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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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Worker at clinic treating dog

The human-animal bond

UW, WSU team up to improve the health of homeless youth and their pets

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A woman looks at scientific equipment in the back seat of a car.

Traffic pollution and dementia

First-of-its-kind study led by DEOHS uses car-mounted sensors to map exposure to Seattle traffic pollution—and reveal its possible link to dementia

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A variety of opioid pills on a black background.

Opioids and injured workers

UW researcher behind Washington’s successful effort to reduce prescription opioid deaths says new strategies are needed to help chronic opioid users

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Two people stand back to back smiling at the camera.

Giving voice to vulnerable communities

Two DEOHS student workers honored as Husky 100 winners for their efforts to improve agricultural worker health and safety

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Student in a white lab coat working in a lab. 

Exploring a scientific frontier

DEOHS student Joe Dempsey—the UW School of Public Health’s new Magnuson Scholar—studies how the gut microbiome shapes human health and disease

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A group of students look at exoskeleton technology worn by a state Department of Labor & Industries employee.

Hooked on STEM

“Iron Man” technology helps teens connect to new career options through a partnership between DEOHS and Highline Public Schools

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