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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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Access to culturally relevant and healthy foods is critical to improving health equity in Seattle
“Increasing access to farmers markets is really important because when you’re looking at some of the top chronic diseases that a lot of people are dying from in this country, a lot can be related to nutrition.”
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HSPop faculty, staff, students receive SPH Awards of Excellence
The UW School of Public Health recognized dozens of students, staff, and faculty at its annual Excellence Awards celebration, including six individuals from our department. The Excellence Awards celebrate members of the school’s community for their dedication, service, and many contributions to public health.
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MPH students build roads to equitable health care in rural communities
Liz Mariluz and Elena Soyer, Health Services MPH students, engaged with rural communities through their practicums. Practicum projects are a field-based experience with a public health organization required for our MPH degrees.
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Two HSPop students earn School of Public Health Dean Fellowships
We are excited to announce two HSPop students — Jasmine Alik and Monserrat Morales Miranda — are recipients of the UW School of Public Health Office of the Dean Master’s Fellowships this school year.
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HSPop students honored in Husky 100 for 2022
This year’s annual Husky 100 awards have recognized two students within our department — Carolyn Fan and Monserrat Morales Miranda — for making the most of their time at the University of Washington.
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Alum helps Washington prioritize COVID-19 resource allocation
HSPop alumn Douglas Diekema played a unique role in helping to develop Washington state’s approach to allocating precious resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Student KeliAnne Hara-Hubbard assesses community orgs serving Asian Americans during COVID-19
KeliAnne Hara-Hubbard conducted interviews with leaders and staff from community-based organizations serving older Asian and Asian American adults in Washington state to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and assess how well the organizations were able to adapt to the changing environment and client needs.
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Alum Rachel Ginocchio teaches inclusive human reproduction
Rachel Ginocchio, a Health Services Master of Public Health (MPH) alum, is helping youth educators provide inclusive sexual education about all the ways that humans reproduce and create family.
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Student Stefani Florez-Acevedo promotes Latinx representation in public health
Florez-Acevedo’s practicum focused on designing and implementing a community needs assessment to understand the needs of and challenges facing the South King County Latinx community, both before and during the pandemic.
