The 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:
IT’S NOT JUST THE RAIN: What Causes Drought in Washington and How You Can Get Involved
1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Join us for an informative webinar on the different ways drought can develop in WA, how the physical drivers of drought are changing due to climate change, and what individuals, communities, and decision-makers can do to prepare for the future.
When AI Shapes Us: Understanding Conversational AI’s Influence on Well-Being and Agency
4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Professor Yi-Chieh Lee as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Idea to Impact: Women Innovators in Health
2 p.m.–4 p.m.
Our speakers will share what drew them into health innovation, the meaningful problems they’re working to solve, and the real challenges that come with the territory: regulatory and approval barriers, long development timelines, and the constraints that don’t show up until you’re already building.
Climate in Washington Webinar
1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Topics will include climate change’s impact on various climate hazards as well as the human and ecosystem impacts of these changes.
Endowed DELV Lecture and Faculty Exchange in Global Health
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Global WACh presents the 5th annual Endowed DELV Lecture and Faculty Exchange in Global Health: “How to improve health for children exposed to HIV in Botswana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe – from clinical trials to implementation and policy”
Webinar: The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Accessibility
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
This session will trace the evolution of digital accessibility through three questions: How did we get here? (the past); Where are we now? (the present); and Where do we go from here? (the future).
From surveillance to prevention: Interdisciplinary strategies for occupational health and safety
12:30 p.m.–1:20 p.m.
The UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) welcomes Dr. Robert Harrison as our 2026 Breysse Lecture speaker.
What Feeds Us: Science, Climate, and the Future of Food with Pamela Ronald
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Climate change is threatening the crops that feed us all. UC Davis geneticist Pamela Ronald reveals how her discovery of flood-tolerant rice is helping millions of farmers adapt — and what plant science means for the future of food.
Civic Health Initiative Student Programming Convening
1 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Civic Health Initiative is hosting a Tri-Campus Student Programming Gathering with program staff, faculty, and student representatives across the three campuses who are working and leading programs within the space of civic health and civic engagement at the University of Washington.
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.