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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UW School of Public Health ranked 5th among US public health graduate programs
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences ranked No. 8 in new US News & World Report ranking
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DEOHS collaborations explore child health and socioecological conflict
DEOHS and partners examine “healthy home” solutions in Yakima Valley and ecosystem-health links in Brazil with awards from UW Population Health Initiative
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How to create a more equitable food system in Washington
DEOHS researchers gather insights on how the state’s food sectors withstood the pandemic
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Washington state’s 2021 heat wave led to previously uncounted deaths from injury
Heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks, new study led by DEOHS faculty member shows
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The toxic toll of redlining, refineries and racism
Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington School of Public Health, will speak April 20 on the UW campus
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How maternal exposure to flame retardants shapes health
DEOHS PhD student Sarah Kim studies how flame retardants in breast milk influence diabetes, obesity and more
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