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Dr. Joel Kaufman

Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and School of Medicine

Air pollution, COVID-19, Public health, Wildfires

206-616-3501 / joelk@uw.edu

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Expertise: Environmental and occupational epidemiology, health effects of diesel exhaust exposures, environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease, traffic-related air pollution, environmental health


DR. JOEL KAUFMAN'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • RFK Jr. says government ignores chronic disease, but that's misguided | NBC News
  • Driving away from wildfires can be harrowing — here’s what to do | The Washington Post
  • What wildfire smoke means for your health and how to protect yourself | The Washington Post
  • Amid high asthma rates, Snohomish County seeks climate solutions | Everett Herald
  • Heat wave can put hearts into ‘oxygen debt,' lab experiment shows| STAT

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DR. JOEL KAUFMAN'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma
  • Breathing highway air increases blood pressure, UW research finds 
  • Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
  • Three UW faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine; emeritus professor earns service award
  • Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished teaching honor, new editor for environmental health journal, overseeing education in Uganda, Allen School honors

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