Health & Safety Matters: The DEOHS blog

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Amber Khan and Nicole Errett stand together smiling.

Building community power amid climate and housing crises

Amber Khan, the 2025 DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student, studies how to keep low-income renters safe during and after disasters

| Deirdre Lockwood

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Jet taking off at SeaTac International Airport.

“What are they getting exposed to out there?”

Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities

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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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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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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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