DEOHS responds to COVID-19

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How our research is contributing to the public health response

 

Experts at the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences are actively engaged in COVID-19 research and service activities to help protect workers and build resilient communities during the global pandemic.

 

Our impact

Portrait of Gerard Cangelosi.

Helping students change the world

DEOHS Professor Gerard Cangelosi is the 2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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Woman looking to the right with a rope and wood bridge behind her in a forested landscape.

Bringing a global view to environmental justice

DEOHS MPH student Renée Codsi wins Husky 100 and DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student awards

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A red barn and farmland in the foreground with Mount Baker in the background.

COVID-19 on Washington farms

Nearly two-thirds of farms experienced increased operating costs, according to new report from the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition, DEOHS and partners

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In a park, a woman in a face mask holds a mobile phone while observing a runner with a dog on a leash.

King County gets high marks for masking

More than 85% of observed King County residents masked up in public, UW researchers find in partnership with King County and Washington State Department of Health

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A man stands in a lab holding a swab in its paper packaging.

Can a single test detect both TB and COVID-19?

It’s one of several innovative ideas to help end TB from the research lab of DEOHS Professor Jerry Cangelosi

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Two women in "Nuestra Casa" T-shirts and face masks stand next to a sign about resources offered by Nuestra Casa in English and Spanish (ESL Classes, Citizenship Classes, Health Workshops, Referral Services)

A community lifeline in the pandemic

Community groups fill a public health gap for farmworkers and other Central Washington residents, new report from UW and Front and Centered shows

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In the news

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers
March 28, 2023 | GeekWire | Featured: Marissa Baker View

‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?
March 19, 2023 | The Independent | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View

Survey shows food insecurity remains high in Washington state
March 8, 2023 | KOMO News | Featured: Jennifer Otten View

Current status of COVID-19 in Washington
March 7, 2023 | King 5 News | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View

Food insecurity persists in WA, just as emergency benefits expire
February 28, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Jennifer Otten View