March 3, 2020
Application period open for 2020 summer applied research fellowships
The Population Health Initiative, in partnership with the University of Washington’s Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, is accepting applications for the summer 2020 Population Health Applied Research Fellowship Program until April 3, 2020. This paid fellowship program will offer a multidisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students training in data analysis techniques as…
February 27, 2020
University receives Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification
The University of Washington’s three campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma have received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which is an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement. The assessments across each of the three campuses identified hundreds of examples of partnerships that embody the definition of community engagement that the Carnegie Foundation…
February 25, 2020
Planning climate change in China with more permeable stormwater systems
Sometime, about 50 years from now, a threatening storm probably will push out of the South China Sea into southeast China’s Pearl River Delta, a densely populated region that includes Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai. The rains are expected to be even more intense by 2070 because the atmosphere will hold more moisture due to…
February 20, 2020
Spring undergraduate course to focus on humanitarian and disaster research
A UW team installs a solar microgrid in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. The Population Health Initiative is again offering GEN ST 297, “Disasters: Approaches to Preparation, Response and Recovery,” during spring quarter 2020. This is a one-credit, credit/no-credit seminar-style course for undergraduate students that will require completion of short, weekly quizzes and a two-…
February 18, 2020
Initiative offers honors course in social entrepreneurship
The Population Health Initiative is partnering with the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance to offer an undergraduate course through the Honors Program, “Improving Population Health through Social Entrepreneurship,” in spring 2020. The course will offer students a fundamental understanding social innovation and the role that social enterprises can play in addressing population health…
February 11, 2020
Initiative-funded 2018 pilot research grant awardees report final outcomes
The Population Health Initiative awarded eight pilot research grants to faculty-led teams from 11 different UW schools and colleges in March 2018. These pilot research grants encouraged new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address population health grand challenges. The funded teams have now all completed their projects, and report on their results and…
February 3, 2020
Population Health Social Entrepreneurship Fellows call for applications
The Population Health Initiative – in partnership with the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, CoMotion and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance – is accepting applications for the summer quarter 2020 Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. The paid fellowship will be offered to four graduate students from different disciplines to explore various social enterprise models…
January 27, 2020
Help generate content for the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
A key component of the University of Washington’s efforts to improve population health is the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. The Rosling Center, which will open in summer 2020, will act as a central hub for faculty, students, staff, partners and visitors from a wide range of disciplines across the university, the region,…
January 21, 2020
Initiative supports creation of safe motherhood program with the Somali community
Mama Amaan (Somali for “safe motherhood”) is a partnership between the Somali Health Board of Tukwila and the University of Washington. Its goal is to test the feasibility of a community-developed and run program of pre- and postnatal care services to help reduce negative health outcomes for women and infants. The program brings together women…
January 16, 2020
Developing a chatbot to support caregivers of children with chronic conditions
Being a parent or caregiver to a child can be a stressful experience, with added challenges if a child has a chronic illness or medical condition. A tri-campus team of University of Washington researchers is attempting to help reduce this stress through development of a chatbot that supports caregivers of children with chronic conditions. “We…