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Read the full Immersive introduction story of DeWorm3 here<\/a><\/p>\n FOR TWO BILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE PLANET, THESE SYMPTOMS ARE PART OF DAILY LIFE.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n They\u2019re part of sitting in class, trying to learn. They\u2019re part of going to work, trying to provide. They\u2019re part of living with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) \u2014 more commonly known as intestinal worms \u2014 inhabiting victims\u2019 bellies, sapping their nutrients, and stunting their physical and cognitive development.<\/p>\n In countries where the disease is prevalent, soil-transmitted helminths have long been a public health problem and a human rights issue \u2014 and the\u00a0UW School of Public Health<\/a>\u00a0is doing something about it. Researchers are playing a leading role in\u00a0DeWorm3<\/a>, a project coordinated by the Natural History Museum in London and funded by the\u00a0Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a>. DeWorm3 is providing the platform for one of the largest implementation science projects in the field to date. Its core mission? To interrupt the transmission of intestinal worms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n It\u2019s here in the\u00a0Department of Global Health<\/a>, in partnership with the\u00a0School of Medicine<\/a>, that the first-ever Ph.D. program in metrics and implementation science is transforming the way people approach population health to improve lives. Implementation science is also key to the UW\u2019s\u00a0Population Health Initiative<\/a>, launched in 2016 with the goal of improving human health, environmental resilience and social and economic equity around the world.<\/p>\n IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE WORKS TO EQUALLY VALUE VOICES ON THE GROUND, GIVING AS MUCH WEIGHT TO FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS IT DOES TO LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS AND FUNDERS.\u2013 ARIANNA MEANS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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