Category: Alumni
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Improving Public Health with Effective Administrative Practices
As part of a larger mission to improve public health with focus from the front lines to the front offices, the UW MHA program has made a deliberate and multi-year effort to reshape our curriculum and approach with a particular focus on health equity and effective health care administrative practices. Equity, diversity, and inclusion have…
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“We are facing a health care affordability crisis”: COPHP alum tackles spiraling health care costs
Community-Oriented Public Health Practice MPH alum Sam Hatzenbeler describes her journey to health care policy and how she utilizes her public health background.
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Researchers urge caution for using crowdfunding to assess community needs
Crowdfunding campaigns like GoFundMe will likely show “a distorted perception of need” as those with the highest needs are likely missing from the data.
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MHA alum Denise Bowen receives 40 Under 40 Award
Denise Bowen reflects on the thorny challenges she’s taken on during her 10-year career at Providence, as well as the lasting impact of her dual MHA-MBA degree.
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Hughes named 2024 MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success
Health Services PhD alum, M. Courtney Hughes, received the award for her work as a full-time faculty member at Northern Illinois University. She said the award motivates her to “redouble my efforts to foster an environment where students can thrive.”
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The legacy of redlining in America: Shanise Owens reveals health, wealth impacts in new study
Recent Health Services PhD graduate Shanise Owens discusses her thesis, which digs into the lingering impacts of redlining on generational wealth and BMI.
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Four 2024 graduates earn Health Services PhD
With varying research interests and professional backgrounds, the recent alumni are connected by a shared passion for advancing equity in public health.
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MHA alum Joe Smecker receives 40 Under 40 award
Western Washington Medical Group COO and MHA alum Joe Smecker, who was recently recognized by The Puget Sound Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 executive, discusses the myriad challenges facing the health care industry.
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Improving health care equity through informatics
Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) alum Amelia Allee breaks down her Capstone project, which leverages socioeconomic data to improve health outcomes for Medicaid patients.
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Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax linked to lower BMIs in children
The researchers found that compared to those living in neighboring nontaxed areas, Seattle children experienced a greater decrease in body mass index.