Faculty

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Karen A. Hartfield
Lecturer
I am particularly interested in addressing racial and ethnic disparties in health outcomes and access to services. Health education and communication programs provide opportunities to reach communities and individuals who lack access to information and services.
MPH  
University of North Carolina, 1986
Maternal and Child Health
BA  
Harvard University, 1982
Psychology

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Social and Behavioral Sciences Track, (MPH program)
  -  Extended Master of Public Health Program
  -  Community-Oriented Public Health Practice

Ms. Hartfield teaches Health Communication in the Extended Degree Program and guest lectures in other health behavior/health promotion courses in SBS. She is a HIV prevention planner for Public Health - Seattle & King County and has worked in HIV prevention, asthma prevention and family planning in public health settings for the past 20 years.

Contact Information
Public Health - Seattle & King County
400 Yesler Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
(voice)  206-205-8056
karen.hartfield@kingcounty.gov
Teaching Interests
Health Communication, Program Evaluation and Program Planning.
  • HSERV 504   (Extended MPH Program)
    Health Communication
  • HSERV 591
    COPHP PBL Core Curriculum - Year 1
  • HSERV 595
    Practicum/Field Work in Community Medicine
Research Interests
Effectiveness of Health Behavior/Health Promotion Interventions
Selected Publications

Alstead, M, Campsmith, M, Halley, C, Hartfield, K, Goldbaum, G and Wood, B. "Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Condom Promotion Program Targeting Sexually Active Adolescents", AIDS Education and Prevention, 11(6) 1999: 497-512.

Dawson, C., and Hartfield, K. "Developing a Cost-Effective Media Campaign Addressing Unprotected Anal Sex Among Gay Men", AIDS Education and Prevention 4 (1996): 285-293.

Bibus, D., Wood, R., Hartfield, K., Hanrahan, M. and Wood, C. "A Model for Distributing HIV Prevention Resources", AIDS and Public Policy Journal 9 (1994): 197-207.

Selected Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2009
Advisor, capstone for Madeleine Frey
Because most women don't have sex with themselves: A qualitative study of young males' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors around Emergency Contraception

2009
Advisor, capstone for Julie Loughran
Cradleboards: Ensuring infant and cultural survival

2007
Member, thesis committee for Aimee Spevak
Sexually Transmitted Infections in At-Risk Young Adults: Can mentoring make a difference?

2006
Advisor, capstone for Carrie Norbeck
Live Outside the Box: a public education campaign to reduce television viewing and improve health in King County children

2006
Advisor, capstone for Alejandro Varela
Health education for limited English proficient populations: program implementation in a health care setting