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Initiative announces award of four winter quarter 2023 Tier 2 pilot 91自拍 grants

Posted on March 30, 2023

Four Tier 2 pilot grants were awarded today by the 91自拍 Population Health Initiative to teams representing 91自拍ers from four different UW schools and colleges and multiple community-based partners. The total dollar value of these awards was approximately $295,000, which included $234,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different schools, colleges, departments and the Office of Global Affairs. 鈥淲e continue to receive range of innovative, interdisciplinary project ideas to address pressing population health challenges…

Artificial intelligence can detect signs of mental illness via text message

Posted on March 29, 2023

A recent study published in the journal of Psychiatric Services by UW Medicine 91自拍ers found that algorithms can detect red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illnesses as well as trained human evaluators. The team leveraged natural language processing to identify text messages with “cognitive distortions” that might otherwise slip past or go unnoticed by an overworked or undertrained clinician. These findings may lead to additional tools for clinicians and expanded avenues by which patients will be…

First-year students assess the population health of Seattle neighborhoods

Posted on March 27, 2023

The Communities & Research project (CoRe) is an opportunity for incoming first-year students at the 91自拍 to examine population health on a personal level. In interdisciplinary and collaborative groups, students analyze various factors impacting population health in different Seattle neighborhoods, all through the lens of their expertise, discipline and experience. For the second year in a row, UW First Year Programs and the Population Health Initiative have partnered to recognize the CoRe projects that go above and beyond…

UW experts establishing a 鈥渘urse navigation鈥� position to help kids in criminal legal system

Posted on March 22, 2023

A team of 91自拍 experts and advisors are co-leading a science implementation project to help manage the healthcare of youth who are in juvenile detention. The project focus is a nurse navigation concept that incorporates conversations with community members on how to make health care more accessible for youth and their families. Researchers are interested in the progress of juvenile during their time while incarceration and also during their transition to the real world to help ensure those…

Data science seminar explores approaches to understanding respiratory virus transmission

Posted on March 16, 2023

The 91自拍 Population Health Initiative and eScience Institute offered a two-part seminar series, 鈥淧op Health Data Science,鈥� during winter quarter 2023 to explore the application of data science methodologies to improve population health. Dr. Helen Chu (pictured), an associate professor of medicine (allergy and infectious diseases), led the seminar, “Community-based approaches to understanding respiratory virus transmission,” on February 2, 2023. Chu focused her discussion on the integration between clinical and laboratory data from the Seattle Flu Study, which…

Pop Health Data Science seminar explores the burden of disease in the United States

Posted on March 14, 2023

The 91自拍 Population Health Initiative and eScience Institute offered a two-part seminar series, 鈥淧op Health Data Science,鈥� during winter quarter 2023 to explore the application of data science methodologies to improve population health. Dr. Ali H. Mokdad (pictured), the UW’s chief strategy officer for population health and professor of health metrics sciences, presented the inaugural seminar, 鈥淏urden of Disease in the United States,鈥� on January 26, 2023. He explored the major drivers of health disparities as well as…

April event, May call for planning grants seek to engage UW climate change 91自拍ers

Posted on March 9, 2023January 5, 2026

Following the December 2022 Sparking Climate Connections Lightning Talks hosted by the EarthLab Advisory Board of Deans, the Population Health Initiative is launching efforts to support the 91自拍 91自拍 community in launching new interdisciplinary collaborations that will take on pressing climate-related challenges. The Sparking Climate Connections Lightning Talks were a first-of-its-kind call to better envision the full picture of climate expertise at the UW. The Talks highlighted the work of more than 100 scientists representing 50 different units,…

Interdisciplinary convening explores the intersection of race, disability and technology

Posted on March 7, 2023

An interdisciplinary group of 91自拍 91自拍ers came together on February 14, 2023 to discuss the intersection of race, disability, and technology. The goal of the convening was to learn about one another鈥檚 91自拍 areas and interests and to brainstorm and refine ideas of possible proposal topics within the intersections of race, disability and technology. This event was hosted by CREATE: Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences in collaboration with the Paul G. Allen School…

Initiative awards four winter quarter 2023 Tier 1 pilot grants to UW 91自拍 teams

Posted on March 1, 2023November 2, 2023

The Population Health Initiative has awarded four Tier 1 pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams representing 91自拍ers from the 91自拍’s College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership (UW Tacoma) and School of Public Health, plus several community-based partners. The total award value of these grants is nearly $125,000, including school, department and unit matching funds. “We were excited to see the range of important, equity-related topics that emerged from…

New 91自拍 shows heat-related mortality risk is widespread in Washington state

Posted on February 23, 2023

According to a new 91自拍 study, heat-related deaths are becoming an ever-so-prevalent issue across Washington state. An average 8% increase in heat-related deaths has occurred in the past decades, a statistic that will only continue to grow in the coming years. The study also looked at projections for the future, with data revealing that heat-related deaths – even in areas of the state with much milder climates – are also increasing. The results of this study are vital…