Faculty
Jeremy L. Sappington
Senior Lecturer
I believe it is one of the first obligations of a nation's government to assure the availability of comprehensive health services to all its citizens. It is equally the obligation of the citizens of that nation to demand and support the allocation of human and economic resources necessary to make that assurance.
MSPH
University of North Carolina, 1964
Health Education
Health Education
BA
Kansas State University, 1963
Psychology
Psychology
Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Master of Health Administration Program
- Extended Master of Public Health Program
- Community-Oriented Public Health Practice
- Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Jeremy Sappington teaches introductory courses in organizational management to graduate students in health services and public health. He also coordinates the undergraduate minor in public health and advises students with an emphasis in public health in the General Studies Program.
Contact Information
(office) H-675, Health Sciences BuildingUniversity of Washington
1959 NE Pacific St.
Box: 357660
Seattle, WA 98195-7660
(voice) 206-616-2941 (fax) 206-543-3964
jerem@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
Theories and models of management, application of management skills.- HSERV 480
Issues in Public Health - HSMGMT 560
Management Practice in Health Care and Public Health Organizations - HSMGMT 560
(Extended MPH Program)
Management Practice in Health Care and Public Health Organizations - HSMGMT 592
Dynamics of Personal Leadership - HSMGMT 592
Group Dynamics and Team Leadership
Projects
Certificate Program in Public Health Practice
We are working to design and implement a certificate program in public health practice that will meet the educational needs of front line public health employees currently practicing in the northwest. Successful students can finish upon completing the certificate program or apply for application to the Extended Degree Program MPH and have the certificate courses apply toward that degree.
Undergraduate Minor in Public Health
We are expanding efforts to recruit undergraduate students into the field of public health. One path will be through the undergraduate minor which requires 30 hrs of course work. The second path is through the General Studies program through which students can earn a BA in General Studies with an emphasis in public health.
Integration of Academic Public Health and Public Health Practice through Case Study Development
We are building collaborative relationships between faculty in the Northwest Center for Public Health practice and local health department staff. Center faculty will provide support and consultation to local public health practioners and they will jointly write case studies of the experiences that can be used in teaching public health practice.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Northwest Public Health Training Center
Health Resources Services AdministrationPI: 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.
Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute
Association of Schools of Public HealthPI: Thompson Dates: 10/2005 - 09/2008
The Northwest Public health leadership Institute is committed to developing and supporting community leaders who seek to fulfill society's interest in assuring conditions in which people can live healthy in healthy communities.
Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Centers for Disease ControlPI: 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.
Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute
Association of Schools of Public HealthPI: Thompson Dates: 10/2005 - 09/2008
This application requests funding to develop an alumni network which will be a new educational activity of the Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute.
Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Association of Schools of Public HealthPI: Thompson Dates: 07/2002 - 09/2005
The primary goal of this project is to serve as the leader in providing curricula for ongoing public health preparedness and injury prevention to state and local health professionals in the 6 Northwestern states.
The Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Association of Schools of Public HealthPI: Gale Dates: 10/2000 - 09/2003
The primary goal of this project is to serve as the leader in providing curricula for ongoing public health preparedness and injury prevention to state and local health professionals in the 6 Northwestern states.
