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Health Systems and Population Health

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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Events

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health periodically hosts seminars, expert panel discussions, author conversations and workshops to explore concepts and ideas to deepen the conversation surrounding public health and health services leadership. These events are typically open to students, alumni, faculty and staff of the department, as well as other professionals in the field. Events are held both online and in-person on our campus.

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January 2026: A Public Health Approach to Fiction

A Public Health Approach to Fiction

Guest Speaker: Alejandro Varela, MPH

  • Author, The Town of Bablylon and Middle Spoon
  • Alum, UW Community-Oriented Public Health Practice MPH

Host: Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH

  • Professor & Department Chair, Health Systems & Population Health, University of Washington

October 2025: Imagine Doing Better – Improving Population Health with Imagination, Reflection & Action

Imagine Doing Better: Improving population health with imagination, reflection, and action

  • October 23, 2025, 2pm

Guest Speaker: Paul J. Fleming, PhD, MPH

  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Equity, University of Michigan

Host: India J. Ornelas, PhD, MPH

  • Professor, Health Systems & Population Health, University of Washington

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September 2025: People-First Health Care Leadership – A Conversation with Marvin O’Quinn, MHA ’79

Leader in health care management // ‘79 MHA alum Marvin O’Quinn reflects on 40-year career of serving community health

Guest: Marvin O’Quinn, MHA ’79

Host: Neil Sehgal, PhD, MPH

  • Austin Ross Endowed Chair in Health Administration
  • Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
  • Director, Master of Health Administration Programs

May 2025: Population Health & Value-Based Care in an Era of Uncertainty

Population Health & Value-Based Care in an Era of Uncertainty

Guest Speaker: Mike Myint, MD, MBA

  • Chief Population Health Officer, UW Medicine

Pop-Talks

  • “Understanding how the social context shapes outcomes from a food incentive program” by Miriana Duran, MD, MPH
  • “Establishing and Prioritizing the Core Factors Necessary to Sustain Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs” by Lars Almquist, MAPJ

Nov 2024: Transforming the Health Science Knowledge System through a Health, Justice and Equity Framework

Transforming the Health Science Knowledge System through a Health, Justice and Equity Framework

  • November 7, 2024, 1pm
  • Hans Rosling Center 101

Guest Speaker: Dr. Alonzo Plough

  • VP, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation