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Tackling climate change, rural health with new grants ❯

Population health awards fund DEOHS research into extreme cold, sea level rise, combined heat and smoke, and zoonotic disease.

New funding

The difficulty of worker safety in nail salons ❯

Many fragrances are used to mask undesired smells, adding to the chemicals in the air.

Worker safety

DEOHS professor emeritus contributes groundbreaking research, earns high honor ❯

David Eaton received the 2024 Merit Award from the Society of Toxicology, the most prestigious award the society offers.

Faculty honors

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites ❯

DEOHS Associate Professor Joan Casey explains more about the compounded health risks.

Wildfire risks

Why major in Environmental Public Health? ❯

Q&A with DEOHS Teaching Professor Tania Busch Isaksen

Our BS degree

Stories from the blog

Yijie Geng, Diana Ceballos and Karen Chen stand in front of a mountain slope and trees.

New DEOHS faculty tour Washington state

Three new DEOHS faculty connect with communities and their environmental health concerns on UW Faculty Field Tour

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Sharon Morris stands with five other people with their arms interlocking.

In Memoriam: Sharon Morris, Michael Silverstein, Barbara Silverstein

DEOHS faculty and staff remember three faculty members who passed away this year

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A nail technician wearing bright pink gloves and a white short sleeve salon jacket works on finger nails propped up on a cushion covered with a towel while the customer looks on. Nail products and a light are in the background.

Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?

Many fragrances are used to mask undesired smells, adding to the chemicals in the air

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Close-up of David Eaton in front of a glacier.

David Eaton wins Merit Award from Society of Toxicology

DEOHS professor emeritus honored with prestigious award for lifelong contributions in toxicology

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Our department helps create sustainable communities where everyone has access to clean air, clean water, safe food and safe workplaces.

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More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, study estimates. Here are the countries most impacted

August 12, 2024 | CBS News | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

New lawsuit claims worker died after being electrocuted at Tesla facility in Austin

August 8, 2024 | KVUE ABC | Featured: Richard J. Gleason View

How King County’s newest park fits into a plan for extreme heat

August 6, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Jeremy J Hess , Daaniya Iyaz (alum) View

Wildfire smoke health effects: How to protect yourself in WA

August 6, 2024 | FOX 13 Seattle | Featured: Coralynn Sack View

Everywhere and everlasting: How PFAS affect the human body

August 4, 2024 | Spokesman-Review | Featured: Catherine Karr View

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Tackling climate change, rural health with new grants ❯

The difficulty of worker safety in nail salons ❯

DEOHS professor emeritus contributes groundbreaking research, earns high honor ❯

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites ❯

Why major in Environmental Public Health? ❯

Stories from the blog

New DEOHS faculty tour Washington state

In Memoriam: Sharon Morris, Michael Silverstein, Barbara Silverstein

Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?

David Eaton wins Merit Award from Society of Toxicology

Our department helps create sustainable communities where everyone has access to clean air, clean water, safe food and safe workplaces.

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