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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.
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HIHIM undergrads win national-based merit 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.
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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.”
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nikki Dettmar named outstanding staff by UW School of Public Health
Dettmar received the Outstanding Staff Award in HSPop during the annual UW School of Public Health Awards of Excellence. Learn more about Dettmar.
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HSPop PhD student honored for academic excellence
Tessa Matson received the 2022 Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence, the most prestigious recognition from the UW School of Public Health for graduate students.
