Research Interests
Public health organization and financing; workforce development; integration of health and health care services
Bio
Jack Thompson is a principal lecturer emeritus in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health and has been a faculty member of the department since 1994. He served as director of the UW Northwest Center for Public Health Practice from 2000 to 2008. Prior to that appointment, Thompson worked for 10 years at Public Health – Seattle & King County. As director of the Seattle Health Services Division, he helped establish teen health clinics in public high schools in collaboration with Seattle Public Health Schools and a range of community providers, including hospitals and health centers. Thompson has also served as executive director of Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers of Seattle, a consortium of community health centers now known as Neighborcare Health. He has a master of social work from the UW.
Education
BA English Literature, Wabash College, 1969
MSW Social Work, University of Washington, 1976
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Opportunity knocks but twice for Public Health Preparedness Centers.
Turnock BJ, Thompson J, Baker EL. Opportunity knocks but twice for Public Health Preparedness Centers. Public Health Rep. 2010 Nov-Dec;125 Suppl 5:1-3.
Assessing regional public health preparedness: a new tool for considering cross-border issues.
Jones M, O’Carroll P, Thompson J, D’Ambrosio L. Assessing regional public health preparedness: a new tool for considering cross-border issues. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2008 Sep-Oct;14(5):E15-22.
Pandemic policy and planning considerations for universities: findings from a tabletop exercise.
Beaton R, Stergachis A, Thompson J, Osaki C, Johnson C, Charvat SJ, Marsden-Haug N. Pandemic policy and planning considerations for universities: findings from a tabletop exercise. Biosecur Bioterror. 2007 Dec;5(4):327-34.
Assessment of public health workforce bioterrorism and emergency preparedness readiness among tribes in Washington State: a collaborative approach among the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, and
Pearson D, Thompson J, Finkbonner J, Williams C, D’Ambrosio L. Assessment of public health workforce bioterrorism and emergency preparedness readiness among tribes in Washington State: a collaborative approach among the Northwest Center for Public Health
The Northwest’s Hot Topics in Preparedness forum: a novel distance-learning collaborative.
Shield M, Wiesner P, Curran C, Stark G, Rauch S, Stergachis A, Thompson J. The Northwest’s Hot Topics in Preparedness forum: a novel distance-learning collaborative. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005 Nov;Suppl:S25-32.
The role of public policy in health care market change.
Katz A, Thompson J. The role of public policy in health care market change. Health Aff (Millwood). 1996 Summer;15(2):77-91.
