Category: HSPop in the Media
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Hartgraves shares electronic health records expertise with Seattle Times
Washington is moving toward an electronic health records system with a targeted rollout of 2028. In recent coverage by The Seattle Times, John Hartgraves, associate teaching professor in the UW Health Informatics and Health Information Management graduate and undergraduate programs, weighed in on the promise of the transition.
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Legislation by Rep. Pollet and COPHP students prompts school lead remediation
A regular collaborator with COPHP students in his legislative work, Rep. Pollet credits two of their culminating MPH projects with reducing lead exposure in schools.
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Multiple HSPop programs in US News & World Report’s 2026 Rankings
The Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) has three programs receiving recognition in this year’s US News & World Report Graduate School rankings.
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Donald Chi named AAAS Fellow
Donald L. Chi, professor of HSPOP and the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Endowed Chair for Oral Health in the UW School of Dentistry, has been named a 2025 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Public health solutions for mass incarceration
Providing resources and services to the incarcerated population is a more efficient method of decreasing the US prison population, and increases the likelihood those exiting the system can successfully integrate into communities.
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Sara Teitelman’s debut book Zen and the Art of Digital Transformation
Teitelman’s publisher, Wiley, refers to her as the “Marie Kondo of enterprise tech.” Her writing provides practical strategies for digital decluttering. Through case studies and downloadable tools, readers can immediately put her concepts into action.
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Retirement in the red: Addressing financial struggles for older adults
A recent Forbes article highlights the alarming rise in retiree debt, now exceeding $1.63 trillion for individuals aged 70 and older, with experts like Stipica Mudrazija emphasizing the urgent need for policy interventions to mitigate financial vulnerabilities among aging Americans.
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Dr. Karima Lalani presents to Pan-Canadian Conference on Health Information
Dr. Karima Lalani, director of health informatics and health information management programs, delivered a presentation entitled “Workforce Trends in Health Information and Information Management – A Global Perspective.”
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Promising drop in fatal Fentanyl overdoses in King County linked to harm reduction efforts
Community initiatives and changing fentanyl supply may be driving a decrease in overdose deaths, say experts from Public Health Seattle King County and HSPop.
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Chaparro highlights the dangers of cuts to U.S. nutrition programs
Project 2025 proposes substantial cuts to SNAP and WIC, which nutrition expert Pia Chaparro warns would harm already vulnerable populations facing food insecurity.