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Jamie Donatuto smiles standing outside with trees in the background.

DEOHS faculty member will be a Fulbright Scholar in Spain

Clinical Associate Professor Jamie Donatuto plans to analyze human-ocean engagement

| UW News Staff

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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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A group of people pose next to a food truck.

Keeping food trucks and workers safe

DEOHS collaborates with cross-sector partners to reach food-truck operators with safer cleaning alternatives

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Five people (four in N95 masks) pose with cardboard picture frame cutouts saying "#ColorOutSmoke" and "I [heart] MY AIRSHED."

Population health grants boost wildfire and climate research

Three DEOHS teams awarded new pilot grants from UW Population Health Initiative

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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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Map of Seattle showing by zip code which areas are most vulnerable to COVID-19

Mapping vaccine access

New mapping tool developed by DEOHS helps City of Seattle prioritize equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination

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Two people sit in a radio booth at a table with microphones, with sign "RADIO CADENA" behind them.

Cultivating farmworker health on the airwaves

PNASH Center partners with Radio KDNA to develop a COVID-19 Spanish radio series for farmworkers

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