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It’s all about taking care of one another - indoors and outdoors
NWCOHS Occupational Medicine resident, Dr. Ali Khan, shares his experience at the American Occupational Health Conference
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SAFETY HAS NO BORDERS: Professionals from Mongolia visit UW to Learn about Road Construction Safety
The UW DEOHS Continuing Education Programs hosted 22 professionals from Mongolia for a special 5-Day Road Construction Safety Training. Ground was broken on Mongolia's first highway construction project in May 2016. There are currently no highways in Mongolia, but the country plans to complete 60 kilometers of new highway in the coming year.
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ERC Graduate Pursuing a One Health Career in Peru!
Anika Larson graduated from the Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface training program with an MPH in 2017. She now works as a Kuskaya Fellow on the Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health Team at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru.
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Are these 6 Common Environmental Hazards Hiding in Your Early Learning Classroom?
Products containing chemicals and heavy metals linked to childhood asthma, learning disabilities, and increased risk of cancer are found in classrooms worldwide. Luckily, you can help prevent harmful environmental exposures by identifying potential hazards in your classroom!
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Canadian and American Researchers Come Together to Share New Findings at Cascadia 2018
The Cascadia 2018 conference (formerly Semiahmoo) brought together researchers and students from UW DEOHS, the University of British Columbia, Oregon State University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Simon Fraser University, and U Regina to share current research related to Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health, with a focus on what these fields of study mean for mental health.
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MPH Student Explores the Intersection between Environmental Health, Justice, and Policy in Rural California
Kori VanDerGeest, a Master of Public Health student and research assistant in the Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Health Sciences, is examining health hazards for folks who live outside municipal water systems, and how this can drastically change the conversation about water quality and health.
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Public Health Minute with Dr. Noah Seixas
The CUNY Institute for Health Equity recently made every episode from their Public Health Minute series available on YouTube! NWC Faculty member Dr. Noah Seixas talks about the vulnerability of immigrant workers to workplace health hazards in his 60 second interview.
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