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How cuts to climate research could impact community health

Understanding climate change’s impact on health is critical to keeping communities safe

| Kate Stringer

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Bruk Molla stands in a white doctor's coat in front of the UW "W" sculpture.

The perfect premed major

How majoring in Environmental Health prepared DEOHS BS alum Bruk Molla for medical school

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A child sits with a nurse and caregiver after getting a finger prick blood test at a lead testing event.

Lead testing for children

New $900,000 grant to the UW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit team will increase blood lead testing in King County

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A woman with short dark hair and a blue shirt poses against foliage on the UW campus.

Tracing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

New DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment

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Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke

UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles

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Kai and Allison smiling at the camera in high vis vests with the DEOHS Summer Jobs logo on it.

On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon

Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling

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A landscape shot of two vehicles traveling along a dirt road through a hilly area of rural Rwanda.

Medicine for a changing planet

UW, Stanford launch new resource to help health care professionals respond to climate concerns

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