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A toddler girl stands outside in a park with fallen leaves.

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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Two women wearing air masks on bicycles on a dirt road.

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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Close-up of a shower faucet and a spray of water.

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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Two men wearing hats sit across from each other smiling and grasping hands.

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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A man holds an e-cigarette while exhaling smoke.

Sharing the science on vaping

With new grant funding, DEOHS research center will develop hands-on lessons for youth about the health risks of e-cigarette use

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A voice for farmworkers

DEOHS staff member Maria Blancas wins prestigious environmental prize for her advocacy work with immigrant farmworkers

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A cat snoozes in the sun on the dashboard of a motorhome.

Visualizing the bond between humans and pets

Pop-up galleries organized by the Center for One Health Research at DEOHS will feature intimate portraits of the human-animal bond made by people experiencing homelessness in Seattle

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Building debris scattered across a neighborhood after Hurricane Dorian

On the ground in disaster's wake

DEOHS researcher Nicole Errett says disasters offer lessons on how to prepare, respond and recover from future extreme events—if you move fast

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