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Person wearing pink sweater holds an asthma inhaler in one hand and red cap in the other.

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma

DEOHS grad student Logan Dearborn says findings are significant due to burden of chronic disease

| Alden Woods

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Photo of a tray on a table with a hamburger and fries in packaging, and a plastic cup of soda with ice and a straw.

Eating ultraprocessed and fast foods in pregnancy may increase phthalate exposure

Chemicals that increase health risks for a developing fetus shed from ultraprocessed food packaging, DEOHS faculty member Sheela Sathyanarayana shows

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Smoky skies over the buildings, bridges and river of Spokane, Washington.

Preparing Washington’s second largest city for wildfire season

DEOHS researchers partner with Gonzaga University and others to make Spokane “smoke ready” with $1.1 million EPA grant

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A woman in a hard hat, safety jacket and gloves sets fire to a pile of brush with trees in the background.

Prescribed burning reduces wildfire smoke impacts

DEOHS-led research helps California forest managers assess smoke hazards from prescribed burns

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Tania Busch Isaksen talks with students outside on the UW campus.

Why major in Environmental Public Health?

5 questions for DEOHS Teaching Professor Tania Busch Isaksen

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Close-up on youth marching for climate action, with a sign with text "There is No Planet B" and a drawing of the Earth with bright lines surrounding it.

Centering young “climate heroes”

DEOHS-led project takes a collaborative approach to assessing extreme heat health risks in youth BIPOC communities

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