The Climate, Work & Health Initiative is an interdisciplinary group of researchers and public health practitioners whose mission is to play a proactive role in identifying and promoting climate-resilient workplaces, workforces, and communities. We are dedicated to keeping workers and their families safe, healthy, and productive by preventing and reducing health impacts from the effects of changing work environments and exposures.

Highlights

Building Better Babies: How Obesity Develops in the Womb

Colorado School of Public Health Feb 4, 2016
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The Healthy Start study, led by Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD, at ColoradoSPH, follows more than 1,400 ethnically diverse pregnant women to assess the impact of intrauterine exposures on neonatal outcomes. Secondary research from this project has linked genetic traits—inherited within the womb—with the likelihood that children of obese mothers are more likely to be obese themselves.

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Categories: Colorado School of Public Health Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes Center | Tags: ColoradoSPH Research News LEAD Center

Publications

Sorensen CJ, Butler-Dawson J, Dally M, Krisher L, Griffin BR, Johnson RJ, et al. Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2019;61(3):239-50.

Butler-Dawson J, Krisher L, Yoder H, Dally M, Sorensen C, Johnson RJ, et al. Evaluation of heat stress and cumulative incidence of acute kidney injury in sugarcane workers in Guatemala. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2019.

Dally M, Butler-Dawson J, Krisher L, Monaghan A, Weitzenkamp D, Sorensen C, et al. The impact of heat and impaired kidney function on productivity of Guatemalan sugarcane workers. Plos One. 2018;13(10).

Krisher L, Butler-Dawson J, Yoder H, Pilloni D, Dally M, Johnson EC, et al. Electrolyte beverage intake to promote hydration and maintain kidney function in Guatemalan sugarcane workers laboring in hot conditions.; J Occup Environ Med 2020 online ahead of print.