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The Department of Health Services prepares future health practitioners, managers, and researchers to conduct the unfinished work of improving the well-being of communities in the United States and throughout the world.


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photo: COPHP Alumna Maggie Jones is New Kaiser CCHE Director

COPHP Alumna Maggie Jones is New Kaiser CCHE Director

Congratulations to Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) MPH alumna Maggie Jones ('07), who is the new director of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Seattle’s Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE).   read more...

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UW SPH is #1 College for Public Health

A new ranking by collegemagazine.com rates the University of Washington School of Public Health the #1 college for studying public health, due to strong employment outlook, prestigious faculty, and strong bonds with local research and practice centers.   read more...

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First-Year COPHP Student Ali N'Simbo Wins Grayston Day Award

Congratulations to first-year MPH in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) student Ali N'Simbo, who has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Grayston-Day Fellowship from the University of Washington School of Public Health, which comes with a $10,000 award.   read more...