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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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Fostering Resilience in the Workplace
NWCOHS Continuing Education Programs partner with the UW Foster School of Business Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking (CLST) to help individuals and organizations boost resilience in the face of COVID-19.
NWCOHS stands united against racial injustice
NWCOHS recognizes systemic and institutional racism and aims to institute anti-racist content and processes throughout our Center-wide activities
Student experience: Dairy Farm Exposure and Immune Status in Adult Workers in Yakima Valley
MPH One Health student, Marine de Marcken, shares her journey to occupational health
Teaching, learning and research continues during the COVID-19 pandemic and restricted operations
NWCOHS trainees are adjusting to a new learning and research environment under COVID-19 restricted operations
Turning Down the Heat for Agriculture Workers
Heat illness is a serious concern for agriculture workers, but Erica Chavez Santos and the HEAT team are working to turn down the temperature of this serious health and safety risk.
Personal Experience to Practice: Protecting Healthcare Workers from Violence
Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Occupational Health Nursing trainee, Katie Blanchard, is pursuing research to help prevent fellow nurses and healthcare workers from experiencing workplace violence.
Disease and Infection Exposure in the Workplace: COVID-19 Highlights Need for Improved Planning
The current COVID-19 pandemic is a stark illustration of disease exposure among workers.
Research to Impact: Communicating Science for Public Health Impact
Did you know only 27% of natural sciences/engineering academic articles are ever cited? For their winter quarter, center-wide event, NWCOHS trainees participated in a workshop about communicating their research in accessible ways to diverse audiences.
COVID-19: What Employers and Workers Need to Know
COVID-19 is a new threat, however, government agencies and workplaces have long anticipated emergence of the next pandemic virus, and have planned accordingly.
Cascadia 2020 - Innovative Approaches for a Planet in Crisis
NWCOHS faculty and students present their research at Cascadia 2020.
Protecting Temporary Workers: Who is Responsible?
As the economy continues to boom, more employers are supplementing their workforce with temporary workers, hired through staffing agencies. In fact, these workers represented 3.8 percent of U.S employment in 2017.
Green Cleaning for Healthier Schools in Alaska
A safe and clean school environment is essential for learning, but the cleaning products we use can pose an often overlooked hazard – exposure to polluted indoor air.
Exploring Gender Bias, #MeToo, and At-Risk Worker Populations at WestON
"One of the presenters spoke about gender bias and ways to promote diversity and inclusion. As a woman of color in academia, this is a presentation that really resonated with me in many ways." - Erica Chavez
Small Grants, Big Impacts
Funding from the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety increases region-wide capacity for student-led projects to improve occupational health and safety in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Chiropractic Care to Reduce Opioid Use?
From 1999-2017, more than 700,000 people died from a drug overdose in the US, which largely resulted from an increased use of prescription opioids for treatment of chronic pain.
Iron Man-esque Exoskeletons Spark Young Interest in STEM Careers
At the annual Highline Public Schools STEM Fest, self-identifying female, trans* and non-binary students get a unique opportunity to connect with STEM professionals who help spark and strengthen their interest in STEM careers through knowledge-sharing, expertise and mentorship.
Cascadia 2019 - a Student Perspective
"It is relatively commonplace for conference organizers to announce that, in fact, yes, this year’s event was the best conference yet, but for Cascadia 2019 I would agree" says Allyson O'Connor, a PhD student in the Northwest Center's Occupational Health Services Research program.
Reducing Community Exposures to Lead Paint Chips
Master's student Rami Atallah teamed up with Wood Inc. to reduce community exposures to lead paint chips during broadcast tower restoration.
Resurgence of Black Lung Leads to Biggest Cluster of Disease Ever Reported
Black lung disease –an incurable condition that causes scarring of lung tissue - is on rise again, in the biggest cluster of disease ever reported. A recent investigation points to failures in federal regulations, and oversight of changing mine conditions.
Health Equity Now: Occupational Health Services Research Trainees attend APHA 2018
Occupational Health Services Research Program PhD students attended the 2018 APHA Meeting under the theme "Healthy Equity Now".
At the Intersection of Safety, Sustainability and the Built Environment
"I would like to work at the intersection of safety, sustainability and the built environment, exploring ways of applying technology to solve problems" responds Jeremy Berke, a graduate from the Construction Management Occupational Safety and Health (CMOSH) M.S. degree program.
Occupational Medicine Residents Participate in Regional Conference
Trainees in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency program attend the annual NAOEM Conference.
Raising the Bar for Process Safety Management in Petroleum Refineries
Interns funded by the NWCOHS spent the summer assisting United Steelworkers Local 12-591 to document safety gaps in the current PSM standard, and to engage stakeholders with policy changes.
Local Chocolate Shop Tour Makes Safety Sweet!
Northwest Center ERC students recently toured the Theo Chocolate Factory in Seattle, Washington to learn about safety and health in a food manufacturing facility. Students had the opportunity to view the factory in motion, as workers produced chocolate before their eyes.
Tackling Silica Exposures in the Workplace - ERC Trainee Interns at Local Foundry
Exposure Sciences Master's Student, Robert Vannice, is interning with a local investment casting foundry, SeaCast Inc., where he is working to help them revamp their safety procedures, implement engineering controls and offer higher levels of protection to their employees against harmful silica exposures.
NWC Funds Students on the Cutting Edge of Safety Training
Students and faculty at the University of Idaho received funding from the NWCOHS to explore the use of VR for workplace safety training.
NWC Staff Attend the 37th Annual Alaska Governor's Safety and Health Conference
The theme of the recent Alaska Governor's Safety and Health Conference, "Safety is No Accident ", represented the commitment of the Alaskan businesses, labor groups, and government to workplace health and safety.
Is Over-Exposure to UV Light a Hazard in Cannabis Growing Facilities? UW Researchers say "Yes."
These days most people are well aware of the potential health effects of a day at the beach with no sunscreen, or a golden glow from a tanning bed, but the dangers of UV exposure can also lurk in unexpected places - like the commercial cannabis industry.
15 ShamROCKIN' Ways to Go Green this St. Patrick's Day (and every day)!
Going green is all the rage - especially on St. Patrick's Day - but where do you start? Eliminating those pesky, environmentally harmful habits can be hard...but you must have been touched by the luck of the Irish - because we're here to help you out!
SAFETY HAS NO BORDERS: Professionals from Mongolia visit UW to Learn about Road Construction Safety
The UW DEOHS Continuing Education Programs hosted 22 professionals from Mongolia for a special 5-Day Road Construction Safety Training. Ground was broken on Mongolia's first highway construction project in May 2016. There are currently no highways in Mongolia, but the country plans to complete 60 kilometers of new highway in the coming year.