Demystifying policy: HSERV 553 brings permit-to-purchase lawmakers into the classroom
Policymakers, including Senator Manka Dhingra, visited students in HSERV 553 to discuss Washington’s new Permit-to-Purchase gun law.
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HSPop faculty awarded two new American Cancer Society grants
Together, the awards support both groundbreaking individual scholarship and a major regional collaboration, reinforcing the department’s leadership in translating evidence into real-world impact. From reimagining breast cancer prevention in clinical settings to strengthening the pipeline of early-career cancer researchers, these investments mark an important step forward in efforts to reduce cancer risk and improve outcomes for communities…
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Americans Dead First: What Stephen Bezruchka wants you to know and do
Throughout his extensive career, Stephen Bezruchka, emeritus professor, has taught and mentored thousands of students, published dozens of papers, chapters, and books, launched a YouTube channel. His message through it all: Americans are dead first, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Inside Washington’s Enterprise EHR Initiative—with MHIHIM student Aaron Morris
Second-year MHIHIM student Aaron Morris is already making a statewide impact. Now an EHR Senior Business Analyst with Washington’s Department of Social & Health Services, Aaron is helping lead the implementation of an enterprise electronic health record system—applying lessons from the classroom directly to one of the state’s most ambitious health IT initiatives.
HSEED Award and Student Funding
Established by the Department of Health Systems and Population Health in 2016, the HSEED Award celebrates students who show outstanding potential to lead and innovate in public health and health services. The HSEED Award provides tuition support for outstanding students across our department’s academic programs. Recipients are honored for their academic merit, diversity of experiences and backgrounds, potential for leadership in public health, and committment to making a difference in their communities.