Category: Community Partners
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BACK TO SCHOOL: Maximizing school safety amidst growing vaccine hesitancy
Recent reports highlight a growing trend of vaccine hesitancy among parents of school-age children, with between 20% to 25% expressing worries about routine and recommended vaccines.
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Seattle’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax results in improved public health outcomes
A new study has determined that Seattle’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) has had numerous positive impacts since going into effect in 2018. “One of the most important findings of our study is that we see impacts on health outcomes among both youth and adults in association with the tax,” said Jessica Jones-Smith, a co-investigator on…
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New grant to boost cancer screening among limited English-proficient populations
Linda Ko, a cancer prevention and control investigator at UW HPRC, has received a $250,000 grant to increase cancer screening among limited English-proficient populations by building the capacity of community health workers to select, adapt, and implement evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention and control.
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SPH releases statement on impacts of anti-Blackness as Black History Month begins
UW School of Public Health Dean Hilary Godwin and Wendy E. Barrington, the director of the UW Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH), released a statement to the school’s community. HSPop is a department within SPH.
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New name better reflects our outstanding department
We are now the Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop). The new name for the department was selected using a collaborative, inclusive process that involved department faculty, staff, and students.
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We stand with the School of Public Health in our commitment to truth, justice, and democracy
We stand with leaders in the UW School of Public Health in condemning the horrific events of January 6, 2020, and remain firm in our commitment to truth, justice, and democracy. We will continue to work to affirm our values in the comings weeks and months.