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Protecting health in a changing climate

DEOHS researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters

| Kate Stringer

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US foreign policy could halt today’s major killers, prevent tomorrow’s outbreaks

United States action on global pandemics could save lives, address significant foreign policy interests and boost economic prosperity, according to a new analysis from leading researchers, including Kristie Ebi, an expert on global change and health at the University of Washington School of Public Health.

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The lifelong health impacts of business as usual

Climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and threatens lifelong impact, says DEOHS co-author of Lancet report

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Green cleaning on the menu

New project led by DEOHS and funded by UW’s EarthLab promotes green cleaning in food trucks to protect workers and the environment

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Pollution, climate change and the Global Burden of Disease

GBD study could benefit from more environmental health and climate change estimates, says new commentary by DEOHS and our partners

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The bacteria in your shower

Showerheads can harbor bacteria related to tuberculosis that can cause a rare, serious pulmonary disease, according to new DEOHS research

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Improving animal worker safety

DEOHS team introduces a One Health approach in Mongolia, where herding livestock remains a way of life

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