Faculty
Hendrika W. Meischke
Professor
PhD
Michigan State University, 1991
Mass Communication
Mass Communication
MPH
University of Michigan, 1987
Family Planning, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, International Health
Family Planning, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, International Health
BS
University of Wisconsin, 1985
Sociology
Sociology
Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Track, (MPH program)
- Department of Global Health, (MPH Program)
- PhD program in Health Services
Hendrika Meischke also works with the Department of Global Health MPH program. She teaches two courses in the MPH program (HSERV582 and HSERV507). Her research interest is in health promotion, health communication and theory development. She has worked in areas such as: improving early recognition of and responses to heart attack symptoms among seniors, increasing rates of breast cancer screening and use of internet for communication of health information.
Contact Information
(office) H-678 Health Sciences BuildingUniversity of Washington
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box: 357660
Seattle, WA 98195
hendrika@u.washington.edu
Public Health Seattle-King County
EMS division, Suite 700
999 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98104-4039
(voice) 206-296-4693 (fax) 206-296-4866
hendrika.meischke@metrokc.gov
Teaching Interests
Health promotion, health communication and development, use and evaluation of theories in health behavior.- HSERV 507
Communication for Health Promotion: Theory and Application - HSERV 582
Theoretical Perspectives on Health Behavior Change - HSERV 592
Social and Behavioral Sciences Seminar
Projects
Reducing prehospital delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction
This is a multi-site randomized trial to determine if a focused education and counseling intervention makes a significant difference in reducing delay times in patients at risk for myocardial infarction
Heart Attack Survival Kit project
A public education campaign, delivered by King County fire fighters, which is intended to increase response to symptoms of heart attacks among seniors in all fire districts in King County Washington.
WIRES
A randomized trial to investigate the effectiveness of an interactive, internet-based intervention to reduce excessive percerptions of breast cancer risk and worry and to increase quality of life, among a general population sample of women in the Seattle/KC area
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
National Cancer InstitutePI: Patrick Dates: 07/2006 - 06/2011
The goal of this project is to develop a training program with a new core curriculum in biobehavioral research and interventions, health communications, and practice outcomes as applied to cancer prevention and control.
Internet Based Patient-centered Asthma Management System
National Institutes of HealthPI: Christakis Dates: 07/2006 - 06/2010
This randomized controlled trial seeks to develop and test an evidence-based, interactive internet program's ability to improve the quality of care for young children with asthma.
Center for Health Marketing and Communication
Centers for Disease ControlPI: Harris Dates: 09/2006 - 09/2009
The goal of this center is to contribute to the knowledge of useful communication strategies for health promotion.
Effectiveness of Training and Reinforcement on HPD Use Among Construction Workers
National Institutes of HealthPI: Seixas Dates: 04/2005 - 04/2009
This study is designed to assess the effectiveness of three interventions on HPD use: a standard hearing conservation training session, use of a novel personal noise level indicator, and follow-up reinforcement training.
Home Automatic External Defibrillator for High-Risk Patients
National Institutes of HealthPI: Rea Dates: 06/2004 - 05/2008
The specific aims are to determine which AED training program achieves optimal skills retention and psychological adjustment among heart disease patients and their family members.
R25T: Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
National Cancer InstitutePI: Patrick Dates: 07/2001 - 06/2006
The goal of this project is to develop a training program with a new core curriculum in biobehavioral research and interventions, health communications, and practice outcomes as applied to cancer prevention and control.
Heart Attack Survival Kit (HASK) Project - Meischke Amendment 3
Seattle-King County Department of HealthPI: Meischke Dates: 07/2002 - 06/2003
The primary objective of the Heart Attack Survival Kit project is to test the effect of a public education campaign delivered by emergency medical personnel to increase appropriate responses to symptoms of AMI among seniors in King County, WA.
Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2006
Member, thesis committee for Margaret Brawley
The Relationship Between Gender Norms and Expectations and the Sexual Practices of Ugandan Men
2006
Member, thesis committee for Shira Rutman
Pregnancy experience and use of emergency contraception among young women in the Bay Area
2006
Member, dissertation committee for Larkin Strong
Identifying strategies to promote adoption of pesticide safety practices in farmworkers and their families
2006
Member, thesis committee for Thuy Vu
Impact Evaluation of a Month-Long Direct-to-Consumer Colon Cancer Awareness Month Campaign
2005
Member, thesis committee for Allison Bailey
Access to medical care in Eastern Pierce County, Washington
2005
Member, thesis committee for Sarah Dominis
Ten-to fourteen-year-olds' perceptions of sex and abstinence
2005
Member, thesis committee for Laura McKinstry
Telephone notification of HIV test results: Impact in King County, Washington
2005
Chair, thesis committee for Marla Russo
Under the covers: A content analysis of sex and birth control in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Seventeen magazines
2005
Member, thesis committee for Daniel Taber
Psychosocial determinants of exercise among college students: Improving the application of social cognitive theory
2005
Member, thesis committee for Aracely Tamayo
Patient satisfaction in the emergency department (ED) by patient and physician gender and race concordance
2004
Chair, thesis committee for Antoinette Angulo
Condom preferences among young, heterosexual women in Lima, Peru
2004
Member, thesis committee for Catherine Christensen
Exploring communication in colorectal cancer families as a predictor of screening and channel for assistance
2004
Chair, thesis committee for Lauren Hutchens
An analysis of the bullying prevention programs and practices of Washington State school districts
2004
Member, thesis committee for Zandra Lee
Key predictive factors associated with condom use with clients among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
2004
Chair, thesis committee for Michael Underhill
Process evaluation for the MSM HIV/STD Prevention Task Force 2002 media
