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Following the research from data to impact with Nede Ovbiebo

Dennise Drury sat down with Nede Ovbiebo, SURE-EH student and recent graduate of the Biochemistry and Public Health-Global Health majors. The two spoke about Nede’s recent research and what comes next for her project.

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Announcing PNASH Funding Opportunities

PNASH Center offers small grants to respond to emerging issues, stimulate innovative research and foster collaborations in farming, fishing, and forestry.

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Ricardo García

Celebrating a Remarkable Man and Partner

Ricardo Ramon García: An admirable man, honest broker, great partner, and remarkable leader

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Side views after CROPS installation

Ag Injury News update: Tractor roll-overs and the need for ROPS

A worker was driving a tractor between orchards on a county road when the stabilizing front counterweights fell off the tractor.

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Clear cut forested landscape

New Horizons for Forestry Services

This service project builds on past work and provides a new tool that meets Oregon pesticide safety trainer and supervisor needs.

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Cows resting in their pen. Photo courtesy of Amber Adams-Progar

Collaboration for innovation: Safety solutions for WA state dairy farms

Operations for dairy farms run 24/7, year-round, to keep producing the milk and cheese we purchase from grocery store shelves in Washington state.

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Researchers from UW survey fishermen at the Fishermen Safety Fair at Fishermen’s Terminal I Seattle, WA.

New data visualization tool, RISC Fishing, helps fishermen see where and how injuries happen at sea

In partnership with the PNASH Center, researchers are currently surveying fishermen in the Pacific Northwest to continue to identify ways to reduce the risk of injury.

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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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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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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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