Category: Students
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MHIHIM program to adopt updated program schedule
The University of Washington’s Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) program will update its program schedule beginning with the Autumn 2026 cohort. Synchronous class sessions will meet five Saturdays each quarter, online or in-person. In addition, students will attend a weekly webinar each Thursday evening.
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Bridging Gaps in Cancer Care
“Achieving equity in cancer care requires more than new therapies,” said Tom. “It means tackling the everyday barriers related to race, culture, and language that too many patients still encounter.”
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Health Services PhD candidate receives award for research on highway policy and health inequities
“The Effects of the Interstate Highway System as a Racialized Policy on Downstream Socioeconomic Factors: A Rapid Literature Review,” explores how one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in U.S. history continues to shape community health and equity today.
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After schools instituted universal free meals, fewer students had high blood pressure, UW study finds
“High blood pressure is an important public health problem that isn’t studied as much on a population level as obesity,” said Anna Localio, a UW postdoctoral researcher of health systems and population health.
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UW HIHIM Students deliver data-driven solutions to health organizations
Students partner with Seattle-area healthcare organizations to deliver real-world solutions in health information management and informatics.
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MHIHIM student receives HIMSS Washington Graduate Student Scholarship
MHIHIM student Deborah Moyo Daniels was recently awarded the HIMSS Washington scholarship for her dedication to the field of health informatics and health technology.
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First-gen student to Fulbright Scholar: meet Vince Da
Whether leading COVID-19 vaccination efforts, supporting first-gen students, or researching nurse migration in the Philippines, Vince Da centers equity in all he does. Now he’s taking that mission global as a Fulbright Scholar.
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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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COPHP capstone project helps girls of color “unlock their power within”
Jae Williams recently organized an “Unlocking Your Power Within” event for her capstone project, in partnership with Lynnwood-based nonprofit Project Girl. “Project Girl’s goal is to provide a space for young girls of color to be themselves, find their voice, and express themselves, which I related to a lot, and I wanted to be a…
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MPH student publishes study examining gun culture and “the armed home”
HSPop MPH student ThuyMi Phung recently published a mixed-methods article in the Journal of Integrated Social Sciences examining the legitimization of gun use in the home, mixing quantitative and qualitative methods. “My findings suggest that maybe people view gun violence and the threat of firearms outside of the home to be great, and they counteract…