Our member, Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, argues for tighter federal regulation of harmful food additives while New York and California consider banning five toxic chemicals commonly added to food products.
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Your air freshener may improve odors — but it’s probably harming your indoor air quality. In many cases, consumers who use air fresheners have no way of knowing what’s in the product, or whether it’s toxic.
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Únete y a los socios del Duwamish Valley Clean Air Program en este evento de distribución gratuita de kits de ventiladores cuadrados (ventilador, filtro y pinzas) y fundas anti polvo para almohadas y colchones.
4/22 11AM-1PM
Come join us in Georgetown on 4/22 11AM- 1 PM to get free tools and information about how to keep your indoor air clean.
Thank you to our partners for putting this on.
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Congrats to DEOHS faculty , Diana Ceballos, , and on receiving $40k pilot project grants from ! Read about their projects⬇️ deohs.washington.edu/edge/blog/five
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Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from Harvard Chan School.
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Investments that redistribute the power and decisionmaking capacity in food systems are investments in #HealthEquity.
Share this post with someone working to ensure the U.S. food system serves all people.
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Hi folks. Friendly follow up. Come work with us! We're looking for a postdoc to work on prescribed fire and equity.
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Here's a chance to listen to our member Catherine Karr talk about pesticides in the context of pediatric care.
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Check out this @PERCmed interview with NW PEHSU director Catherine Karr on pediatric care considerations for #pesticide exposure: twitter.com/PERCmed/status…
Does the illicit use of fentanyl and other drugs on public transit vehicles lead to harmful secondhand exposures? Our member Marissa Baker starts a study this spring to investigate. #PublicHealthWeek
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Congrats to DEOHS researchers Catherine Karr, Allison Sherris, Christine Loftus, Elena Austin and collaborators on their new grant from ! They'll pursue community-engaged research into prenatal and early life exposure to #environmentalhealth hazards in the Yakima Valley.
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The team from @UWPediatrics, @UWDEOHS, KDNA.org, @UW_Dept_HSPop, @YVFWC, @HUEagles, and Yakima County for their project, “Community-engaged home environmental assessments to support a multi-modal “healthy home” intervention in Yakima Valley, WA.” 4/5
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There's still time to apply for our 2023 ATHENA workshop for high school health teachers! This year's theme is the health effects of wildfire smoke exposure. Apply through the link below by this Friday 4/7. Acceptances will be sent out next week. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
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Not only do our EDGE scientists study the health effects of air pollution, they also work with communities and policymakers to reduce exposures and improve #publichealth. #NationalHealthySchoolsDay
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Happy #NationalPublicHealthWeek! For today's theme of community, check out this new project building climate resilience among youth from , and .
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“From a public health perspective, it is extremely important for all workers to have access to paid sick leave, and the ability to take it without retaliation or retribution” - Marissa Baker on Seattle's new rules providing paid sick leave for gig workers
Check out the new paper in on climate change by our Community Engagement Core Director .
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A couple of nice @NIEHS_PEPH relevant articles in the recent @PHPractice issue. One on #wastewater surveillance (Katrina Korfmacher) and one on #climatechange (Nicole Errett). journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/cu
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Join us for our 2023 Omenn Lecture with of on April 20! Cumulative Environmental Risk Impacts of Redlining: Houston as a Case Study. Details and register here: deohs.washington.edu/omenn-lecture
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🏆👏 Congratulations to our own Elaine Faustman! Decidedly well-deserved.
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Congratulations to DEOHS Professor Elaine Faustman on the Arnold J. Lehman Award from @SOToxicology! #2023SOT #ToxExpo @uwsph @ecogenetix deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/deohs
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Get ready, Huskies ... April 6 is #HuskyGivingDay! Your gift will support emerging researchers like DEOHS PhD student Kyle Kim through our #EnvironmentalHealth Student Support Fund. Read more about Kyle's research: deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/illum
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Still time to apply!
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Join us! We are seeking a full-time post-doctoral scholar to lead and support social sciences research and community engagement activities for the NSF-funded Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub. We will begin review of apps on 4/1/23. apply.interfolio.com/1205542
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A new analysis of US air pollution shows that the most polluted neighborhoods are overwhelmingly Black and Hispanic, and see the highest rates of asthma, respiratory problems, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and COVID. #HealthEquity #healthdisparities
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Join us this Thursday for a webinar and live event by Dr. Diana Ceballos who will discuss the health hazards of unregulated toxic nail products.
3/9 12:30-1:20PM Pacific Time
Instructions on how to join here:
Great opportunity to work with DEOHS Assistant Prof. on climate and disaster preparedness and resilience!
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Join us! We are seeking a full-time post-doctoral scholar to lead and support social sciences research and community engagement activities for the NSF-funded Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub. We will begin review of apps on 4/1/23. apply.interfolio.com/1205542
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NEW: The widespread practice of cooking with solid fuels is extremely harmful. LPG stove interventions have improved matters, but only to a point. Some experts now advocate leapfrogging past LPG straight to electric cooking devices ➡️ ehp.niehs.nih.gov/EHP12232
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Hey undergrads! is offering a 9-week paid stipend summer internship addressing different environmental issues thru community collaboration, research + cohort learning. Join the info session on March 9 or 16. Applications due 3/24. More 👉bit.ly/ELIntern23
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Kudos to REI for their ban on PFAS in outdoor gear and kudos to our partners at for helping to make this happen. 👏👏👏
Ever wondered how #indoor chemistry impacts our #exposures and #health?
Health Impact Summary out now from our consensus study. nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26228/
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👏 Congratulations Dr. Gallagher!!! Your contributions have been mammoth.
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Congratulations to DEOHS Professor & former @UW_SRP Director Evan Gallagher on his retirement! “I’ve always had an interest in nature, and how human disturbances affect wildlife as well as water quality and fish,” he said of his 39-year career. @ecogenetix
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The Ramirez-Andreotta Integrated Environmental Science & Health Risk Laboratory seeks a scientist interested in ecosystem health & justice. Work will focus on the academia-community interface w/ emphasis on community science & research translation.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careers
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The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency wants input on a new air monitoring site near Sea-Tac airport. Please respond by March 17th.
Survey Links:
English surveymonkey.com/r/SeaTacMonito
Spanish surveymonkey.com/r/SeaTacMonito
Vietnamese surveymonkey.com/r/SeaTacMonito
Other languages available.
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🏆Congratulations to our colleague for winning a Best of the Northwest writing award from for her special feature on clean air! She focused on the work of many of our members and partners. It's worth a read. 😊
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🌟Job announcement! ⬇️ is hiring for a Community Partnerships Lead, a great opportunity to build community relationships around environmental action.
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Do you enjoy building interpersonal connections? Do you get excited thinking about a career that grounds equity and justice within environmental research and action? We want to hear from you! We're #hiring our first-ever Community Partnerships Lead! 
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Do you need an excuse to spend more time outdoors? Our member, Anjum Hajat, co-authored a new paper showing that time spent in nature can reduce the chances of dementia.
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Highly recommend this to our UW colleagues!
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After the success of last December’s #climatechange Lightning Talks, we’ve been asked by numerous faculty and staff researchers if it would be possible to submit additional videos. We heard you loud and clear! [
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Read how heat-related illnesses increase due to climate change in the Oct 2022 New England Journal of Medicine, authored by our former Fellow, Director of GCCHE at Columbia University, Cecilia Sorensen, MD and co-author, Jeremy Hess, MD MPH @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10
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Huge congratulations to our member, Elaine Faustman! 👏👏👏
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Congratulations to DEOHS Professor Elaine Faustman! 
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Firefighters risk their health through on-the-job exposures to toxic chemicals. As a result, they're more susceptible to cancer, heart disease & other health conditions. EDGE members Elena Austin & Marti Cohen study these trends in hopes of helping.
NEW: Levy discusses why potentially useful household-level interventions can improve health only to the extent that people use, or don’t use, them ➡️ ow.ly/FMXT50MEJmP
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SAVE THE DATE REMINDER: Hear from all the lead authors of our Roadmap to Strengthen U.S. Chemical Policy papers at a Feb 2 webinar. Register: bit.ly/san-jan23
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🔔 It's time to submit your symposia and abstract proposals for #ISEE2023! This is your chance to contribute to the high-quality scientific program & share your latest #research with international colleagues. For more info 🔗 iseeconference.org
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