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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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Occupational Health Nursing Trainee Works With Tribal Emergency Management Council to Develop ToolKit
When wild fires caused her practicum with the Colville Tribe to fall through, MPH student Jane Vaccaro saw a new practicum opportunity in helping tribes with disaster preparedness and resilience.
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Occupational Health Nursing PhD student, Kimiko Sasaki, selected for the Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program
Kimiko Sasaki, MN, RN, a current Northwest Center PhD student specializing in occupational & environmental health, was selected for the Jonas Scholar Environmental Health in Immigrant Communities Award at the UW School of Nursing.
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Northwest Center Researchers focus on Occupational Health among Veterinary Workers
Through the new Northwest Center ERC training program in Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI), the Center for One Health Research will focus on the occupational health of animal and veterinary workers.
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Treating Patients with Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases: Using Technology to Advance Safety
In April 2016 the NWCOHS hosted a course designed to increase healthcare worker safety when treating patients with highly contagious infectious diseases such as Ebola.
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Guest Post: "A Day's Work" - the Dangers of Temporary Work
Recently, the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences joined with the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies to sponsor the Seattle premier of the film "A Day's Work" and a panel discussion on the dangers of temporary work.
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New Frontiers in Construction
Since 2011, The University of Washington’s Center for Education and Research in Construction (CERC) has created a venue to highlight research and its relevance for pressing issues facing the Construction industry through the New Frontiers in Construction Conference.
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