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PHS Monday Seminar: An Investigation of Lead Exposures Among Workers at a Wisconsin Shipyard
Background: Lead exposure can cause adverse health effects and is a known occupational hazard in the shipyard industry. On March 28, 2016, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) learned of three workers with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) >40 µg/dL. These workers had been retrofitting a 690-foot vessel…
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Graduate/Professional Certificate in Global Health Alexandra MacMillan Uribe among members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Graduate/Professional Certificate in Global Health Alexandra MacMillan Uribe among members chosen for Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
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GHI’s Jim Conway weighs in on new vaccine study from CDC
GHI’s Jim Conway weighs in on new vaccine study from CDC.
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Talking Health Out Loud: How volunteering led to life-saving strategies for teens
Nurse Susan Gold discusses her journey from volunteer to developing life-saving strategies for teens with HIV/AIDS.
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Climate Change: Clearer than Ever
The climate of our state, our country and the world is evolving rapidly. Vital resources of land, water, environment and infrastructure are threatened by rising temperature and changes in intensity and distribution of rainfall. We know why it’s happening. The basic physics of greenhouse gases has been known for 150 years. Climate models that incorporate…