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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

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

Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)

2011
Chair, capstone for Catherine Clegg
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)

Evaluation of Washington State Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Washington State Department of Health
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
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