-
Faculty member Linda Ko is combatting obesity by inspiring healthy lifestyle habits in rural school systems
There are both regional and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity. While Linda Ko’s research team set out to understand why childhood obesity in rural Latino communities is so prevalent, they also partnered with the Yakima community find strategies to prevent it.
-
Online MPH alum Michael Tynan publishes thesis for CDC
Michael measured air quality at casinos in 2022 during a tobacco study. “It gives us that comparison point that can help casino employees, for example, understand what kind of exposure levels they’re looking at compared to a smoke-free environment.” he said.
-
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.
-
HIHIM undergrads win national merit-based awards
Two students in the UW Bachelor of Science Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM) program, are selected to receive a merit-based awards from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation.
-
Faculty member Stephen Bezruchka publishes book about how inequality in the U.S. leads to poor health
Associate teaching professor emeritus examines the contradiction of U.S. spending on health care vs life expectancy in his new book, “Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19’s Health Lessons for the World.”
-
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.
-
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.
-
Meet staff member Wade Angeli
Wade is the marketing and student recruitment specialist for the UW Online Master of Public Health (MPH) program within our department. Hear a little more about Wade in his own words.
-
National Public Health Week: Accessibility
For today’s National Public Health Week (#NPHW) theme, “Accessibility: Closing the Equity Gap”, we are sharing the profile of Audrey Lu, a student in the UW Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM) program.
-
Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities
New research from faculty within HSPop examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes in three cities — Seattle, San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Upcoming Events
News Categories
- Alumni
- Awards
- Community Partners
- Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
- Faculty
- Faculty Publications
- Faculty Research
- HSPop in the Media
- Research
- Staff
- Student Research & Fieldwork
- Students
- Team Updates
People of Public Health Podcast
Produced by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice