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July 12, 2022
Spotlight: Nicole Errett implements an equity-focused approach to disaster research
As the impacts of climate change, urbanization and globalization continue to manifest in every area of life, the increase in disasters around the world is a progressively important and relatively under researched effect of these challenges. Identifying and evaluating opportunities to reduce the health impacts of such disasters is the central focus for Dr. Nicole…
July 6, 2022
Initiative awards chronic disease pilot grants to two digital biomarker-focused projects
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative and Engineering Innovation in Health program announced the award of two pilot grants to University of Washington research teams seeking to develop solutions for people experiencing chronic disease, specifically the testing of scalable ideas that seek to better understanding of the intersections of biology, data, digital tools, and…
July 5, 2022
Initiative co-funds three Innovation Gap Fund projects with CoMotion
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative has again partnered with CoMotion to co-fund three Innovation Gap Funds of $50,000 each. This $150,000 in funding will support projects that simultaneously support the UW’s vision for improving population health while also fulfilling the CoMotion Innovation Fund’s goal of enabling research that will achieve sustainable commercial or…
June 30, 2022
Awardees of 2021 pilot research grants report on project progress
The Population Health Initiative awarded eight pilot research grants in March 2021 to faculty-led teams representing seven different University of Washington schools and colleges as well as external partners. These pilot research grants are intended to spur new, interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects addressing major population health challenges. Now at the project mid-point, investigators…
June 28, 2022
Panelists discuss relationship-driven approach to sustainability in coffee and tea industries
On May 18, 2022, panelists Jeannie Liu of Miro Tea, Brian James of Herkimer Coffee and Dr. Alissa Bilfield, assistant teaching professor in the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, gathered in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health to address the importance of sustainability in the continually growing and changing…
June 22, 2022
Understanding the role of historical residential segregation on pediatric injury and violence
Approximately 265 pediatric deaths occurred as a result of injury or violence in Washington state in 2020. A team of researchers from the University of Washington and hospitals around the state are collaborating on a new Population Health Initiative-funded pilot project, “Residential Segregation and Pediatric Injury and Violence in Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma,” to better…
June 16, 2022
Awardees announced for 2021-22 undergraduate research travel funds
The Population Health Initiative announced three awardees for the Undergraduate Research Travel Awards for the 2021-22 academic year. These awards were granted through a partnership with the Undergraduate Research Program as part of its annual conference travel award program. The award application process was open to undergraduate students on all three UW campuses who had…
June 14, 2022
Jody Early advances health equity through community-based research and teaching
Dr. Jody Early’s teaching, service and research endeavors are centered on the intersections between education, health and human rights. She strives to help students think critically about the way systems of oppression impact in their own lives and population health challenges, carrying this framework into her many research endeavors and professional pursuits. “If we are…
June 10, 2022
Resmaa Menakem joins UW Community Circle to explain somatic approach to healing
On May 3, 2022, the University of Washington Population Health Initiative, the School of Public Health, the Race & Equity Initiative and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity hosted a virtual guided conversation with Resmaa Menakem (pictured), an educator of anti-racism whose multiple books and courses implement a somatic approach to healing racialized trauma….
June 9, 2022
Initiative announces awardees of spring quarter 2022 Tier 3 pilot research grants
The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of five Tier 3 pilot grants to close out its grant funding for the 2021-22 academic year. The total value of these five awards is approximately $1.19 million, which included roughly $900,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different schools, colleges, departments and…
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