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Our top stories address emerging challenges in community and workplace health and safety

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New funding for pandemic research

UW DEOHS awarded four new rapid-response grants for research related to COVID-19

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A grocery store employee stands with his back to the camera near a cart of grocery supplies against a backdrop of empty grocery store shelves.

Food systems under stress

New UW study to evaluate COVID-19 impacts on Washington’s food security, supply and access

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A woman in a floral head scarf smiling against a backdrop of trees.

Diversifying the face of health care

DEOHS student Sumaya Aden honored as Husky 100 winner for her community service and commitment to health equity

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Lady moving corn

Coronavirus guidance for farming, forestry and fishing

Our PNASH Center offers COVID-19 resources for our partners in these essential industries

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A group of people kneeling or leaning over green shrubs in the sun.

Heat risk for farmworkers

US agricultural workers will see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050, says new UW, Stanford study

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A person (only arms and legs shown) preparing a pattern for a handmade cloth face mask, sticking pins into it from a pincushion with thread, scissors and tape measure in the background.

Answering the state’s call for help on PPE

DEOHS researchers find their inner MacGyver to evaluate homemade face mask materials

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