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NWCOHS trainee reflects on road construction site visit

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COVID-19: What Employers and Workers Need to Know

COVID-19 is a new threat, however, government agencies and workplaces have long anticipated emergence of the next pandemic virus, and have planned accordingly.

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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.

Cascadia 2020 - Innovative Approaches for a Planet in Crisis

NWCOHS faculty and students present their research at Cascadia 2020.

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Protecting Temporary Workers: Who is Responsible?

As the economy continues to boom, more employers are supplementing their workforce with temporary workers, hired through staffing agencies. In fact, these workers represented 3.8 percent of U.S employment in 2017.

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Green Cleaning for Healthier Schools in Alaska

A safe and clean school environment is essential for learning, but the cleaning products we use can pose an often overlooked hazard – exposure to polluted indoor air.

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Exploring Gender Bias, #MeToo, and At-Risk Worker Populations at WestON

"One of the presenters spoke about gender bias and ways to promote diversity and inclusion. As a woman of color in academia, this is a presentation that really resonated with me in many ways." - Erica Chavez

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Small Grants, Big Impacts

Funding from the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety increases region-wide capacity for student-led projects to improve occupational health and safety in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

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