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It’s all about taking care of one another - indoors and outdoors
NWCOHS Occupational Medicine resident, Dr. Ali Khan, shares his experience at the American Occupational Health Conference
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Northwest Center Trainee is Studying the Occupational Health of Ugandan Livestock Farmers
Julianne Meisner is a veterinarian getting her MPH as a NWC Trainee. Her practicum rotation has her looking at the occupational health of livestock farmers in Uganda.
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Funding Available for Students through the Professional Training Opportunities Program
The University of Washington's Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety has new grant funding available for students in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska through the Professional Training Opportunities Program (PTOP).
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Northwest Center Researchers are Studying the Exposure Hazards of Every Day Life
Imagine a FitBit, or Apple Health App, that informs you about the space you are occupying throughout the day. If it told you you're breathing in something toxic on your way to work, would you change your route? If it found that your mood improves when you spend time outdoors, would you fit more walks into your day? This is what DEOHS Associate Professor Edmund Seto, PhD, MS, wants to discover.
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DEOHS Professor Joel Kaufman Named Interim Dean of UW School of Public Health
Professor Joel Kaufman has been named interim dean of the UW School of Public Health, effective Sept. 24.
NWC Graduate Wins IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists
Marissa Baker, NWC ERC M.S. program graduate and current DEOHS PhD candidate, was recently named the 2016 winner of the IPA/DGUV Award for Young Exposure Scientists from ISES - International Society of Exposure Sciences.
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Occupational Health Nursing Trainee Works With Tribal Emergency Management Council to Develop ToolKit
When wild fires caused her practicum with the Colville Tribe to fall through, MPH student Jane Vaccaro saw a new practicum opportunity in helping tribes with disaster preparedness and resilience.
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