{"id":13833,"date":"2020-07-22T08:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T15:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/?page_id=13833"},"modified":"2026-04-16T23:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:54:11","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/about-us\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>We make scientific discoveries, cultivate leaders, and bridge disciplines to advance the tightly connected health and well-being of women, adolescents, and children.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Global WACh was created in 2012 to break down the traditional silos between departments and capitalize on the benefits created when multiple disciplines approach a topic with the same end goal in mind.\u00a0 Maternal health expertise from the <a href=\"https:\/\/obgyn.uw.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/a>, neonatal and child health expertise from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/medicine\/pediatrics\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Pediatrics<\/a>, and vast experience working in infectious disease, health evaluation, education, clinical research, and service delivery within the <a href=\"http:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Global Health<\/a> all combine to create a perspective that views women, children, and adolescents <strong>not as three independent populations but as interconnected through the lifecycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our approach focuses on critical windows \u2014 during birth and infancy, during the transition from childhood to adolescence, and from adolescence into adulthood \u2014 where healthcare interventions can have long-term benefits across the lifecycle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13912\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-1024x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-375x370.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-750x740.jpg 750w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WACh-Lifecycle_FULL.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We make scientific discoveries, cultivate leaders, and bridge disciplines to advance the tightly connected health and well-being of women, adolescents, and children. 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