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Utah state Sen. Karen Mayne is stepping up to the plate with national and global impacts in occupational safety and worker well-being.

“We are thrilled to share the results of this study, which provides valuable information about how the evolution of the coronavirus is affecting one of the key tools in the...

The University of Utah Health press release mentions research achievements by several DFPM faculty and researchers.

The research project will provide important data regarding air pollution and safety in Utah.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many felt that the early lockdowns would be sufficient to flatten the curve of new infections and return society to pre-pandemic normalcy. As...

This year, the Hughes Memorial was awarded to OEH adjunct professor D. Jeff Burton.

Featuring OEH faculty Rachael Jones.

Featuring OEH faculty Sarang K. Yoon and Matthew S. Thiese.

The grant provides funding for certificate and academic training in four different locations.

Dr. Joseph Allen has released a valuable book on the best practices for meeting in face-to-face and in virtual settings, the value of keeping the video camera on, the ideal...

Dr. Sarang Yoon has been selected to lead the Utah section of RECOVER: Research on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Emergency Response and Healthcare Personnel, a CDC-funded study in collaboration...

Congratulations to our Spring 2020 graduates! In lieu of a traditional ceremony, we have opted to hold a virtual graduation on Zoom, including a brief profile on all our graduates...

Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH, Director of the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health, spoke Friday at a press conference held by Utah governor Gary Herbert in support of...

Occupational health and medicine experts at the University of Utah's Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH) have compiled an employer's guide to handling the 2019 corona virus...

Dr. Joseph Allen, professor occupational and environmental health at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (University of Utah) and director of the Center for Meeting Effectiveness (CME)...

A recent New York Times Article investigated a number of tragic injuries and a wrongful death linked to an off-road vehicle, the Polaris RZR. In spite of multiple warnings from...

SALT LAKE CITY, August 9, 2019—An evidence-based opioid guidelines-based program was implemented at the largest worker’s compensation program in Utah. University of Utah researchers at the Rocky Mountain Center for...

SALT LAKE CITY, July 31, 2019—Rocky Mountain Center Director, Dr. Kurt Hegmann, was co-author on a recent publication in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene that examined the effect of...

Workplace violence is unfortunately an occupational hazard of the twenty-first century. With the generous support of the Workers Compensation Mutual Fund (WCF), researchers at the RMCOEH have paired with YouTactical...

SALT LAKE CITY, June 10, 2019—MPHOnline, the online authority for master's of public health degrees ranked University of Utah's Industrial Hygiene (IH) program as #3 in the nation. In order...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 8, 2019—New research performed at the Worker's Compensation Fund (WCF) Mutual Insurance Company led by investigators at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational Environmental Health, published...

Dr. Matthew Hughes is the 2018 recipient of the Jean Spencer Felton Award for Scientific Writing, an award that is presented annually to a current or past WOEMA member who...

SALT LAKE CITY, August 22, 2018—The University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), the first Statutorily Established Occupational Health Center in the U. S., has...