Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog

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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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Jenny in front of a canyon

On the job | Jenny Pak

Serving the health needs of the Navajo Nation

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A group of Swinomish Tribe members paddles a traditional canoe near a shoreline.

Tribes prepare for climate change

A new research project led by the Swinomish Tribe and DEOHS identifies health strategies informed by indigenous values to adapt to a warming planet

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cars driving into a city

Air pollution and emphysema

Air pollution can accelerate lung disease by as much as a pack a day of cigarettes, according to new research from DEOHS and our partners

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girl in hardhat

On the job | Angela Zhu

Getting hands-on at local businesses and asking questions in the field

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A woman smiles as she sits next to a computer monitor.

On the job | Juliet Lopez

Navigating dirty restaurants and wide open spaces as a DEOHS summer intern

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Two women in white lab coats work together in a lab.

Flame retardants and diabetes

New DEOHS research probes how chemical exposures may boost diabetes risk via gut microbes

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