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UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 7:
2009 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association

November 9:
ASPH/APHA Reception

November 11:
The other influenza: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine shortage and public health response — United States, 2008 – 2009

November 12:
Tabacco Disparities in the Workplace

November 12:
Evaluating Public Health Impacts of Climate Change In the Pacific Northwest

November 12:
Trends in measuring value in health: cost-effectiveness analysis and Medicare

November 13:
Hogness Symposium: David Cutler

November 16:
Combined Fund Drive Presentation with Sharyne Thornton

November 16:
Ordinary Medicine: Making Longevity in an Aging Society

November 18:
The Determinants of Sex-Selective Abortions

November 18:
PHG Seminar: Thomas Schwarz

November 19:
The Climate Change Assessment: Identifying Adaptation Challenges and Opportunities in the PNW from a Legal Perspective

November 19:
Care of Underserved Patients: Using Complexity Theory to Enhance Patient Care and Resident Capability

November 25:
Probabilistic Projections of HIV Prevalence Using Bayesian Melding

December 1:
Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Grace John-Stewart

December 1:
Mexico Border Health Issues

December 2:
CSSS Seminar "TBA"

December 2:
PHG Seminar: "What Causes Cancer in our Germ Cells?"

December 3:
A Presentation on the National Child Health Study

December 8:
Genome-wide association studies of cardiovascular disease: design, conduct and findings from the CHARGE Consortium.

December 9:
Discrete Exponential Family Models for Residential Settlement and Segregation

December 9:
Holiday Open House

December 10:
Update on CHIRTN and Using Photovoice to Portray Perceptions of Cardiovascular Disease

December 10:
Holiday Potluck

December 10:
Can Health Care Reform Resuscitate Primary Care in the United States?

January 5:
Health Services Seminar

January 12:
Health Services Seminar

January 19:
Health Services Seminar


photo: An Evening for Alumni--Lean Management Applications in Health Care

An Evening for Alumni--Lean Management Applications in Health Care

Join the UW MHA Program and David K. Wessner, President & CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services, for a fascinating look at Lean Management Applications in Health Care.   Read more . . .


Seattle's Group Health Cooperative Draws Interest on Capitol Hill

(The New York Times)

As the U.S. Senate works through health care negotiations, the innovations of Seattle's Group Health Cooperative have become a prototype for political compromise that could lead to a bipartisan deal.   Read more . . .



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