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    A partnership between DEOHS and the State of Washington creates safer workplaces and healthier workers

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  • Ensuring respect and support for marginalized communities ❯

    Belen Salguero delves into public health in Denver through National Environmental Public Health Internship Program

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  • Unraveling how chemicals affect our brains ❯

    DEOHS Professor Lucio Costa retires after 39 years at the UW researching links between chemical exposures and disease

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  • Stories from the blog

    DEOHS MS student Asheton Gilbertson swabs a firefighter's hands for chemical analysis.

    Preventing long-term health risks for firefighters

    DEOHS researchers track firefighters’ exposure to toxic chemicals and radiofrequency waves

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    DEOHS Research Scientist Angelo Ong, in protective face shield helmet in a lab, holds two bottles of wastewater for analysis.

    New report urges US investment in wastewater disease surveillance

    DEOHS Professor Scott Meschke and coauthors recommend national wastewater surveying system to detect disease outbreaks in new National Academies report

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    Photo of Jennifer Otten with a background of cherry tomatoes.

    DEOHS faculty member joins Washington State Food Policy Forum

    Associate Professor Jennifer Otten hopes to boost public health in Washington with a holistic approach to food systems

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    Our most-read stories of 2022 

    Global recognition, new faculty and cutting-edge research: counting down our top 10 blog posts of 2022

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    Green and blue spaces: crucial for healthy, sustainable urban futures
    January 31, 2023 | The Lancet | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

    Planting more trees in cities could slash summer heat deaths, study finds
    January 31, 2023 | Forbes | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

    Invited Perspective: Environmental Health Interventions Are Only as Good as Their Adoption
    January 30, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives | Featured: Karen Levy View

    Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing
    January 21, 2023 | NBC News | Featured: John Meschke View

    Experts say tracking pathogens in sewage works, but needs sustained investment
    January 20, 2023 | MedPage Today | Featured: John Meschke View

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