Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog
Protecting families from wildfire smoke
DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks
Building community power amid climate and housing crises
Amber Khan, the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, studies how to keep low-income renters safe during and after disasters
Showcasing undergraduate research
DEOHS undergrads share research on cannabis workplace safety, wildfire smoke preparedness and more at two UW symposia
From supercomputers to science communication
DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student and Omenn Award winner Cecilia Martindale is committed to protecting our health from climate change impacts
Outstanding DEOHS undergrad praised for dedication to equity and service
Kaidan St Louis has studied the public health impact of community fridges, biomedical waste and recycling
Taking a metagenomic approach to antimicrobial resistance
DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister explores how environmental factors influence antimicrobial resistance
How cuts to climate research could impact community health
Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe, says DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey
Understanding children’s asthma in farming communities
DEOHS MS student Hannah Dye wins Castner Award to assess environmental impacts on children’s health in farming communities
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Protecting families from wildfire smoke
DEOHS and collaborators survey Yakima Valley families' perspectives on wildfire smoke health risks
| Lisa Hayward Watts
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The unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
Early in the pandemic, adults over 65 reported poorest average well-being of those surveyed, according to DEOHS research in King County
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Understanding transit operators’ workplace needs
7 questions for PhD student Pranav Srikanth
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DEOHS alum Rachel Shaffer joins White House Council on Environmental Quality
Technical training and freedom to explore at the UW led Shaffer to an EPA role assessing chemical safety and human health
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Improving air quality in homeless shelters
7 questions for PhD student Ching-Hsuan (Shirley) Huang
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How workplace exposures influence dairy workers' health
8 questions for PhD student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez
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A swab to stop TB
An easier TB-testing method developed by DEOHS researchers is building momentum in the fight against the disease
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