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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health News

The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health emphasizes the role of air, water, the home environment, and the workplace as critical determinants of health. Our accredited programs provide mentorship, community involvement opportunities, and research projects for students to grow as experts and leaders in their fields.

Current Environmental and Occupational Health News

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Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

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A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.

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News highlights featuring UNLV students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.

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News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

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Public Health professor Erika Marquez receives 2024 Community Engagement Award for her work breaking down barriers to reach marginalized communities.

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Partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders uses sports to boost body image and mental well-being of teenage girls.

Environmental and Occupational Health In The News

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Two days of record high temperatures could trigger an early response from Mother Nature.

Yahoo!

After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free skies this week. The Air Quality Index (AQI) — which measures the concentration of pollutants in the air — seemed to confirm all was well in the L.A. atmosphere, with low numbers that suggested clean, healthy air.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

With cooler temperatures here, that means mosquito season is thankfully coming to an end. Following up on a story I covered on Monday when I stopped at UNLV to talk to experts about how bad this past mosquito season was, on Tuesday I wanted to find out what can be done to help fight the problem.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

If you have noticed more mosquitoes — or felt their bites — this past summer... You are not alone. Experts said not only did we have more mosquitoes, but we had more cases of West Nile virus when comparing it to previous years.

Everyday Health

Mosquito season is here and that means it’s time for us to start being vigilant about protecting ourselves from the pesky pests. While the most common side effect of a mosquito bite is an itchy red bump, mosquitoes can also spread dangerous diseases like West Nile, Lyme disease, Zika, dengue, and more.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The number of confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Clark County has risen again as mosquitoes positive for the virus are found in 44 Southern Nevada zip codes.

Environmental and Occupational Health Experts

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Recent Environmental and Occupational Health Accomplishments

Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Miklo Alcala, and Bryson Carrier coauthored an article titled, “Descriptive Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in the United States: Using Big Data to Characterize Patients and Analyze Parasitic Disease Trends,” in the journal,…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) coauthored an article titled “The effect of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled…
Mark Buttner (Environmental and Occupational Health) received a one-year grant from the Clark County School District to continue the Airborne Pollen Monitoring project, which provides updated pollen and mold spore counts for the Las Vegas area. In 2013, UNLV partnered with the Clark County School District to establish the program in order to…
Zuobin Xiong (PI), Mingon Kang, Junggab Son (all Computer Science), and Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health) have been awarded a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), titled "Equipment: HSI: ELPSE: EI: A Guided Pathway to Enhancing HSI Student Experience and Success in Generative AI with the Planting of Education-Oriented…
Alyx Phillips from Three Square Food Bank and Environmental and Occupational Health alum, Courtney Coughenour, Sheila Janofsky (both Environmental and Occupational Health), Ian McDonough (Economics), Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Lisa Segler from Three Square Food Bank presented a talk, "…
Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) presented a talk titled "Building Resilience Through Climate Justice in Nevada" at the 2024 Impact Summit in Las Vegas, NV, held by Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition on November 15. The presentation showcased initiatives aimed at building resilience — such as urban heat…