Policy

Air Pollution:

Rural Air Pollution Often Overlooked, July 2006
Study Supports Need to Prevent Work-Related Obstructive Lung Diseases, March 2002
Non-White Californians Face Higher Health Risks, March 1998

Burnout:

Maslach: It Pays to Pay Attention to Burnout, September 2001

Children:

EPA Report on Children's Health Risks, March 2001

Diesel Exhaust:

State Declares Diesel Soot Hazardous, December 1998
Researchers Define Dangers of Diesel Exhaust, September 1998
Diesel Exhaust, a Public Health Threat?, September 1998

Energy:

International Study Calls for New Policies to Promote Safe, Sustainable Energy Use, March 2001

Fellowship:

Exchange between Researchers, Policy-Makers, June 1998

Genetics:

Genetic Testing: Where's the Science?, September 2003
Informing Workers about Genetic Test Results, June 2002
To Screen or Not to Screen?, September 1999
New Techniques Raise Complex Policy Issues, March 1998

Injury:

Pain and Fear in Las Vegas: Hotel Room Cleaners Silent on Injuries, Summer 2005
Workers' Compensation Pays Only a Fraction of Real Disease Costs, Study Finds, Spring 2005
Can a Focus on Prevention Improve Workers' Comp?, January 2005
Workers' Compensation System Should Reward Prevention Efforts, June 2004
Worker Injuries in U.S. May be Understated by Half, March 2004
Strategies Proposed for Protecting Immigrant Workers, December 2002
Return-to-Work Study Finds Workers' Compensation System Gridlocked, December 2001
Researchers Tally Cost of Work-Related Arthritis, September 2001
New Book Describes National Cost of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, September 2000
Information Gap Frustrates Injured Workers, December 1996

MTBE:

Examining What Went Wrong with MTBE, March 2001

Pesticides:

Researchers Urge State to Continue Taxing Pesticide Use, April 1996

Pollution:

Don't Wait to Fight Pollution in Developing World, December 2000

Research, Rulemaking:

Change in California Workers' Compensation System Short-Changes Workers, July 2006
Alumni Turn to Their Alma Mater to Help Address Urban Health Problems, April 2006
UC Report Urges California Leadership in “Green Chemistry”, April 2006
Educational Partnerships Build Local Capacity to Tackle Environmental Health Problems in India, Winter 2006
Researchers Test Alternative Way to Assess Environmental Risks, Spring 2005
Planning for the Future with Prevention, Environmental Health in Mind, Spring 2005
Alumnus Focuses on Occupational Health, Safety in China, March 2004
Harrison Named to Standards Board, December 2003
Indoor Smoke Ranks among the Ten Major Health Risks, WHO Reports, December 2002
The Market Doesn't Compensate for High-Risk Jobs, September 2001
Environmental Agenda Needs Better Balance, Smith Says, December 2000
Director Reflects on Research, Rulemaking, June 1998

Solvents:

Wilson Wins Environmental Fellowship, June 2002
Phasing Out One Type of Health Hazard May Increase Another, December 2000

Tobacco Smoke:

Passive Smoking Kills as Many Women as Active Smoking in China, Winter 2006
Passive Smoking Research has Changed Practices, December 1997

Waste Incineration:

Waste Incineration Regulation Should Protect Workers Better and Consider Broader Environmental Impacts, December 2000

Water:

EPA May Tighten Arsenic Standards, September 1999