Author: Travis Ballstadt
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Creating more equitable health care for sexual assault survivors
Mayra Muratalla Muñoz of the Online Master of Public Health program advocates for sexual assault survivors, inside and outside of the classroom. Her practicum focuses on improving the forensic exam for disabled survivors.
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HSPop faculty Gary Chan discusses landmark study to improve AANHPI cardiovascular health and chronic disease data
In a new Q&A with the School of Public Health, Chan shares the importance of this research initiative and its potential public health impact, what is needed to improve health equity among AANHPI populations, and his advice for future public health leaders who want to improve AANHPI health outcomes.
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HSPop faculty, staff, students recognized with Awards of Excellence
The University of Washington School of Public Health (SPH) recognized dozens of students, staff, and faculty at its annual Excellence Awards celebration on May 14, 2024 in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. The Excellence Awards celebrates members of the SPH community for their dedication, service, and many contributions to public health.
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Hannah Hoffmaster: Finding fulfillment from within
The single parent of a special needs child, Hoffmaster wanted a program with the flexibility to allow her to keep working and take care of her son’s medical needs, and found health informatics and health information management to be a field that would leverage her interest in the health care industry with her experience with…
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Executive MHA program adopts updated schedule
UW’s Executive Master of Health Administration program will update its class schedule will move to a 2-day/mo format beginning with the Autumn 2024 cohort.
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MHIHIM holds capstone project presentations
The UW Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) program held its capstone project presentations recently, demonstrating innovative solutions to real-world problems for program faculty and leadership as well as representatives and capstone organization preceptors from our partner organizations.
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How to build equitable partnerships between researchers and communities
Communities and academic researchers must collaborate to improve health equity, but finding each other and aligning goals can be challenging.
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Championing health equity at home, school, and within communities
When PhD student Shanise Owens was little, her mother would say to her, “If you don’t do it at home first, then how can I trust that you will do it in public?” Owens believes championing health equity in our communities starts with prioritizing EDI work within the School.
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Rabi Yunusa named 2024 MLK Service Awardee for her community-based public health work
Rabi Yunusa has made community-based work central to everything she does as a faculty at SPH. For her work, she received the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award. Given annually by the UW Health Sciences schools and UW Medicine, this award honors individuals or groups who exemplify Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles through commitment…
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HSPop faculty named leadership in new Learning Health System Scientist Training and Research Center
The Washington-based center will be led in part by professor India Ornelas, assistant professor Maggie Ramirez, and adjunct associate professor Allison Cole of the Department of Health Systems and Population Health in the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute.