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Population Health

Research overview

The Population Health Initiative offers leadership for several interdisciplinary research projects as well as grant funding for a range of other interdisciplinary endeavors at the University of Washington.

Man leads a conversation with community members

Bolstering community well-being

Sandbags alongside a river to help with flood control

Building disaster resilient communities

Image of a child receiving a vaccination

Improving childhood vaccinations in the U.S.

Woman hugging a child

Improving childhood vaccinations in Canada

Data visualization of the world

Boosting global vaccination coverage

Image of a nurse in protective gear

Understanding vaccine hesitancy of nurses

Female physician checking male patient's blood pressure at clinic

Understanding the impact of vaccine confidence on overall health

Image of a teen after receiving a vaccination

Assessing drivers of HPV vaccination

Two girls walk away from the family

Reducing vaccine disparities for the urban underserved

UW student working with two children

Funded pilot projects

UW Researchers compare computer models and maps with real time assessment of landslide areas in Seattle area

Other population health research at the UW