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Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)

Mark Oberle established the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice and more recently the Center for Public Health Informatics. Professor Oberle serves in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine as Associate Dean for Public Health Practice.

(office)  F-346, Health Sciences Building
University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
1959 NE Pacific St.
Box:  357230
Seattle, WA 98195
(voice)  206-616-9394     (fax)  206-543-3813
moberle@u.washington.edu
(staff contact):  Rene Lucas
(voice)  206-685-8904     (fax)  206-543-3813
rlucas@u.washington.edu

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Epidemiology, Informatics

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National Library of Medicine
PI:   Tarczy-Hornoch           Dates:    07/2006 - 06/2012
The long term goal of the proposed training program is to continue the existing informatics research an training program activities of the Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics at the University of Washington by continuing to provide funding for our pre- and post-doctoral trainees.

Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Oberle           Dates:    09/2005 - 08/2010
The purpose of the Northwest Public Health Training Center grant is to improve the public health system in the Northwest region by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competencies of the current and future public health workforce.

National Library of Medicine
PI:   Tarczy-Hornoch           Dates:    09/2004 - 06/2009
We propose the development of a training track for leaders and innovators in public health informatics.

Association of Schools of Public Health
PI:   Oberle           Dates:    10/2007 - 09/2008
The goal of this project is to work with the Field Epidemiology Training Program in the People's Republic of China and the University of Washington to create an accreditable applied epidemiology MPH or certificate program.

Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Oberle           Dates:    09/2005 - 09/2008
The goal of this project is to establish a Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics at the University of Washington.

Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Thompson           Dates:    09/2004 - 08/2008
The major goals of this project are to ensure that the public health workforce has the knowledge and skills necessary to identify, characterize, control and develop prevention programs that will be effective in safeguarding the residents and the six state region from current and emerging threats to their health, including the threats of bioterrorist attack.

Association of Schools of Public Health
PI:   Karras           Dates:    10/2005 - 09/2007
This project will seek to find a consensus on Public Health Informatics topics and competencies that should be taught in graduate education in US schools of public health.

Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Stergachis           Dates:    09/2003 - 02/2007
The University of Washington proposes to establish a multi-disciplinary curriculum that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize indications of a terrorist event or other public health emergency and meet the acute health needs of victims of such an event.

Foundation for Healthcare Quality
PI:   Lober           Dates:    07/2004 - 02/2006
The Foundation for Healthcare Quality, local health jurisdictions, the State of Washington Paladin Data Systems, and the University of Washington are collaborating to develop a regional information system to improve the capability to detect and respond to bioterrorism events and infectious diseases outbreaks.

Kimball EH, Goldberg HI, Oberle MW. The prevalance of selected risk factors for chronic disease among American Indians in Washington State. 1996. Public Health Reports 111(3):264-271.

Oberle MW, Foy HM, Alexander R, Kobayashi J, Helgerson SD. Enhancing Student practicum opportunities: the outbreak investigation option. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 1995. 1(2):69-73.

Oberle MW, Rosero-Bixby L, Lee FK, Sanchez-Braverman M, Nahmias AJ, Guinan ME. Herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies: high prevalence in monogamous women in Costa Rica. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 1989. 41(2):224-29.

Irwin KL, Rosero-Bixby L, Oberle MW, Lee NC, Whatley AS, Fortney JA, Bonhomme MG. Oral contraceptives and cervical cancer risk in Costa Rica: Detection bias or causal association? JAMA. 1988. 259(1):59-64, with correction: Journal of the American Medical Association. 1988. 259:1182.

Oberle MW, Merson MH, Islam MS, Rahman ASMM, Huber DH, Curlin G. Diarrhoeal disease in Bangladesh: epidemiology, mortality averted and costs at a rural treatment centre. International Journal of Epidemiology. 1980. 9:(4)311-48.

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