December 13, 2022
UW study bolsters evidence of link between air pollution and health outcomes
New research from University of Washington investigators has added to the evidence that prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution can harm kids. Specifically, the study found that mothers in the first and second trimesters who were exposed to nitrogen dioxide (N02) were more likely to experience behavioral problems. Children aged 2-4 exposed to small…
December 6, 2022
Initiative announces award of five autumn quarter 2022 Tier 2 pilot research grants
Five new Population Health Initiative Tier 2 pilot grants were awarded today to teams representing researchers from six different UW schools and colleges as well as several community-based partners. The total value of these awards was roughly $530,000, which included $280,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different schools, colleges and…
December 1, 2022
Lower-income communities realize economic benefits from sweetened beverage taxes
Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is a known contributor to a number of health issues, with several local jurisdictions in the U.S. having implemented sweetened beverage taxes as a means of successfully reducing purchasing. Most studies of the economic impact of these taxes have focused on retail-level data, with a new study from University of Washington…
November 29, 2022
Winter quarter population health course to explore careers across disciplines
The Population Health Initiative is partnering with the School of Public Health to offer a series of career-focused lectures during winter quarter 2023. This seminar course is designed for University of Washington undergraduate students from any degree program who are interested in exploring different career pathways in population health. This is a one-credit seminar graded…
November 22, 2022
Winter 2023 undergraduate course highlights UW population health research
The Population Health Initiative is continuing its partnership with the University of Washington’s Undergraduate Research Program (URP) to offer a series of faculty-led lectures during winter quarter 2023 focused on the three pillars of population health: human health, environmental resilience and social and economic equity. The Research Exposed! (General Studies 391 D) course will feature…
November 17, 2022
Recapping the Global Perspectives: Women in Leadership in Public Health panel
The Population Health Initiative – in partnership with the Office of Global Affairs, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, and the School of Public Health – brought together an international, hybrid panel (pictured) on November 2, 2022 of four leading women to discuss their experiences navigating the field of public health, including how they…
November 10, 2022
Spotlight: Graduate student Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano reflects on her time at UW
While most people were isolating early during the COVID-19 pandemic, one University of Washington student was delivering deliver weekly breakfasts, cloth masks, thank you notes and grocery gift cards for more than 200 UW custodians. That student was Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano, a UW alum who received her undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2010, before…
November 8, 2022
Expanding emissions decreases timeline of inevitable increase in global temperatures
In order to limit greenhouse gas emissions to continue the gradual decline of emissions rates, many countries joined the Paris Agreement, which limits warming to 2 degrees Celsius at most. Researchers from the University of Washington sought to determine the extent to which past emissions guarantee a certain degree of warming by expanding their focus…
November 3, 2022
UW study assesses disproportionate access to opioid addiction treatment
As the opioid addition crisis becomes increasingly worse across the U.S. over the past several years, federal policy changes are being implemented to shift patient evaluations toward a virtual format. A focus on buprenorphine, an effective treatment for opioid disorder, was another major aspect of these policy changes, as it is easy to prescribe in…
November 1, 2022
Initiative awards nine autumn quarter 2022 Tier 1 pilot research grants to UW teams
The Population Health Initiative has awarded nine Tier 1 pilot grants to teams representing researchers from seven different University of Washington schools and colleges, plus UW Bothell and several different community-based partners. The total value of these nine awards is approximately $300,000, of which $213,000 is initiative funding and the remainder drawing from school, college…