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A doctor takes a child's blood pressure (only the doctor's hands and the child's arm and side of face are visible). On a table are the blood pressure monitor and a teething ring.

Air pollution linked with high blood pressure in kids

Children exposed to common air pollutant in the womb and infancy may be at higher risk for elevated blood pressure, DEOHS research finds

| Rebekah Yeager

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A path to public service

DEOHS alum Jonathan Nagata brings environmental health expertise to the Environmental Protection Agency

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A sign on a door reads "No Mask No Entry" as a worker in a face mask cleans a counter in the background.

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