Our faculty and students in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences explore how to safeguard the environment while improving the health and safety of workers in the food and agricultural industries, the people who depend on these resources and the animals used for livestock production.
We investigate the links between food systems, food policy, diet and health outcomes. We guide students to understand, identify and manage the risks associated with our food supply.
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With community fridges, neighbors feed each other
DEOHS faculty members Emily Hovis and Marie Spiker collaborate with UW Urban Freight Lab to improve safety and efficiency of hyperlocal food sharing
On the job: Katrina Gunvaldson
Environmental public health major Katrina Gunvaldson helps test for biotoxins, working toward safer shellfish by the seashore