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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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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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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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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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