HSPop Student Awarded Fellowship
HSPop MPH candidate Brandi Reano has received a 2022 Morris K. Udall and John S. McCain III Native American Graduate Fellowship in Tribal Policy.
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The ARCH Center
Dr. Wendy Barrington, HSPop associate professor, leads our new Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health. Learn about the goals for the center and the work that is already underway.
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New name, same outstanding department!
It's official: we are now the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. We chose this name through an inclusive process of discussions, surveys, and polling of staff, students, and faculty. We feel it will better represent the excellent teaching and research for which the Department has been known. Go HSPop!
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Coronavirus response, resources, and news
Go here to find the latest on how the UW School of Public Health is assisting in the public health response, links to the latest information on what authorities know about the disease, and how UW scientists are sharing their expertise via the news media.
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HSPop Faculty, Staff and Students Receive SPH Excellence Awards
The University of Washington School of Public Health (SPH) recognized dozens of students, staff, and faculty at its annual Excellence Awards celebration, including six individuals from the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. The Excellence Awards celebrate members of the SPH community for their dedication, service, and many contributions to public health. read more...
Anjulie Ganti: Improving health equity with training
I never had any plans to go into academia, but in hindsight, I was always an educator. I did a lot of volunteering and speaking to youth about sexuality and health education. read more...
Co-Creating a culture of community care with unhoused neighbors
As a nurse case manager for Boston’s unhoused community, Daniel Viveros would often contemplate how to address health outcomes caused by a lack of housing. Viveros’ experiences throughout their career made them see that to create lasting change, health issues needed to be tackled at a much broader, systems level. read more...
Seattle's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Shows Improved Public Health
The improved BMI data, while a modest improvement, is important because very few population-level interventions have shown any impact on BMI. read more...
COPHP alum Alejandro Varela to receive of the Alumni of Impact Award
The University of Washington (UW) School of Public Health is pleased to announce COPHP alum Alejandro Varela as this year's recipient of the Alumni of Impact Award. This prestigious award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of public health and have made significant contributions to their communities. read more...