Workplace Health and Environment Center
Center for Health, Work and Environment
This center looks for ways to protect workers' health by showing how job conditions and environmental exposures affect people who work in risky settings.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Colorado Denver NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Aurora, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11138411 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The center brings together clinicians, public health experts, and workplace partners to address occupational health risks. Projects may include worker health screenings, environmental measurements (air, dust, noise), and tests of prevention or training programs. Staff work with local employers and communities to put safer practices and policies into action and to share findings with workers.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people who work in industries with potential exposures or hazards (for example, mining, construction, manufacturing) or workers experiencing job-related respiratory or other occupational symptoms.
Not a fit: People whose health issues are unrelated to workplace exposures or who do not work in relevant settings may not directly benefit from this center's projects.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could reduce work-related illnesses and injuries and improve prevention and care for exposed workers.
How similar studies have performed: Occupational health research has a strong record of reducing exposures and disease, and this center builds on those proven approaches while addressing new or understudied workplace hazards.
Where this research is happening
Aurora, UNITED STATES
- University of Colorado Denver — Aurora, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Newman, Lee S — University of Colorado Denver
- Study coordinator: Newman, Lee S
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.