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Utility workers in cherry pickers work on electrical power lines.

These four regions of the US are hardest hit by power outages

Prolonged power outages plague regions already facing climate and social vulnerability, new study shows

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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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A woman looks on as a boy blows into a respiratory monitoring device.

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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Bikers in masks stand around cartons of canned food under a tent.

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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The Space Needle in the foreground with Seattle neighborhoods and a bright setting sun over Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background.

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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A neighborhood in Houston showing houses with refineries in the background.

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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Sarah Kim and Julia Cui stand in front of Sarah's research poster while throwing up peace signs.

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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Sam Lovell stands on a rocky outcrop with mountain peaks and tents in the background.

Giving health agencies a stronger voice in climate policy

DEOHS MPH student Sam Lovell identifies barriers and opportunities to help states advance their climate and health work

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Testing air quality on buses and trains

DEOHS researchers are working with Pacific Northwest transit agencies to study drug smoke and potential exposures for drivers

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