DEOHS responds to COVID-19

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How our research is contributing to the public health response

 

Experts at the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences are actively engaged in COVID-19 research and service activities to help protect workers and build resilient communities during the global pandemic.

 

Our impact

Lianne Sheppard sits on a wooden bench in front of green trees and shrubs. She wears a light orange shirt and light brown jacket with a pearl necklace and has her hands folded in her lap while smiling at the camera.

Get to know our new interim chair, Lianne Sheppard

New DEOHS interim chair looks to build community, support faculty as she steps into new role

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Mike Yost stands at a lectern, facing a crowd (not visible). He wears a dark jacket and purple tie. In the background is a tall banner.

Leading with community as a North Star

DEOHS Chair Michael Yost steps down after 10 years 

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An older person in glasses looks at a laptop while sitting inside a house near a window.

The unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Early in the pandemic, adults over 65 reported poorest average well-being of those surveyed, according to DEOHS research in King County

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Several students stand around a poster during the School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium.

DEOHS undergrads investigate West Nile virus, antibiotic resistance and animal control

Environmental Health majors present their research at the UW School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium

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Bikers in masks stand around cartons of canned food under a tent.

How to create a more equitable food system in Washington

DEOHS researchers gather insights on how the state’s food sectors withstood the pandemic

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Two men move a cart full of bread at a food pantry.

Washingtonians struggle to afford food amid price increases, new survey shows

Low-income Washington state households still experiencing food insecurity as pandemic protections end

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In the news

Rita Colwell explores cholera and climate change in School of Public Health lecture
April 23, 2025 | The Daily | Featured: Gilbert S. Omenn View

Five years later, the COVID pandemic is still with us
April 8, 2025 | KUOW | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View

Q&A: UW-led research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths
February 3, 2025 | UW News | Featured: Karen Chen, Diana Ceballos View

Five years of COVID-19: How the pandemic altered the workforce
January 31, 2025 | The Daily | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Five years of COVID-19: What we have learned about SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic
January 29, 2025 | The Daily | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View

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