
- Robert Sinclair, Professor of Psychology, Clemson University
- Emily Smith, Senior Benefit and Wellness Specialist, Laborers' Health & Safety Fund of North America
- Kathleen Tierney, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado Boulder
- Adelante Community Development
- AgroAmerica
- American Industrial Hygiene Association–Rocky Mountain Section
- American Society of Safety Professionals (Colorado Chapter)
- American Federation of Teachers
- Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI)
- American General Contractors of Colorado (AGC)
- American Subcontractors Association of Colorado (ASAC)
- Association for Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Center for Global Health at the Colorado School of Public Health
- Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW)
- City of Alamosa: Economic Development Group
- City/County of Denver: Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency
- Cherry Creek School District
- Climate Medicine Program
- Colorado AFL-CIO
- Colorado Black Health Collaborative
- Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
- Colorado Community Health Network
- Colorado Potato Administration
- Colorado Public Health Association
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Colorado School of Public Health
- Colorado State University (CSU) Agriculture Extension
- CSU Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CSU Epidemiology
- Conejos County Public Health
- Costilla County Public Health
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
- The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)
- University of Colorado (CU) Center for Bioethics and Humanities
- CU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
- CU School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine
- CU School of Medicine Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension
- CU School of Pharmacy
- CU Boulder Leeds School of Business
- CU Boulder Environment & Society Program
- CU Boulder Computer Science Program
- CU Boulder Mechanical Engineering Program
- CU Denver Urban and Regional Planning Department
- Denver Housing Authority
- Denver Health Earth Force
- Farmworkers Self-Help, Inc.
- Fundación para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos – Funsalud
- Green Latinos
- Hanoi University of Public Health
- Headwaters Alliance
- The Health Partnership Serving Northwest Colorado
- Health Physics Society
- Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center
- High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health & Safety
- Johns Hopkins University Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health
- International Commission on Occupational Health
- International Social Security Association
- Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County
- Latino Research and Policy Center at the Colorado School of Public Health
- Mental Health America
- National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
- National Jewish Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Science
- New England Water Science Center
- National Oil Research Alliance (NORA)
- NORA Healthy Work Design and Wellbeing Cross-sector Council
- NORA Oil & Gas Extraction Council
- The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County
- Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust
- Rio Grande Hospital and Clinics
- Rio Grande Water Conservation District
- Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative
- San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center
- San Luis Valley Agricultural Coalition
- San Luis Valley Behavioral Health
- San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council
- San Luis Valley Food Coalition
- San Luis Valley Health
- San Luis Valley Housing Coalition
- San Luis Valley Interagency Fire Management Unity
- San Luis Valley Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
- Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
- Silverthreads Public Health District
- Soul Players of the Valley (San Luis Valley)
- Society for Total Worker Health™
- Southern Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Superfund Research Center, Harvard University
- UC Health Cancer Care
- UC Health Division of Hospital Medicine
- University of South Florida
- University of Colorado Cancer Center
- University of Colorado Consortium for Climate Change and Health
- US Climate Variability and Predictability Program (US CLIVAR)
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Vision Zero Fund
- Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Western States Division of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Partners Awards
We work with local, national, and international stakeholders to advance worker health, safety, and well-being. Each year, we host a recognition event to honor their commitment and achievements.
Individual Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is given to one recipient every year who has had an exceptional impact on the field of occupational safety and health.
- Cecile Rose (2024)
- Stephen Reynolds (2023)
- Daniel Teitelbaum (2022)
- Herb Gibson (2021)
- Jim McMillen (2020)
Community Impact Award
This accolade is given to an organization with exemplary commitment to and leadership in addressing the health, safety and well-being of workers in the region.
- Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County (2024)
- Cherry Creek School District, Safety and Security Team (2023)
- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (2022)
- Adelante Community Development (2021)
- Tri-County Health Department (2020)
Partner of the Year Award
This honor is given to an organization that has demonstrated an exemplary impact on the field of occupational safety and health in partnership with CHWE.
- Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention (2024)
- San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (2023)
- Pantaleon (2022)
- University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities (2021)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) (2020)
