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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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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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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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Introducing Print & Ship
Now available, a new platform to order PNASH training materials online.
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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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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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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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Following the wind
A new approach provides practical information about spray drift events: measuring time, space, and wind variability.
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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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RISC Information for Commercial Fishing
Commercial fishing is hazardous and risk information is important to develop injury prevention strategies.
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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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