Author: HSPop
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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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Anjulie Ganti Recognized for Putting Communities at the Heart of Public Health Education
Anjulie Ganti works to place communities at the center of public health and teaches students how to do the same. She received a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Award for her efforts.
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New study links WIC food choices to longer participation
New research from the University of Washington finds that households participating in WIC are more likely to stay in the program when they redeem a higher share of their benefits in the program’s most popular categories.
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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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MHIHIM student receives HIMSS Washington Graduate Student Scholarship
MHIHIM student Deborah Moyo Daniels was recently awarded the HIMSS Washington scholarship for her dedication to the field of health informatics and health technology.
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Donald Chi elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Donald Chi has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He is one of twelve UW faculty members who were elected.
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Secure firearm storage on the rise among Washington households
From 2013 to 2022, the portion of Washington adults who reported storing household firearms securely rose from 34.9% to 48.8%.
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MHA Alums co-found non-profit to support first-generation students
UW MHA alumni Imad Jobah and Tony To co-founded FIRST, a nonprofit supporting first-generation students through academic and professional mentorship. Their story shows how the UW MHA program equips students to lead impactful, equity-driven initiatives beyond health care.
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Merging pharmacy, health informatics, and leadership: Advancing careers via the MHIHIM program
Alumnae Christabel Lo and Julie Duong discuss their experience in the UW Master of Health Informatics and Information Management (MHIHIM) program while completing their UW Pharmacy residency. The two graduates describe how the program shaped their careers, enhanced their skills in data-driven healthcare, and opened doors to leadership opportunities in pharmacy informatics.
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Bringing clarity to research teams with UW’s Qualitative Research Core
The Qualitative Research Core (QRC) at UW’s Department of Health Systems and Population Health supports UW and community partners with guidance on qualitative research. With a flexible, collaborative approach, the QRC helps ensure research is methodologically sound, community-informed and impactful.