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It’s all about taking care of one another - indoors and outdoors
NWCOHS Occupational Medicine resident, Dr. Ali Khan, shares his experience at the American Occupational Health Conference
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Occupational health at a marine mammal hospital
NWCOHS trainees reflect on recent field trip to SR3
Inspiring a career in worker health and safety
NWCOHS and the Brotherhood Initiative partner in support of underrepresented men of color
Preparing for the future of occupational health and safety
NWCOHS develops teaching case studies on emerging issues
At the Intersections of Class, Sex, Race, and Nativity
Work and nonwork conditions and health status of the U.S. working classed
Reflections on current research in environmental and occupational health
UW Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resident attends the 2022 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC)
Building Partnerships Between UW Nursing Students and Community Mentors
NWCOHS Work & Health Certificate trainee supports program evaluation with Washington State Department of Health
Investigating Occupational Health Risks for Veterinary Professionals
A cross-sectional survey explores changes in veterinary offices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Counting the exposed: harnessing existing data to determine who is exposed at work
Industrial Hygiene trainee explores prevalence and burden of occupational hazards in the US
Reproductive health issues in the workplace
Occupational Health Services Research trainee explores disparities in treatment services for uterine fibroids among women veterans
Worker safety in the cannabis industry
Occupational Medicine Resident trainee explores occupational exposure for cannabis workers
Investigating mental health and substance use in the COVID-19 era
NWCOHS Occupational Health Nursing graduate looks at the mental health impacts of COVID-19 stress on hotel workers
PTOP awardees present at Northwest Occupational Health Conference
PTOP provides awardees with resources to pursue a project that will increase their own occupational health experience as well as improve the health of workers in the Northwest region.
Continuing Education Team Recognized as EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year
The University of Washington Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (UW DEOHS) Continuing Education Program is honored to be recognized as an EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year.
NWCOHS Work and Health Graduate Certificate trainee interns at OSHA
Inna Antonchuk, MPH Occupational & Environmental Health student, discusses her internship characterizing OHSA’s abatements for occupational noise violations
Occupational health opportunity for working professionals and UW students
The Work and Health Graduate Certificate is an opportunity for working professionals and UW graduate and professional students to add an occupational health perspective to their work
NWCOHS trainee combines her passion for marine mammals with interest in worker health and safety
MS Occupational Hygiene student, Lily Myers, shares about her work assessing potentially hazardous ozone exposure from a water treatment system at a marine mammal hospital
NWCOHS trainee reflects on community outreach and research dissemination
Occupational Health Research Services PhD student, Érica Chavez Santos, reflects on her experience as a guest speaker on Radio KDNA, a Spanish language public radio station in the Yakima Valley in Eastern Washington
A worker health and safety perspective on anti-racism
NWCOHS anti-racism initiative explores structural inequities and the disproportionate burden of occupational injury and illness experienced by workers of color
Occupational Health Nursing Assistant Director and PhD trainee win 2021 Nursing Dawg Tank funding
Proposed project will develop a virtual reality, remotely accessible education and training system for adult family home caregivers
Promoting Personal Flotation Device (PFD) usage among commercial fishermen in Alaska
PTOP awardee researches perceived barriers to PFD use including comfort, compatibility with gear, and cultural mindset among fishermen
DEOHS students win scholarships from the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation
Four students in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) were recently awarded scholarships from the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AHIF).
Stop Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Worker Hate
NWCOHS stands in solidarity with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers
Employers play an important role in the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out.
Occupational Health Opportunity for UW Graduate Students of all Disciplines
A new Work and Health Graduate Certificate Traineeship is open to all UW graduate students interested in adding an occupational health perspective into their studies or professional work. Work is an important factor in health, as well as health disparities.
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 on the University of Washington Campus
Occupational Medicine Resident, Dr. Anthony Norman participates in contact tracing of UW faculty, staff, and students.
Discovery, Prediction, Prevention: NWCOHS Trainee Participates in Zoonotic Disease Research
As an intern with PREDICT-2 Study, ERC Trainee Hien Bui worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society Vietnam to discover and track coronaviruses in the wildlife supply chain.
Nonstandard workers and occupational health risks
NWCOHS ERC Trainee, Allyson O’Connor, reflects on her journey in occupational health research and recent publication
NWCOHS trainees participate in the virtual Summer Institute in Occupational Health Psychology
NWCOHS trainees reflect on total worker health, equity and worker burnout