Population Health

Let’s Talk Pop Health

Image of a presenter speaking to a large group of peopleThe Population Health Initiative is working to amplify population health-related education and training activities across the UW’s three campuses by offering, partnering to offer and/or promoting a range of events under the banner of, “Let’s Talk Pop Health.”

These offerings are a mix of virtual, in-person and hybrid workshops, lectures, seminars, film screenings, convenings and so forth, with the in-person activities to be held primarily in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, activating it as the University’s hub for population health.

The current “Let’s Talk Pop Health” offerings for academic year 2025-26 are:

Extreme Heat in the Pacific Northwest: Strategies for Next Summer and Beyond

Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

11 a.m.Noon

Virtual
Extreme heat disasters are becoming increasingly common. What are the strategies for long-term risk-reduction and extreme heat preparedness?

The Enduring Dilemma of Managing American High-level Nuclear Waste

Friday, Jan. 23, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Barry Rabe
Arthur Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Environmental Policy
University of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy
Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies
Brookings Institution

Human-Wildlife Coexistence

Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Amanda Stronza
Professor, Associate Department Head for Graduate Programs
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Co-founder of the Applied Biodiversity Science Program
Texas A&M University

New Directions for International Law of the Sea

Friday, Mar. 6, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Elizabeth Mendelhall
Associate Professor, Joint appointment
Department of Marine Affairs; Political Science
University of Rhode Island

Making Better Decisions about Sustainability

Friday, Apr. 3, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Thomas Dietz
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy
Founding Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program
Michigan State University

Katz Distinguished Lecture: Stephanie LeMenager

Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026

6:30 p.m.

Kane Hall (KNE) 210
Stephanie LeMenager's work on climate change and the humanities has been featured in The New York Times, ClimateWire, Science Friday, NPR, the CBC, and other public venues.

Northwest Nature and Health Symposium

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026

9:30 a.m.4 p.m.

Intellectual House
The UW Center for Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being. We work with community and decision-makers to translate our findings into programs and policies that ensure everyone can benefit from the healing power of nature.

Local Climate and Sustainability Policy: A Focus on Implementation

Friday, May 1, 2026
Gowen Hall (GWN) 1A
Rachel Krause
Professor University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration
University of Kansas

Please contact us if you are organizing population health-related events that you would like support in partnering and/or marketing under the “Let’s Talk Pop Health” banner.