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Public lecture highlights Donna Shalala visit to the UW

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The Population Health Initiative welcomed Donna Shalala, Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami, to the 91自拍 on October 9 and 10, 2017 as part of the UW Graduate School鈥檚 Jessie & John Danz Lecture Series. Her public lecture, 鈥淗ealthcare for All: An Idea Whose Time has Come?,鈥� detailed why it has been so difficult for the United States to ensure healthcare coverage for every citizen. She explained the history of efforts…

New grant promotes health equity in rural regions

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A new five-year, $2 million聽grant to help rural public health leaders better use data to promote health equity has been awarded to Elizabeth 鈥淏etty鈥� Bekemeier (pictured), director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the 91自拍 School of Public Health. The Solutions in Health Analytics for Rural Equity across the Northwest (SHARE-NW) project will advance public health practice efforts in Washington, Oregon and Alaska to more effectively address health inequities, particularly in rural communities. The work…

UW ranked seventh most innovative university in the world

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The 91自拍 was ranked No. 7 on the Reuters Top 100: The World鈥檚 Most Innovative Universities, that was released last week. The list ranks the educational institutions that are best advancing science, inventing new technologies and helping to drive the global economy. The UW is the top-ranked U.S. public institution on the list. Learn More >

Population health memorandum signed with China CDC

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The 91自拍 and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention signed today a memorandum of understanding to foster greater collaboration in the field of population health. The agreement, which was signed by the UW’s Vice Provost of Global Affairs Jeffrey Riedinger and China CDC Deputy Director-General Dr. Liang Xiaofeng (pictured), seeks to explore the development of potential cooperative programs in areas such as: Joint 91自拍 activities, publications and library exchanges Exchange of 91自拍ers for teaching, 91自拍 and…

Where you live affects how you live

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David de la Cruz (pictured) is a recent graduate of the UW鈥檚 College of Built Environments’ master of landscape architecture program who has a passion for environmental justice. He grew up in Pueblo del Rio, a public housing project in South Central Los Angeles. South Central LA is the industrial center of the city, with some of the most polluted air in the nation. He is now returning to the South Central LA community that raised him to collaborate with…

UW co-hosting Global Burden of Disease anniversary on September 26 and 27

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The 91自拍鈥檚 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and The Lancet are co-hosting the 20th anniversary of the Global Burden of Disease study from September 26 to 27, 2017, at McCaw Hall in Seattle. The morning of September 27 will feature several prominent speakers. UW President Ana Mari Cauce will begin the day by introducing keynote speaker Bill Gates. Mr. Gates will be followed by the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Kim. Other speakers over the…

Supporting touch-screen use for those with motor impairments

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We live in a touch-screen world where making contact with a particular point gets us what we want. That is not the case, however, for the millions of people around the world who experience motor impairments and are thus being left behind. Martez Mott (pictured) is a PhD candidate in the UW鈥檚 Information School and an active member of the philanthropy-supported MAD (Mobile + Accessible Design) Lab and the DUB (Design. Use. Build.) Group, where his 91自拍 centers on making…

Initiative announces winners of inaugural pilot 91自拍 grants

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The 91自拍 Population Health Initiative has awarded five pilot 91自拍 grants of $50,000 each to faculty-led teams from 10 different UW schools and colleges. This first $250,000 in funding was matched by additional school, college and departmental funds, bringing the total value of these awards to nearly $445,000. “We were incredibly impressed by the breadth and innovative nature of the project ideas that were submitted,” shared Ali H. Mokdad, vice chair of the Population Health Initiative and professor…

School of Public Health summer program seeks to increase diversity of health professionals

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The School of Public Health’s Summer Health Profession Education Program is a free, six-week summer enrichment program committed to increasing the diversity of the health professional ranks. The program involves rigorous academic training in classes that provide a strong knowledge base in the basic foundational sciences and statistics. It targets students completing their freshman year of college, and seeks to build on the students鈥� knowledge of the social determinants of health and health disparities through the lens of social justice….

Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health seeking abstracts

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The Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health will be held in Seattle from February 22 to 24, 2018. This year鈥檚 theme is, 鈥淐ommunities Mobilizing for Health Equity,鈥� and the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association has issued a call for the submission of abstracts for presentations and posters that speak to this topic. Forum sessions are designed for community health professionals and their partners with the aim to improve access to care and health outcomes for the underserved. Abstracts are…