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Shoreline of a native Alaskan fishing community in Norton Sound

Native salmon set gillnetters in Norton Sound brave big ocean weather

Kyle is a young commercial fisherman from an Alaska Native salmon fishing community in Norton Sound. He learned how to fish from his dad, who is also his crew mate. They manually set nets and haul catch by hand, like many salmon set gillnetters.

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logging trees by tractor

New federal grant to improve Northwest agricultural safety and health

The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, part of DEOHS, receives new federal funding for research on safety and health in the forestry, fishing and farming sectors

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A table of seven farmworkers and a child sit in the foreground having a discussion, with other tables of people in the background.

Supporting farmworker families through smoke season

PNASH Center and Wenatchee CAFÉ host community events to understand the concerns of farmworker parents

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Aarti Tandon and her research poster. Photo: Maria Blancas.

Connecting Users with Pesticide Safety

Sarah Fish sat down with Aarti Tandon, Husky 100 winner, and graduating student in Food Systems, Nutrition and Health. The two spoke about Aarti’s recent user experience research for the Pesticide Labels Now app and what comes next for the project.

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Heat training materials

Introducing Print & Ship

Now available, a new platform to order PNASH training materials online.

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Two men in face masks carry a tall ladder standing six feet apart.

Co-creating COVID-19 messages for farmworkers

Funding from the UW Population Health Initiative jump-started efforts by DEOHS and our partners, working side-by-side with farmworkers, to create tailored safety messages

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3 people wearing face masks stand next to weather monitoring equipment inside a chain-link fence.

Heat, fire, smoke and health in Washington’s ag industry

DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops

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Portrait of Drury outside with a tree in the background.

Reaching out for change on the farm

DEOHS MPH student and outreach specialist Dennise Drury tackles sexual harassment in agriculture

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Fatigue Management

New research and tips to manage work fatigue and sleep that is perfect for farming, fishing, and forestry

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Sprayer in tree fruit field

Following the wind

A new approach provides practical information about spray drift events: measuring time, space, and wind variability.

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Radio KDNA studio

Harvesting Better Health, COVID-19 Safety on the Radio

Working together to cultivate trust and and harvest better health during COVID-19, Radio KDNA announces the launch of a new program reaching out to the farmworker community.

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Laurel Kincl delivers first-aid training

RISC Information for Commercial Fishing

Commercial fishing is hazardous and risk information is important to develop injury prevention strategies.

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Forestry worker with chainsaw

Virtual training for wildfire prevention

New DEOHS-led project develops VR simulations to protect health and safety of forest workers who fend off wildfires

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