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Bridge funding awarded for new population health faculty hires

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The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $1.8 million in funding for three new faculty positions that will focus on developing innovative solutions to population health grand challenges identified by the Initiative. These awards, which are each a four-year “bridge” against future retirements, were selected through a competitive application process that required proposal of a joint hire between two or more academic departments. The three positions selected for funding are:

UW joins the new University Climate Change Coalition

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The University of Washington joined 12 other top North American research universities in the new University Climate Change Coalition, a group that seeks to leverage its research and resources to accelerate local and regional climate action in partnership with businesses, cities and states. Each participating institution will convene a climate change forum in 2018 to bring together key local stakeholders. These forums will be tailored to meet local and regional objectives shared across sectors and will aim to speed the…

UW and Public Health – Seattle & King County create new academic health department

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The University of Washington Schools of Public Health and of Nursing have executed an agreement with Public Health – Seattle & King County that is intended to encourage collaboration and resource sharing through a new academic health department. The goal of this three-year agreement is to provide mutual benefits to the UW and to King County in teaching, research and public health services. This includes offering field placements and internship opportunities for UW students with PHSKC, and working together to…

Learning environmental lessons in the wild

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A course in the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, “Wildlife Conservation in Northwest Ecosystems,” teaches UW students about the intertwined ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park through experiential learning. Students complete a week of intensive fieldwork, which is then followed by research projects and presentations that demonstrate how research in Yellowstone is relevant to Washingtonians. Research topics from the last cohort of students included studying how human roads and trails affect the hunting habits of predators, the impact of climate…

Nursing advances local population health through King County partnership

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Best Starts for Kids is a levy-funded initiative to improve the health and well-being of King County, Washington by investing in prevention and early intervention for children, youth, families and communities who are at risk for a host of chronic diseases. The UW School of Nursing and Public Health – Seattle & King County have partnered to advance the research base of Best Starts for Kids by having nursing graduate students translate evidence into practical application and generate evidence that guides…

Collecting perishable natural disaster data

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The analysis of infrastructure damaged by natural disasters allows researcher to gain insights that helps inform development of more resilient communities. However, data for this type of analysis must be gathered quickly after a disaster to ensure it is useful, meaning research teams must get on the ground before clean up and repair work progresses too far. A research team from the University of Washington’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering recently traveled to Mexico in the aftermath of the…

Evaluating the connection between toxic air and mental health

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New research from a University of Washington-led study found that the risk of psychological distress increased alongside the amount of fine particulate matter in the air of a specific neighborhood. The research also indicated that black men and white women show the most significant correlation between air pollution and psychological distress. This study is believed to be the first to use a nationally representative survey pool, cross-referenced with pollution data at the census block level, to evaluate the connection between…

Initiative partners with CoMotion on pilot funding

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The Population Health Initiative has partnered with CoMotion’s Innovation Fund to offer a $50,000 Population Health Innovation Award for the Fund’s next round of funding. The Population Health Innovation Award will fund projects that support the initiative’s vision of creating a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. Projects will also need to fulfil the criteria of CoMotion’s Innovation Fund, which acts as bridge funding between research grants and seed stage investments. Seed stage investment could…

Initiative announces funding call for pilot research grants

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The Population Health Initiative seeks to create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives. In support of that vision, the initiative is pleased to announce a funding call to University of Washington faculty for population health pilot research grants of up to $50,000 each. Applications for this round of funding are due on Friday, February 8, 2018. These grants are intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address…

Nursing schools prioritize population health education

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The leaders of nursing schools and programs at 20 colleges and universities across the State of Washington recently developed a white paper agreeing to focus on population health in nursing education. The University of Washington Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies’ dean, Shari L. Dworkin, was one of the contributors, as was UW Seattle School of Nursing executive dean Azita Emami. The paper calls for an increased focus on population health concepts to prepare future nurses to provide the…