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Increasing awareness and education of substance use among commercial fishermen
Work and Health Graduate Certificate student's capstone project focuses on commercial fisherman
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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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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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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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