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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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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 PhD student, Kimiko Sasaki, selected for the Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program
Kimiko Sasaki, MN, RN, a current Northwest Center PhD student specializing in occupational & environmental health, was selected for the Jonas Scholar Environmental Health in Immigrant Communities Award at the UW School of Nursing.
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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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Northwest Center Researchers focus on Occupational Health among Veterinary Workers
Through the new Northwest Center ERC training program in Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI), the Center for One Health Research will focus on the occupational health of animal and veterinary workers.
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Treating Patients with Highly Contagious Infectious Diseases: Using Technology to Advance Safety
In April 2016 the NWCOHS hosted a course designed to increase healthcare worker safety when treating patients with highly contagious infectious diseases such as Ebola.
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