Tag: News
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MPH student Lance Frankel studies emergency school meals during COVID
For his practicum, Frankel worked with conducted an analysis of emergency school meal programs across Washington state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Student Molly Codding assesses lead levels in Washington school drinking water
Molly Codding, a Community-Oriented Public Health Practice Master of Public Health (COPHP MPH) student, is assessing the lead levels and disparities. Lead exposure is an incredibly important environmental justice issue,” she said.
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Alum Robert Byron co-authors report on health effects of climate change in Montana
“While vulnerable people and populations are at higher risk for negative impacts, unabated climate change will be an equal opportunity disaster for everyone,” Robert Byron said. This consensus is at the core of Byron and his co-authors’ new report.
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Student Matt Harnpadoungsataya receives highest volunteer honor from Special Olympics Washington
Matt Harnpadoungsataya, a UW Online Master of Public Health (MPH) student, received the highest honor from the Special Olympics Washington for his dedicated volunteer work.
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Student Emily Devora Hops studies mutual aid networks during COVID-19
Community-Oriented Public Health Practice Master of Public Health (COPHP MPH) student Emily Devora Hops studied mutual aid networks during COVID-19. “Mutual aid has long been a part of society, and arises whenever ineffective or unjust governing bodies make it necessary for communities to care for each other directly,” she said.
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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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Faculty member Amy Hagopian amplifies police violence as threat to public health
This project is a natural extension of Hagopian’s broader work, which focuses on social justice problems that undermine public health, such as war, homelessness, income inequality, racism, and incarceration. Hagopian is also an HSPop alum.
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Alum M. Courtney Hughes addresses racial disparities in hospice care use
White patients with terminal illness utilize hospice services about 30% more than their counterparts of color. This inequity is concerning, because hospice care has been shown to improve the patient’s quality of life and the experience for family members.
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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.