National Practice Leader – Industrial Hygiene  Apex Companies, LLC  Rockville, Md. We struggle to reach beyond ourselves to share our contributions in achieving healthy workplaces. Business leaders may not understand the value of the IH in assuring the health of the workforce that achieves their business goals. This struggle also influences the career paths chosen by students who desire to positively impact the health of others since they simply do not know the profession. Several recent successes provide a framework for reaching beyond ourselves to grow our profession and our influence in healthy workplaces.  The Opioids Working Group developed job-specific exposure control resources for first responders, a workforce estimated at 3 million. As a result, we will not only protect the health of these workers but also inform the first responder community about our profession. Our information hub on wildfires, our guideline for the control of Legionella in building water systems, and our participation on the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance also demonstrate the value of reaching beyond our traditional industry base.  AIHA can effectively promote the value of our profession by engaging volunteers to develop exposure control solutions for emerging health hazards and supporting the widespread communication of our solutions, not simply to us but to all those potentially affected by the hazard. Students and educators will recognize the value of the profession’s contributions and choose the IH career path.