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March 9, 2022
Improving physical health through changes in oral health behaviors
Approximately 50 University of Washington students, staff and faculty gathered in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health on March 7, 2022 for Rashmi Rao’s presentation, “Health Continuum Gap: Impacting Health Outcomes Through Behavioral Change.” The seminar was part of the UW Engineering Innovation in Health program’s Leaders in Health Innovation Speaker Series, which is…
March 8, 2022
Application period open for 2022 summer applied research fellowships
The Population Health Initiative is partnering with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology for the fourth consecutive summer to offer the Population Health Applied Research Fellowship program. Applications for this summer’s cohort will be accepted until April 8, 2022 from undergraduate and graduate students across all UW schools and colleges…
February 25, 2022
Initiative announces awardees of winter quarter 2022 Tier 1 pilot research grants
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of 11 Tier 1 pilot grants to teams representing researchers from nine different UW schools and colleges as well as UW Tacoma and numerous community-based partners. The collective value of these 11 awards was nearly $480,000, which included approximately $270,000 in funding from the initiative…
February 23, 2022
Researchers develop chatbot that asks emergency room visitors about social needs
Doctors across the United States have identified the need to access data on the social background of incoming emergency room patients in order to ensure more specialized care for patients. This prompted a research team led by the University of Washington to innovate a solution by developing a chatbot named HarborBot, which they presented at…
February 17, 2022
New UW Bothell program seeks to bolster behavioral and mental health workforce
The University of Washington Bothell’s School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) developed a behavioral and mental health proficiency program last year with the goal of addressing the knowledge gap in mental and behavioral health issues among entry level healthcare employees. The program seeks to democratize behavioral health knowledge by appealing to healthcare workers across…
February 15, 2022
Population Health Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship applications due April 1
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative is partnering for another year with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion and the Evans School for the summer 2022 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. Applications will be accepted now through Friday, April 1, 2022. The program offers $10,000 each to a multidisciplinary group of graduate or professional students…
February 9, 2022
Spotlight: Jennifer Atkinson supports the processing of anxiety from climate change
Channeling environmental anxiety into action to address pressing climate and environmental crises influences Dr. Jennifer Atkinson’s numerous pursuits and achievements. Her career centers on the intersections between mental health and climate science, as she seeks to help others process their anxiety surrounding the constantly evolving environmental crisis the world faces. Atkinson is an associate teaching…
February 4, 2022
Workers in tropical regions facing increasing dangers due to deforestation
Findings from a new University of Washington study suggest that rising temperatures due to climate change are responsible for increased fatalities and heat-related illnesses in outdoor workers in lower-latitude tropical forests. The study focuses on Berau Regency, Indonesia, as this region has experienced significant deforestation and subsequent warmer temperatures over the past several years. They…
February 1, 2022
Minorities hit harder by COVID-caused mammography delays
New research from the University of Washington School of Medicine found that women of color were disproportionately affected by the mass postponement of mammograms in the U.S. due to COVID-19. When the pandemic emerged, routine screenings were pushed back to allow health care facilities and workers to prioritize COVID-19 patients. After a few weeks, guidelines…
January 27, 2022
Spring course uses social entrepreneurship to tackle population health challenges
The Population Health Initiative is partnering with the Honors Program and Evans School of Public Policy & Governance once again this spring to offer an undergraduate course, “Improving Population Health through Social Entrepreneurship.” This five-credit course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of social innovation and the role that social enterprises can play in…
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