Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health Annual Report 2017–2018

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• Personal Author:
  Newman L
• Description:
  When work changes, health changes. We are learning from you, our partners, how we can adjust what we teach, identify new research directions, and improve practice to be responsive to how work is shifting. From global climate to corporate climate, there are many evolving factors that influence how, when, where, and why we work. We are studying how these changes affect workers and applying forward-thinking solutions. We are always questioning how we can reach more workers, faster, and with the best solutions out there. Workers are our "customers." We focus on ways to positively affect their lives. Conducting rigorous research and spreading that knowledge to the scientific community, our industry and community partners, and workers themselves, is a central theme of the center. In this report, we highlight some of what we are learning in the sugarcane fields of Guatemala in collaboration with a major sugar producer in Central America, Pantaleon. Over the past three years, we have partnered to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their workforce. For example, we discovered that making adjustments to the electrolyte solution that cane farmers drink reduces muscle damage and kidney injury. As I write this, I sit at the foot of Volcán de Fuego, where our joint team of researchers from the center and Pantaleon are gearing up to test the effectiveness of our recommendations on more than 5,000 field workers. We estimate that these changes will prevent thousands of people from developing kidney injury each year and will set a new international industry standard. Here at home, we are providing leaders with the skills and tools they need to change the culture of health and safety in their businesses. Through our Health Links - program and the CDC-funded Small + Safe + Well Study, business leaders learn how to improve and measure employee well-being and become champions for a healthier, safer culture. Over the past five years, we have worked with more than 500 organizations to improve their health and safety outcomes. We are also coming up with creative and effective ways to help employers address the burden of chronic diseases, such as cancer. Millions of Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, and nearly three-quarters of workers facing cancer want to keep working. But both employers and employees struggle with how to accommodate their needs. We are designing a cancer-supportive workplace module of Health Links' Healthy Workplace Assessment(TM) to help employers support cancer survivors. As we grow, we are also expanding partnerships that help us multiply our impact. We have strengthened our relationships with the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Center for Global Health, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, Colorado Consortium for Climate Change and Health, the Depression Center, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, among others. We are here today because of the support we have received from organizations and individuals who share our vision of improving workplaces to benefit employees and enterprises. That is why I invite you to become a member of our center. Help us make our communities healthier and safer for all workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Chronic Disease Economics Education Environment Neoplasms Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Small Business Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Cancer Cancer Survivors Capacity Development Chronic Diseases Education And Research Centers Environmental Factors ERCs Global Health Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Medical Research Occupational Safety And Health Partnership Racial Factors Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Research Small Businesses Sociological Factors Sugar Industry Total Worker Health Training TWH Worker Health Worker Safety Workforce Development Work Organization Work Practices

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• Publisher:
  Center for Health, Work & Environment
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060562
• Citation:
  Aurora, CO: Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, 2019 Jan; :1-37
• Contact Point Address:
  Lee Newman, MD, MA, Director, Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, 13001 East 17th Place, Suite W3111, Mail Stop B119, Aurora, CO 80045
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health annual report 2017-2018
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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