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MHA alum Joe Smecker receives 40 Under 40 award
Western Washington Medical Group COO and MHA alum Joe Smecker, who was recently recognized by The Puget Sound Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 executive, discusses the myriad challenges facing the health care industry.
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HIHIM professor Jim Condon reflects on transitioning to academia after 21 years in the Army
HIHIM professor Jim Condon reflects on his multi-decade career path from Army veteran to cancer registrar to academic. He explains why veterans should consider careers in health information management, and why cancer registrar is such a promising job for HIHIM graduates.
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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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COPHP student mentors Yakama Nation students impacted by the Hanford nuclear site
COPHP student Jerry Wood discusses their practicum project tackling the intersection of the environment and health, their role as a health care navigator at UW, and more.
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Improving health care equity through informatics
Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) alum Amelia Allee breaks down her Capstone project, which leverages socioeconomic data to improve health outcomes for Medicaid patients.
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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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Miriana Duran receives Magnuson Scholarship to examine impact of FreshBucks program
Miriana Duran, PhD student and research scientist with the University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), focuses on reducing disparities faced by Latinx communities in Washington. For her PhD, she’s examining the mental health impacts of Seattle’s FreshBucks program.
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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.
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Dr. Austin Gaal spreads cleft care expertise, treatment at home and abroad
Dr. Austin Gaal is earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) as a student in the Online MPH program without pausing his career as an oral surgeon and clinical assistant professor.
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Banta-Green advocates for Health Engagement Hubs
Caleb Banta-Green, professor at HSPop and Director of the Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research, co-developed Health Engagement Hubs to combat the opioid crisis. Banta-Green’s decades-long research shows significant reductions in opioid use and mortality leading to his advocating for a national implementation of the model.
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