Students taking Epi 514 (Applied Epidemiologic Methods) will be presenting on their projects using BRFSS data this Thursday from 1-4.

The list of presentations and details for the mini-conference are attached and several of the topics seem like they may be of interest to our SSW community.

Please contact Alyson Littman (alyson@uw.edu) at SPH with any specific questions.

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Husky Help & Hope: H3 Suicide Awareness Walk

SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
10 AM – 1 PM
KANE HALL (WALKER AMES ROOM)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Join us at the 2019 H3 Suicide Prevention Walk. Together, we can #EraseTheStigma. Walk with us.

The H3 Suicide Prevention Walk is a fundraiser to support Forefront Suicide Prevention. Our goal is raise $15,000 to sponsor one school through the Forefront in the Schools program!

Your donation will provide training, support, and resources for a high school community to develop a comprehensive suicide prevention program, with a greater awareness of mental health and social and emotional learning.

The event is FREE and dog friendly, and features food, inspirational speakers, musical acts, and a drawing for prizes provided by our sponsors. T-shirts will be available for sale at the event.

Please register above and feel free to email us at hspa@uw.edu for more information.

Let’s walk, let’s talk, let’s break the stigma.

Hosted by Huskies for Suicide Prevention and Awareness (HSPA), Forefront Suicide Prevention, and the UW School of Social Work.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Hyein. I am a BASW student here at UW Seattle.

I am currently working on a research project as part of my CSL with undergraduate Public Health students in partnership with the Hall Health, Health Promotion Office.

The purpose of the research project is to increase the awareness of PrEP use (please see the details below) among UW students and we would like to hear from you about the needs of HIV services including PrEP on campus. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.

The survey should only take less than 5 minutes to complete and your responses are completely anonymous.

Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/sQED1R1P5hgSDEmE7

Upon completion of the survey, we will be conducting focus groups to further explore barriers and facilitators to PrEP use among UW students. Focus group participants will receive refreshments and a $30 amazon gift card for their time.  If you are interested in participating in the focus group, you can sign up from here: https://forms.gle/ZA1m4z2mhhQx7HJWA

 

If you have any questions regarding this project, please feel free to contact me at hyeinyoo@uw.edu.

Thank you again for your attention and participation!

Hyein Yoo

School of Social Work

University of Washington

About HIV and PrEP

HIV is a sexually transmitted infection that, if untreated, can lead to AIDS. It is most prevalent in Seattle among men who have sex with men, trans people, intravenous drug users, and sex workers. People of color disproportionately contract HIV.

PrEP – pre-exposure prophylaxis – is a daily medication that, if taken consistently, is about 92% effective in preventing HIV-negative people from becoming positive. Most insurance plans provide some coverage of PrEP, but underinsured and uninsured people may have difficulties obtaining it. Washington State and Gilead, the pharmaceutical company that makes Truvada, the most common PrEP medication, both offer programs to decrease cost for low-income people. However, we know very little about barriers and facilitators using PrEP among UW students.

Are you interested in Latinx health? Do you want to learn about opportunities that you can tap into on campus or the community? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, come join us at the Latino Center for Health Student Connecting Event next Wednesday, April 17th!

Join us at the Latino Center for Health Student Connecting Event

Wednesday, April 17th from 12-1:30 pm

Allen library, Petersen Room (4th floor, Room 485)

Lunch will be provided!

Hear about the work of the Latino Center for Health at UW

Learn how the Center supports grad students through Travel Awards, mentorship opportunities, and occasional research job opportunities

Network with other folx with similar interests and backgrounds across disciplines

Meet LCH faculty and staff

Build community

The Latino Center for Health provides leadership for community-engaged research through capacity building and authentic partnerships with community stakeholders to promote impactful improvements in the health and well-being of Latinx communities in Washington state, regionally, and nationally. A major commitment of the Center is to nurture the next generation of scholars and leaders who will respond to current and emerging issues facing Latinx communities. Priority areas of research, practice and policy include: Physical Health, Mental Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Violence Prevention.

To learn more about the Latino Center for health, visit us at www.latinocenterforhealth.org

If you have questions, feel free to contact us directly via email at latcntr@uw.edu.

Global Laboratory Systems

Course: GH 549/LAB M 549 (1 CR)

April 1- June 9, 2019

Wednesdays from 3:30pm- 4:50pm Health Sciences Bldg. T-478

Eligibility: No prerequisites are required to enroll in this course

The goal of this interactive seminar course is to educate students n the role that critical and public health laboratories play in a national public health system, both here in the U.S. and globally. Students that complete this course will have have a greater understanding of the functional components of a laboratory system and understand better the importance of quality laboratory information on public health policy making.

2019 PNW Palliative Care Conference (social media-april)

Please join us for the 2019 PNW Palliative Care Conference hosted by the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence and Harborview Medical Center, on April 22-23, 2019 at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

This 2 day conference is offered to all healthcare professionals and community members interested in Palliative Care. The theme of this year’s conference is Caring for Diverse Patient Populations. Our key note speaker is Dr. Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D., M.N., R.N. of the University of California Los Angeles. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in some of healthcare’s most pressing topics including addressing implicit bias, caring for vulnerable patients, managing symptoms for seriously-ill patients through pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, developing leadership skills, and system level approaches to achieving health equity for patients with serious illness and their families.  

 

For more information and to register for this conference please go to http://uwpalliativecarecenter.com/2019-conference.html. Any additional questions please contact Tami Music at the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at 206-744-8965 or pallcntr@uw.edu.  

The University of Washington Schools of Public Health, Nursing and Social Work are united in their commitment to promoting the health of all people and creating a more just society. Towards this end, our three school are collaboratively launching a new Health Equity Lecture Series.

The goal of this Lecture Series is to bring in thought leaders working on facets of health equity to catalyze conversations about how we can work more effectively with communities, each other and partner organizations to bring about positive change and how we can foster a more inclusive environment on our own campus. These lectures are open to the public, so we hope that you will forward information about them to friends, colleagues and community partners who are committed to the same issues and encourage them to attend.

As part of the new Health Equity Lecture Series, the School of Public Health will be hosting the following individuals in April 2019:

• Perry Halkitis, Dean of Public Health and Professor, Rutgers University: public lecture Friday, April 5, 4 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium. Dr. Halkitis researches health equity issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity
• Donald Warne, Chair of Public Health and Professor, North Dakota State University: public lectureThursday, April 18, 4 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium. Dr. Warne researches impacts of historical trauma & adverse childhood experiences (ACES) on health
• Collins Airhihenbuwa, Professor, Georgia State University: public lecture Friday, April 26, 4 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium. Dr. Airhihenbuwa researches global health equity issues related to culture and identity

If you would like to meet with any of these individuals while they are on campus, please contact Mrs. JeShawna Schmidt at jacs1007@uw.edu, who will be organizing their schedules.

 

Be The Match: It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
HUB 250

You’re invited to join us and learn how you can help save a life! Register today.

1. Hear the Stories: Meet stem cell recipients UW Professor Alexis Harris and Joe Grojean, and donor Landon Bennett, and hear their incredible stories about these life-saving donations
2. Volunteer for Children: Create a note of encouragement for children battling life-threatening illnesses at Seattle Children’s
3. Support Be The Match: You could be the match! Are you between the ages of 18 and 44? You can register with the Be The Match registry and save a life!

For the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma, a cure exists. Over the past 30 years, Be The Match has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. Be The Match works every day to save lives through transplant. Help ensure all ethnicities are represented in the blood stem cell registry.

Register today! Snacks provided. Admission is free. Open to all faculty, staff and students. Co-hosted by the UW Combined Fund Drive and The Whole U.

One of the featured speakers for this free, three-hour training is Ron Jackson.  The course is designed for inter-professional education (IPE) students, and is highly relevant for social workers and CDPs, etc., and those who are focusing on treating substance abuse disorders (and CODs), and opioid use disorder specifically.

This particular training was designed expressly for a mostly UW /Puget Sound area IPE audience and is co-sponsored by WWAMI AHEC and the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC). As you may know, the NWATTC is located at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute.

Hello!

KOMO News is producing a NATIONAL town hall on opioid abuse. It is set to air on March 7^th here at our studios, 140 4^th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109.  We will tape at approx. 2pm and be finished by 3pm.
We are hoping to invite STUDENTS to the discussion, students from your school and surrounding campuses.  We would hope to seat about 10-15 of your students.

Our audience will be able to ask questions of our guests and hosts.

A little about the show…. It’s an hour-long discussion of the Opioid Crisis affecting all Americans.  This important Opioid Town Hall is a national epidemic that has touched every one of the communities that we serve.  It will be hosted by Eric Bolling. Eric and his wife Adrienne lost their son to an accidental opioid overdose. Since then, Eric has been on the front lines, battling the Opioid Crisis in America. This Town Hall continues our commitment to help local communities stop the growth of this epidemic. Our goal is to not only raise awareness but focus on finding solutions to this epidemic, which is a national health crisis.

You are invited to our annual Lobby Day for Health Equity!

What is Lobby Day? Every year on President’s Day (Feb. 18), Health Equity Circle brings 50+ students (from schools of public health, nursing, medicine, law, social work, and more) to Olympia to voice support for or against the passage of specific bills that are critical to health equity in WA. During Lobby Day, small teams will meet with individual policymakers to tell their stories and influence votes. Not only is Lobby Day a chance to advance policy around social justice issues, it’s a great opportunity to gain lobbying skills, become familiar with the legislative process in WA, and meet students from across UW.

When is Lobby Day? Monday, February 18 (Presidents’ Day), 9am – 3pm, meet at 6:30am to carpool to Olympia

How do I prepare? We will be holding two training sessions on lobbying in the two weeks prior to Lobby Day, and all we ask is that you come to one of them! (Dates and times TBD)

Questions? Please direct any inquiries to hec.lobbyday@gmail.com.

How to Sign Up:  https://goo.gl/forms/qj7TRumWu0n9x8gk2

You do not need to be affiliated with Health Equity Circle to attend. Please spread the word to your classmates & colleagues!

Sign up today for the Winter quarter Bodemer Interprofessional Ethics Lab!

We invite students in the healthcare professions (e.g., MSW, MPH, MD, DDS, PharmD, BSN, DNP, PT/OT/SLP) to join the Department of Bioethics & Humanities and the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research & Practice for dinner and an evening of connecting with colleagues and engaging in ethical dilemmas!

In this interprofessional ethics lab, we will focus on applying some key approaches of clinical ethics to cases in which patients refuse recommendations by their healthcare team. We will consider the influence of factors such as patient decisional capacity, cultural/religious beliefs, patient preferences, and trust in the healthcare system. Ethics Consultants and clinicians from UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center will help guide small group discussion using some of the language, principles, and tools that guide bioethicists.

Learning Objectives

• Learn about principles of ethics and how they can be used to analyze a case of ethical conflict or uncertainty.
• Work as a collaborative team to apply ethics analysis tools to the healthcare decision-making process.

When: Tuesday January 8, 2019, 6:00-8:00pm (food available at 5:30pm!)

Where: UW South Campus Center, Room 316

Please register by January 1, 2019 using this link:  https://tinyurl.com/IPethics

Space is limited and registration link will close when capacity is reached.

Questions? Contact: rlazzar@uw.edu

We are seeking student representatives for the Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA).  This committee is associated with CHSIE (Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education) and it provides guidance and support for interprofessional community engagement projects like the Common Book Series, the Seattle King County Clinic Listening Project, etc.  HSSLA is currently attended by interested faculty from the UW health sciences schools and we are seeking student input and involvement.

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn more about the world of service learning and advocacy!  Information on how to apply is attached and copied below.  If you have questions, please contact Leonora Clarke, clarkel@uw.edu.

HSSLA Student Representative Application:

The Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Committee (HSSLA) has openings for student representatives from the six health sciences schools (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, (as well as PT/OT and MEDEX), .  Students will be selected for a one-year term.  We are looking for one student representative for each school. Applications are due December 5th!

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HUSKIES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION &  AWARENESS (HSPA)
INFORMATION NIGHT

Come out to take a break from studying, relax and mingle with fellow Huskies, and learn about what HSPA is all about.

… and yes, there will be delicious pizza provided for all 🙂

Monday, October 29 | 6:30 pm
School of Social Work | Room 305A
4101 15^th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105

HSPA is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) dedicated to the destigmatization of suicide and mental health​, as well as the promotion of mental well-being and positive living by building a strong, accepting, and safe university community. HSPA educates and develops better student awareness of mental illness by providing necessary resources.

HSPA hosts various events such as the following to provide a safe space for sensitive issues to be discussed, in meetings and out, and for students to practice our mission both on and off UW campus:

• E.A.R.N. curriculum training: free 3-hour long suicide prevention training session held on UW campus
• Stress-Less Week​: consists of hosting Therapy dogs, handing out free goody bags and hot drinks at Odegaard Undergraduate Library during the week before the final
• Legislation/policy support/volunteer opportunities presented by Forefront: i.e. Suicide Prevention Education Day, annual Forefront fundraising, and many more.

Please join us to become a part of our story as we go forward in making suicide prevention important mission at UW!

Please join Wendy Lustbader for her presentation: Social Work in Health Care – Where the Action Is

Thursday, October 18, 5:00-7:00 PM at the UW School of Social Work room 305

RSVP for this free event by visiting the registration page

 

Sea Mar Community Health Centers Presents

The 13th Annual

Latino Health Forum

October 31, 2018

Building Pathways Not Walls

Creating Mindful Change for Improved Latino Health 

Register Now!

Don’t miss these important and compelling discussions with nationally recognized leaders!

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October 18
Global Mental Health Meet & Greet
South Campus Center, 3rd floor lobby
5:30 – 6:30 PM

UW Global Mental Health is hosting its first International External Advisory Board (EAB) meeting with thought leaders from around the world. Please join us as we welcome them to Seattle and to our new program. We invite you to learn more about UW Global Mental Health and to interact with global mental health leaders at UW and beyond! UW faculty, staff and students are welcome. RSVP by October 15. More information

UW GMH Meet and Greet Flyer PDF (002)

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October 19
Global Action on Mental Health
Kane Hall, Room 225
2:00 – 6:00 PM

A soon-to-be published Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development (publication date is October 10, Global Mental Health Day) discusses how countries can take action to address mental health equity and justice. What does this mean for Seattle, for the region, and for our global action?

Join a lively conversation led by thought leaders from around the world about the intersections of mental health and key global priorities, and how Seattle can get involved. The event is hosted by UW Global Mental Health, a joint program of the UW Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Global Health. UW President Ana Mari Cauce will provide opening remarks. More information

 

Here are the drop-in and group mental health resources for fall quarter.  These are FREE resources available for students.  See attached flyers and links below.

DROP-IN RESOURCES: No appointments necessary.  Students can just show up.  More information available here.

• Mindfulness Mondays with Ron Ma, 12-12:30pm on Mondays (through the last week of class) in 401 Schmitz Hall
  • Mindfulness meditation is a practice that helps promotes health and well-being and reduce stress, anxiety and depression by cultivating greater emotional awareness.  Come for a 30-mminutes mindful break to start your week.

• Let’s Talk.  Drop-in consultation with a counselor, a collaboration between the Counseling Center and Hall Health Center
  • Tuesdays 2-4pm with Iris Song at the Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
  • Wednesdays 2-4pm with Kate Fredenberg at the Q Center in the HUB
  • Offered during the 10 weeks of each quarter.

WORKSHOP SERIES: Please inform the facilitator that you plan to attend by clicking on their name below to email them.  Find more info here.

• Coping with Stress and Anxiety. This is a three-session workshop by Chia-Chen Tu for students who are feeling overwhelmed by academic demands and who want to learn effective ways to manage stress and practice general self-care.  Learn techniques on stress and anxiety management, meditation practice and general self-care.
  • Session 1: Tuesdays 4:30-6 (October 16^th, 23^rd and 30^th)
  • Session 2: Tuesdays 4:30-6 (November 6^th, 13^th and 20^th)

• Mindfulness for Wellness. This workshop series by Anne Swenson is to help you be more mindful in your everyday life. By practicing mindfulness skills, you can improve your well-being including being better able to navigate stress, increasing your ability to focus, and feeling more connected. The workshop focuses on learning and practicing multiple forms of mindfulness, including suggested practices for you to complete between the workshop meetings. By the end of the workshop series, you can expect to have developed a personal mindfulness practice that you can continue after the workshop ends.
  • Fridays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. (Oct. 19^th, Oct. 26^th, Nov. 2^nd and Nov.9^th)

NEW GROUP:

• International Circle.  Chia-Chen Tu will be facilitating a new group focusing on the needs of new international students on Fridays, 3:15 to 4:45pm (October 12-December 7).  Group members will share cross-cultural experiences and reflect on a variety of topics, such as friendship/relationships, taboos and stereotypes, culture shock, holidays and traditions, educational systems around the world…etc.  Participants will have the opportunity to practice English speaking in a relaxed and supportive environment.  If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Tu directly.

Coping with Stress and Anxiety flyer

Mindfulness 4-week workshop Fall 2018 flyer

Mindfulness Drop-In Flyer Fall 2018

International Circle flyer

To request disability accommodation, contact Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu.  The University of Washington makes every effort to honor disability accommodation requests. Requests can be responded to most effectively if received in advance, preferably at least 10 days prior to the event.

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