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I am interested in strengthening communities and engaging them in taking ownership of their health and health systems.
I have worked extensively in rural communities helping them strengthen and expand their health systems.

Peter J. House
Senior Lecturer
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine

Mr. House serves as the Director of the Community Oriented Public Health Practice Program (COPHP). He has wide experience in strategic planning, program evaluation, meeting facilitation, community assessments, and community development. Mr. House teaches community development courses in the School of Public Health and a course in rural health in the School of Medicine. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Washington Rural Health Association.

Mr. House's hobbies include travel, gardening, hiking, and sailing, and he is active in local politics. His wife (Anne Fitzpatrick) is an elementary school principal with the Seattle Public Schools.

Research Interests:
Community development; strategic planning; rural health

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Contact Information

email:   phinney6@uw.edu

office:   H-688

address:
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195

campus box:   357660
voice:   206-616-4985
fax:   206-543-3964

Education

MHA   University of Michigan, 1974
BA   Lawrence University, 1968   (Mathematics)

Teaching   (Department of Health Services Courses)

  • HSERV 591
    COPHP PBL Core Curriculum - Year 2
  • HSERV 592
    Community Oriented Public Health Practice Seminar
  • HSERV 592
    Community Oriented Public Health Practice Seminar

Recent Publications



Hagopian A, Mohanty MK, Das A, House PJ. Applying WHO's 'workforce indicators of staffing need' (WISN) method to calculate the health worker requirements for India's maternal and child health service guarantees in Orissa State. Health Policy Plan. 2012 Jan;27(1):11-8. Epub 2011 Feb 4.  PMID: 21296847
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Van Fleet-Green JM, Chen FM, House P. Identifying the gaps between biodefense researchers, public health, and clinical practice in a rural community. J Rural Health. 2008 Summer;24(3):326-9.  PMID: 18643813
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Norris TE, Coombs JB, House P, Moore S, Wenrich MD, Ramsey PG. Regional solutions to the physician workforce shortage: the WWAMI experience. Acad Med. 2006 Oct;81(10):857-62. Review.  PMID: 16985340
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Norris TE, House P, Schaad D, Mas J, Kelday JM. Student providers aspiring to rural and underserved experiences at the University of Washington: promoting team practice among the health care professions. Acad Med. 2003 Dec;78(12):1211-6.  PMID: 14660419
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Taylor P, Blewett L, Brasure M, Call KT, Larson E, Gale J, Hagopian A, Hart LG, Hartley D, House P, James MK, Ricketts T. Small town health care safety nets: report on a pilot study. J Rural Health. 2003 Spring;19(2):125-34.  PMID: 12696848
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Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)

2012
Member, capstone for Emily Koebnick
Community health needs assessment: Community engagement at Seattle Children's Hospital

2011
Chair, capstone for Catherine Clegg-Thorp
Learning from Kopanga, Kenya: A community health assessment on prenatal, delivery and postnatal care, preferences and practices

2011
Member, capstone for Robert Keys
Implementing an adverse childhood experiences screening and counseling program

2011
Chair, capstone for Elana Mainer
Photovoice: A manual and resource guide for health departments

External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)

Flex Program Evaluation
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
PI:   House           Dates:    3/15/2013 - 8/31/2013

Model AHEC 12
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
PI:   Allen           Dates:    9/1/2012 - 8/31/2017

Evaluation of Washington State Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
PI:   House           Dates:    10/31/2011 - 8/31/2012

Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
PI:   Harris           Dates:    9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012

Health Promotion Research Center - Special Interest Projects
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
PI:   Harris           Dates:    9/30/2010 - 9/29/2014

Evaluation of Washington State Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
PI:   House           Dates:    9/1/2010 - 8/31/2011

Northwest/Alaska/Hawaii Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
PI:   Milgrom           Dates:    8/1/2008 - 7/31/2015