Category: Faculty Research
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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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Endowed professorship honors health promotion legacy, supports faculty innovation
This new endowed professorship is designed to enhance the University’s ability to recruit and retain outstanding faculty in the Department, with a preference for those whose research and teaching focus on health promotion.
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Scoping review highlights needs for sexual and reproductive health interventions in U.S. juvenile detention facilities
The Journal of Adolescent Health has published A Scoping Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions With Youth in U.S. Juvenile Facilities, co-authored by Megha Ramaswamy, OMPH alum Nekia Ivory, and PH-GH student Mira Menon.
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Research continues at the intersection of substance use and HIV
Thanks to effective antiretroviral medications like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), many of those living with HIV can effectively manage their illness. Nonetheless, certain behaviors can stymie the effectiveness of medication.
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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.
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UW researchers receive grant to streamline, improve addiction care in Zimbabwe
Facing a substance use disorder epidemic, Zimbabwe’s health care system is struggling to provide care to patients. UW researchers describe their Population Health Initiative-funded study aiming to help change that by implementing a quicker, simpler screening tool to identify those in need of addiction treatment.
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Director of HIHIM programs contributes to book on health care management fundamentals
HIHIM Program Director’s research provides essential briefings on key topics in health care management that every current or aspiring health care leader needs to know.
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Multi-substance use, including e-cigarettes, associated with poor mental health in college students
New research, led by Marie Kava, clinical assistant professor in Health Systems and Population Health (HSPOP), examines multi-substance, including e-cigarettes, and mental health among college students.
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Sharing public health knowledge through short documentary filmmaking
Dr. Megha Ramaswamy (PhD, MPH) disseminates insights from her public health research via her (S)HE video series, which stands for Sexual Health Empowerment, and shares stories from women with experiences of incarceration.
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Are artificial sweeteners a safe sugar substitute?
Dr. Jim Krieger was interviewed by journalists at the New York Times about the safety of artificial sweeteners. Read below for more information and the full article.