Tag: News
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Ria Francisco receives Anderson-O’Connell Award for Outstanding Staff Service & Outstanding Staff Award
Ria Francisco, the Senior Grants Administrator for HSPoP, plays a vital role in securing millions of dollars in research grants to faculty each year. Recently, Francisco was honored with two awards for staff excellence, the Andersen-O’Connell Award for Outstanding Staff Service and the Outstanding Staff Award.
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Distress and depression rates soar among American transgender or gender-diverse adults
A new analysis of federal health data reveals rates of distress and depression among American adults who identify as transgender or gender-diverse (TGD) have more than doubled between 2014 and 2022.
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Amanda Hoang receives two scholarships from the Washington State Health Information Management Association
Amanda Hoang of the Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM) program recently received two prestigious scholarships from the Washington State Health Information Management Association (WSHIMA): the Sister Peter Olivaint Scholarship and the Foundation Scholarship. We caught up with Amanda to discuss her experience in the program.
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Stipica Mudrazija illuminates the relationship between health and a strong social safety net
“Health is not the be-all and end-all, but you cannot do anything without having health…[I’m] interested in studying the well-being of older adults in concentric circles.”
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Localio aims to impact vulnerable populations through research-based public health policy
Anna Localio, PhD candidate in Health Services, has earned the Outstanding PhD Student Award for her research, including a study on the impact of federal free school meals on children’s health. Her work, supervised by Dr. Jessica Jones-Smith, explores quantitative research in nutrition policy. Localio’s past includes significant community service, emphasizing public health benefits access.
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Advancing women’s health: Executive MHA student Frankie Shelton receives Fulbright UCL Entrepreneurship Award
Frankie Shelton, a second-year student in the Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) program, was recently awarded a Fulbright University College London Entrepreneurship Award to continue her passion of gender equity and advancing women’s health.
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COPHP capstone project explores Indigenous youths’ connection to Water
Steven Nez of the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice MPH program takes a deep dive into his past as an Indigenous Youth and his connection to Water in his COPHP capstone project, recognizing natural entities like water as integral elements of wellness.
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Empowerment and equity through empathic direct care
HSPop clinical assistant professor Neha Patel improves health care by incorporating perspectives and experiences of patients, families, and staff into the process with an experience-based design approach.
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Seattle’s sweetened beverage tax linked to lower BMIs in children
The researchers found that compared to those living in neighboring nontaxed areas, Seattle children experienced a greater decrease in body mass index.
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Early life lasts a lifetime: Bezruchka breaks down the health effects of inequality
Stephen Bezruchka connects the dots between economic inequality, attention to health in early life and population health. “By the time you’ve blown out two candles on your second birthday cake, roughly half of your health as an adult has been programmed.”