Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are undertaking a study to better understand the potential enviromental and occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service.
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IMAGE: The Tucson Fire Department is one of several fire departments around the United States participating in the study, which is comparing incumbent firefighters with new recruits to help identify potential. view more
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Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are undertaking a study to better understand the potential enviromental and occupational health risks specific to women in the fire service.
Funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the study will examine how being a firefighter affects women s stress levels, as well as their risk of cancer and reproductive toxicity, or adverse reproductive health outcomes.