Donna Heidel coordinates the Prevention through Design (PtD) program at CDC/NIOSH, including the Green, Safe, and Healthy Jobs initiative to ensure that occupational health and safety is included in green jobs and sustainability. She coordinates research and facilitates the translation to practice that will reduce occupational injuries and illnesses among workers by eliminating hazards and minimizing risk during the design process. She chairs the PtD Council and fosters collaborative partnerships with labor, industry, government, and other stakeholders. In addition, she coordinates the activities to achieve the five strategic goals identified in the PtD Plan for the National Initiative. Prior to NIOSH, Ms. Heidel gained 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, first at Merck and Co, Inc. and later at Johnson & Johnson. While at Johnson & Johnson, she completed a two-year international assignment establishing industrial hygiene programs at 42 facilities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She also served as world wide director of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Toxicology where she led the development and implementation of their global health hazard and control banding programs. Heidel has an M.S. in industrial hygiene from Temple University. She is board-certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and is an AIHA fellow.