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Environmental justice for Washington and beyond

Register now for this UW symposium on environmental justice research and the law co-sponsored by DEOHS

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Walkers, joggers and bikers share a walking path in a park.

Go play outside

Park facilities encourage more bouts of physical activity, study finds

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People talking around a table at the DEOHS kickoff.

Innovation on tap

Community research partnerships take center stage at DEOHS fall kick-off event

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Learn from top environmental and occupational health experts

From disaster recovery to risk factors for obesity, the DEOHS environmental health seminar series kicks off this week

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DEOHS Professor Terry Kavanagh talks with a student. Photo: Sarah Fish

A gift for the future

UW alum creates an endowed DEOHS professorship to advance toxicology research

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Nothing about us without us

DEOHS and other UW researchers team up with Washington farmworkers to make better health accessible to all

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Preventing unsafe opioid prescribing

DEOHS research team receives $5 million to study strategies that could help reverse the opioid epidemic

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Volunteers at the Twisp farmer's market.

A splash of color in a smoke-choked summer

Our EDGE Center leads effort to protect health and lift spirits in Central Washington

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Cannabis grows under UV lights. Photo by noexcusesradio via pixabay

Protecting the pot workforce

DEOHS investigates health risks faced by workers in the emerging cannabis industry

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