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Kathleen Moloney and Evan Mix stand outside with their backs against a brick wall.

New digital tool will help assess emergency preparedness

DEOHS researchers create new tool to improve emergency preparedness assessments for Washington state

| Lisa Hayward Watts

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A man and woman stand together in front of a window.

Safeguarding eye health for workers

DEOHS MPH student Mariam Assaad aims to reduce harmful bacteria in eyewash stations

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A man with glasses and a tan shirt poses between two evergreen shrubs.

Expanding the definition of worker health

DEOHS master’s student Miguel Rojas-Flores leads behavior change assessment to improve farmworker health and safety

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Anika Rajput sits on a bench on the UW campus with greenery in the background.

On the job | Anika Rajput

DEOHS undergrad supports food safety efforts in internship with UW Environmental Health & Safety

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DEOHS Professor Kristie Ebi named 2023 AGU Fellow

American Geophysical Union recognizes Ebi for her work on health-related climate change impacts

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Bruk Molla stands in a white doctor's coat in front of the UW "W" sculpture.

The perfect premed major

How majoring in Environmental Health prepared DEOHS BS alum Bruk Molla for medical school

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A child sits with a nurse and caregiver after getting a finger prick blood test at a lead testing event.

Lead testing for children

New $900,000 grant to the UW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit team will increase blood lead testing in King County

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