•  Event: Forensic Spotlight: Debra Pinals, MD
• Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm (Pacific Time)
• Who: Target audience is trainees interested in learning more about forensic mental health (but all are welcome!)
• CMHPL: https://psychiatry.uw.edu/research/center-for-mental-health-policy-and-the law/
• RSVP and ATTEND: Register here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sreynold/40397

For questions or comments, email Jennifer Piel, MD, JD (Director, UW CMPL) at piel@uw.edu or contact the CMHPL at cmhpl@uw.edu

 

HSERV 572: Planning, Advocacy and Leadership Skills (4 credits)

Tue/Thu. 11:30 to 12:50, Fri, 1:00 to 1:50    (Friday sessions are completely flexible, can be rescheduled)

Offered remotely; SLN #15149

This class is an opportunity to master basic concepts, analytic tools, and skills for program and policy planning, advocacy, evaluation and leadership skills under the close mentorship of faculty and teaching staff. You’ll also learn from your peers as you work in pairs or teams of three. This unique course engages MPH and other graduate students with real-world public health problems, partnering with local community health organization clients. We offer coursework to address topics, skills, and processes to help you complete your project.

The course is suitable for graduate students from any school or college who want to deepen their understanding of how public health professionals lead program development, program evaluation and policy advocacy projects to advance population health. It is not open to undergraduate students.

Projects are still being finalized, but here’s a preview (we’ll ask you to rank your preferences):
1-  Economic Opportunity Institute, monitor key pieces of legislation through the legislative session (file weekly briefs on the hearings, amendments, votes, etc, with a webinar at the end of the quarter for EOI’s website)

2-  Hanford Challenge, a nuclear waste watchdog group, considering a project on DOE (U.S. Dept of Energy) proposed radiation/hazard exposure scenarios in relation to whether we have a “right to uncontaminated bodies”

3- UW Hall Health, assess vaccine confidence among UW Seattle students

4- With UW’s Health Alliance International, draft an American Public Health Association policy position statement on debt relief for low income countries (for a vote by the APHA governing council in October, 2021)

5-Budget & Policy Center/Poverty Action Network on improving Washington state’s temporary financial assistance programs for adults with mental illnesses or physical disabilities.

6-Work with Pike Market Food Bank to explore the food security problems in the Food Bank’s service area, and conduct a needs/assets survey with key informant interviews/focus groups (online)

 

Sylvia’s Alliance, a student-led group that aims to elevate the culture at the University of Washington around issues of trauma and violence, is partnering with New Beginnings Seattle (https://www.newbegin.org/) to show support for domestic violence survivors with letters from health sciences students. Sylvia’s Alliance works to increase awareness among health professional students of gender-based violence and its consequences to health.

Our goal is to collect 100 letters by the end of February 2021 🙂

If you are interested in participating, please take a look at this Google Form (which includes more instructions): https://forms.gle/tEmBBgvZQjwZdurV8

Thank you for your time! If you have any questions or comments about this project, please feel free to email me (Leah Chen) at leahc235@uw.edu.

Do you have policy-writing chops? It is a valuable skill if you want your research to have a bigger impact or pursue policy work.

Submit a policy brief for a cash prize of $1,000 and bragging rights! 1st place receives the Aaron B. Katz Award for Excellence in Health Policy Writing!

What is a policy brief? A policy brief presents a concise summary of information that can help non-expert readers understand, and perhaps make decisions about, public policy issues. Policy briefs may give objective summaries of relevant research, suggest possible policy options, or go even further and argue for particular courses of action.

Why are policy briefs important? Succinct evidence-based information helps policymakers decide what to do. A policymaker is someone making or influencing policy, such as an elected official or agency director. Policy briefs are important for researchers; making research findings easily digestible increases the likelihood of research being read and acted upon by policymakers. The Center for Health Innovation & Policy Science (CHIPS) in the Department of Health Services in the UW School of Public Health helps students and faculty produce high-quality policy briefs that translate research into policy action.

What are we looking for? We are looking for a succinctly written policy brief on a health-related topic (broadly defined). The winning submission will incorporate high-quality writing and visual communication appropriate for policymakers, as defined above.

Submissions can be based on a class assignment but will be scored based on the evaluation rubric below. You can also team up on a submission, but you have to share the prize money if you win!

The winner(s) will be recognized virtually at the School of Public Health’s Awards of Excellence in late spring quarter. The winner receives $1,000 and the Aaron B. Katz Award for Excellence in Health Policy Writing. An additional award of up to $500 may be made if the quality of submissions warrant.  The  award-winner(s) and their brief will be featured on the CHIPS website. You (all) will also have bragging rights for having won the third annual Health Policy Brief Writing Contest!

Deadline: March 29, 2021 at 5:00pm

Submit your submission with the completed form to uwchips@uw.edu with “2021 CHIPS Health Policy Brief Writing Contest” in the subject line. And if you’re submitting as part of a group, please cc all group members in that email. For more information, please visit http://depts.washington.edu/uwchips/health-policy-brief-writing-contest. An questions can be sent to uwchips@uw.edu.

Requirements:

• Submissions may come from an individual or group. Individuals must be affiliated with the Department of Health Services (enrolled in a Health Services degree or certificate program or in Health Services-offered classes within the past 12 months). Group submissions require that at least one person meet this criterion.
• Policy brief submissions should be fewer than 1500 words and no more than four pages, submitted as a PDF. The submission form should be submitted as a separate Word document.
• References should be submitted in the same PDF as the brief but as a separate reference addendum up to one page in length.
• Target audience information (policymaker type and geographic scope or jurisdiction) must be included on the submission form.
• Author(s) must allow non-exclusive rights for publishing on the CHIPS website and other CHIPS media.
• Any questions should be sent to uwchips@uw.edu

Highlighted News
‘How Did We Not Know?’ Gun Owners Confront a Suicide Epidemic
The toll of self-inflicted gun deaths has led to an unusual alliance between suicide-prevention advocates and gun-rights proponents.

Recent Publications
McGlynn-Wright, A., Crutchfield, R. D., Skinner, M. L., & Haggerty, K. P. (2020). The usual, racialized, suspects: The consequence of police contacts with Black and White youth on adult arrest. Social Problems. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/socpro/

Stuber, J.P., Massey, A., Meadows, M., Bass, B., & Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2020) SAFER brief community intervention: a primary suicide prevention strategy to improve firearm and medication storage behavior. Injury Prevention Published Online First: 19 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043902

Rebbe, R., Bishop, A., Ahn, J., & Mienko, J. (2020). Opioid overdose events and child maltreatment indicators: Differential county-level associations. Children and Youth Services Review, 119. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105671

Current Research Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities

Selected Grant Opportunities
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program
Deadline: December 12, 2020
The Outreach Program is a community-based grant program aimed towards promoting rural health care services by enhancing health care delivery to rural underserved populations in the local community or region. Through consortia of local health care and social service providers, communities can develop innovative approaches to challenges related to the specific health needs in rural areas that expand clinical and service capacity in rural communities.

Competitive and Administrative Supplements for Community Interventions to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Health Disparity and Other Vulnerable Populations”
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Research is needed to test community interventions focused on the prevention (or slowing) of COVID-19 transmission, evaluate local and state policies and programs intended to mitigate COVID-19 exposure and improve adherence, and reduce the negative impact of the multifaceted consequences on the health of populations who experience health disparities and other vulnerable groups.

Digital Healthcare Interventions to Address the Secondary Health Effects Related to Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19
Deadline: December 30, 2020
In order to significantly improve near term impact of treatment and identification of individuals at risk for, or experiencing worsening health secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic across the full lifespan, supplements will focus particularly on NIH-designated health disparity (racial/ethnic minorities, less privileged socioeconomic status, rural residents and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.

*Newly Added*
Population Health Initiative’s 2021 Pilot Research Grant Program
Deadline: January 29, 2021
This program is intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators for projects that address critical challenges to population health. Faculty members and PI-eligible research scientists from all three UW campuses (Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma) are encouraged to apply.

Health Policy Research Scholars
Deadline: March 17, 2021
Health Policy Research Scholars is a national leadership program for second-year doctoral students in any academic discipline who want to apply their research to help build healthier and more equitable communities.

Research Events
The Future of Aging Symposium
Join for a series of online lectures and conversations centered on how this newest generation of older adults is forever altering the aging experience.
November 17, 1:30pm – Eric Larson, Aging into Health
November 19, 1:30pm – Sara Curran, Forecasting an Aging Future in Washington: Imagining Possibilities in the Demography of Diversity

*Newly Added*
UW Libraries Presents
November 19, 1:30-3:00pm – online
Better than Best Practices: Inclusive Data Visualization. Data visualization design “best practices” often do not prioritize (or outright reject) efforts to be inclusive. This workshop will establish new “best practices” and provide an opportunity to test them out in a visualization.

Speaker Series: Leaders in Prevention Science
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the UW School of Social Work is pleased to present a Leaders in Prevention Science speaker series to share the work of leading scholars with our colleagues.
December 3, 12:30pm Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University
December 9, 2:00pm Guillermo (Willy) Prado, University of Miami
January 6, 1:00pm Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington

Dates and time vary depending on the speaker’s availability. Each event is schedule to last no more than 1.5 hours. A Zoom invitation will be sent for each event.

Fellowships, Internships and Job Opportunities
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Deadline: January 21, 2021
The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals while also improving distribution of a quality behavioral health workforce and thereby increasing access to behavioral health services. A special focus is placed on the knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents, and transitional-aged youth at risk for behavioral health disorders.

MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deadline: February 3, 2021
NIA’s MD-PhD Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias and the Behavioral and Social Sciences is designed to help strengthen the pipeline of physician-scientist leaders dedicated to using social and behavioral science approaches to addressing the nation’s challenges posed by Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). This FOA provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both an MD and a research doctorate degree (PhD or equivalent).

Conferences, Trainings and Workshops
Activating Communities for Change
November 17th and 19th 2020 – online
This four-session distance learning series offers participants an interactive opportunity to explore the prevention and regulatory landscape in order to better understand the system, analyze the current state of laws and regulations, and work toward activating communities for change.
Register here

*Newly Added*
Prevention Ethics
December 1, 3, 8, and 10, 2020, 12pm – 1:30pm – online
This 2-week distance learning series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to explore the six principles of the Prevention Code of Ethics using realistic examples designed to strengthen participants’ abilities to manage challenging situations in their work. The learning series is structured to also provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and individual activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to application of an ethical decision-making process.

*Newly Added*
Effectively Managing Family Conflict: A Sample from Guiding Good Choices Virtual Parenting Program
December 10, 2020, 11am – 12:30pm – online
Many families are experiencing the combined stressors of the pandemic and the pending holiday season. Prevention practitioners are seeking timely ways to reach out to families with relevant tools, practices, and programs that are research-based and available in an online format.

Data for Black Lives Conference
December 11-13, 2020 Cambridge, MA
Data for Black Lives is a movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people. But history tells a different story, one in which data is too often wielded as an instrument of oppression, reinforcing inequality and perpetuating injustice. Redlining was a data-driven enterprise that resulted in the systematic exclusion of Black communities from key financial services.

Call for Papers
Poverty, Inequality and Social Development: Innovations Around the World22nd Biennial Conference of the International Consortium for Social Development
Deadline: November 30, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic and numerous other social challenges have had devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods across the globe, exacerbating poverty, inequality, and other social challenges. We invite papers, poster presentations, and session proposals from practitioners, researchers, students, community organizations, and policymakers. The conference will critically appraise the social challenges of our time and advance novel

COVID-19
For general COVID-19 information and resources, go to The Huddle: UW Medicine and School of Social Work COVID-19 Information & Resources

In the aftermath of an amazing election; amidst the joys and challenges of your studies—yes, even as a pandemic rages—may we each take a moment to return towards commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. We are now seeking nominations for the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award at our UW School of Social Work. Our question to you: Whom among us should be noted for how their work continues the legacy of Dr. King? Won’t you take a moment to nominate that person, program or group?

With our Health Sciences Center colleagues, we will recognize awardees at this two-part, remote commemoration that honors individuals or groups who exemplify this national holiday’s principles through their:

Commitment to addressing community needs, particularly communities of color and those who are marginalized
Development and implementation of significant programs to improve the human condition
Outstanding efforts to protect and empower all people.

Please nominate a UW school of social work student, staff, faculty member or group!
-Describe the good work that person or group has done;
-The ways it matches the above criteria of the award;

Please submit your brief letter of support for your nomination(s) to our MLK Commemoration Committee, attention: Khalfani Mwamba, mwambk@uw.edu, no later than Friday, December 11th at 0500p.m.

We so appreciate your help in identifying these deserving persons and groups! Don’t delay, nominate today!

Please find attached the School’s OFFER Newsletter. You will find information on research related topics, including ssw community recent publications, funding opportunities, upcoming events of interest, training opportunities and more.

UW SSW Research Newsletter_Issue_11.03.20

Do you love cats and dogs? Helping our low-resource neighbors? Do both by volunteering as a short-term pet foster with the Goochy project. The Goochy project is a local non-profit that provides no-cost pet boarding when owners need to attend to important life issues that require temporary separation (example many medical procedures) from their furry family members. They make volunteering easy by providing transport of the pet to you, food/supplies, and veterinary care while in your care.

Volunteer application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIYuqbUU4wFezjP-NnYhulTTJFlSgrXV9DZzan_FzDD26owg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Our research team from the Disability Studies Program, The D Center, and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine are recruiting UW students, staff, and faculty who have a disability, physical or mental health condition, a chronic illness, or are d/Deaf to contribute to a research project on disability, equity, and inclusion on the UW campus (IRB # STUDY00009838). This study is being funded by CLIME (Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education).

Research participants will take part in a single, 60-90-minute virtual focus group to share their experiences of ableism or discrimination as well as allyship and community in academic and healthcare situations. Information from the focus groups will be used to develop a disability allyship training curriculum that is rooted in lived experiences and can be implemented in the education and training of healthcare professionals and others across UW to improve our inclusive campus culture. All research information will be de-identified, and each participant will be compensated with a $30 electronic gift card for their time and expertise.

Please find a recruitment letter and recruitment flyer attached to disseminate widely. Learn more by visiting our website: https://uwdisabilityequity.washington.edu/. For questions or to express interest in the study, please contact the research team at uwdisabilityequity@uw.edu.

CLIME Participant Recruitment Letter FINAL

Participate in a Study on Disability Equity and Inclusion

GRE PREP Dates:

– Class 1: Nov. 15, 22, 29 & Dec. 6
– Class 2: Dec. 12, 13, 19, 20

Price: $375

Students can register here: UW Women’s Center

GRE Fall flier 2020 New

Hello students! Are you a First Generation College Student? Every day our #UWFirstGen students, faculty and staff make great contributions to our university community. We are proud to join colleges and universities across the country to recognize the National First-Generation College Celebration on November 8! Please take a moment to participate in celebrating current First Gen students by sharing your First Gen story (and photo if you would like), and encouraging your classmates to do so as well, on our Padlet. What does being First-Gen mean to you? What strengths have you developed from being First-Gen? What advice do you have for other First-Gen students on their educational and professional journey? #CelebrateFirstGen #BeTheFirst You can learn more about the greater UW’s First Gen Celebration by visiting uw.edu/diversity/national-first-gen-day

UW Seattle’s Counseling Center is offering free workshops for UW Seattle staff and student parents/guardians/caregivers.

These sessions will be facilitated by Amy Collins, Counseling Center Psychologist and Mom to a home/grandparent-schooled preschooler and a remote learning kindergartener.

You are invited to attend one or all of the sessions which are scheduled for Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

11/12 – Strengths – Coping & balancing tips to share? What do you love about yourself and your kids/family? What values are you modeling and teaching to your children and to others?

12/03 – Incorporating mindfulness into busy schedules and practicing it with your kids

UW Student & Staff Parent-Guardian-Caregiver Support Workshops

The aging baby boomer generation is often described as a “tsunami,” with accompanying alarms about the capacity of Medicare and Social Security to contain the flood. But what about the strengths and potential contributions baby boomers bring into retirement? Join us for a series of lectures and conversations centered on how this newest generation of older adults is forever altering the aging experience.

Register here

11/10: AGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: New Issues and a New World

The experience of aging is neither universal nor static. Aging is a biological process that is greatly influenced by the social world in which individuals spend their lives. Social forces such as political movements, scientific advancement, and technological change impact the experience of aging for each generation. We will discuss the social changes that most affect current cohorts of older adults as well as the ways that biology has changed among this population, and ask how those factors impact our experience of retirement and aging

11/12: MAKING VISIBLE, COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Advancing Research on the Health and Well-being of Sexual and Gender Minority Elders

LGBTQ elders are at a greater risk of health disparities and social isolation in later life. Professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen explores the landmark longitudinal project, “Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging and Sexuality/Gender Study,” and how its research findings have encouraged the development of community evidence-based interventions and policy changes to address these issues. Such research can provide innovative solutions to complex social problems, promoting equity to create a future for all to reach their full age, health, and potential

11/17: ENLIGHTENED AGING: How Boomers Might Transform the Future

The Baby Boom generation’s impact on society, from birth to young adult to retirement, cannot be understated. How can a generation that is living longer and more actively than any preceding generation impact aging? Drawing from the long running “Adult Changes in Thought” study, Dr. Larson argues that an “enlightened” approach to aging that builds resilience for a long, active life is possible. All that’s needed is a generation keen for knowledge and acceptance of the mental, physical, and social changes that aging bring

11/19: FORECASTING AN AGING FUTURE IN WASHINGTON: Imagining Possibilities in the Demography of Diversity

As the average age of King County residents climbs, the older adult cohort brings an increasingly varied array of life experiences. Sara Curran, Professor and Director of the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, will speak on recent research on the growing diversity of the older generation in King County and the impact of demographic factors on the experience of aging

The UW Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows has invited 3 providers to talk about how the current political and socially distanced climate is affecting the mental health of our already vulnerable communities and how it is impacting our providers.

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 10 6:30-8:00 PM PST
Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/3117825083

UWNURF_Diversity Lecture Series_Mental Health_11_10_2020

Career Development Webinar for First-Generation Graduate Students

Thursday, November 12, 4 pm – 5 pm, Online
Register for free: http://bit.ly/fggscareer

Zoom link will be e-mailed to registered participants a few days before the event.

**UW NetID required to log in on Zoom.​​** This webinar will be recorded.

In recognition of National First-Gen College Celebration Day (Nov. 8), a Career Development Webinar for UW First-Gen Graduate Students is being offered. Visit the UW’s page honoring this celebration: https://bit.ly/2TXgCuH

Current first-gen graduate students across tri-campus are invited to this webinar to learn tips and strategies that are helpful towards your career development. A first-gen graduate student is an individual who is in the first generation of their family to earn a Bachelor’s degree—and is now working towards a graduate degree.

Learn about tools to help you:

Discover your career purpose
Manage imposter syndrome
Assess your strengths
Build skills
Grow your network and support system
Find success

Co-hosts:

Luis Santiago, Associate Director of Coaching Operations for the Career & Internship Center (Seattle campus)
Jaye Sablan, Assistant Director for Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate School

Event Partners: First-Gen Graduate Student Advisory Board, The Graduate School, and Career & Internship Center (Seattle campus).

To request disability accommodation, contact the 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 as far in advance of the event as possible, preferably at least 10 days.

Are you looking for a space to watch and debrief the next Presidential debate?
Join your fellow Huskies for the 10/22 Debate Watch Party and a lunch time Post-Debate Dialogue on 10/23!
The Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center, Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, UW Libraries and WashPirg look forward to seeing you at these virtual civic engagement and community building opportunities!

rsvp: tinyurl.com/celedebates

UW is starting to provide textbook pick-up from the UW Seattle campus.

Here is the announcement and instructions for how to do it:

https://sites.uw.edu/libstrat/2020/10/07/library-launches-no-contact-pick-up-service/

Protests for the Soul of a Nation: COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and Election 2020

2020 is a year like we have never witnessed. A pandemic that exposed structural health inequalities was followed by the largest civil rights uprisings in American history against police violence and systemic racism. The sustained demonstrations and radical imagination of protesters have challenged and remade the relationship between government and citizens. Megan Ming Francis will discuss how we got to this urgent moment, the role organized protest can play in the upcoming election, and the future of a fair and robust democracy.

For more info and to register:
https://www.washington.edu/lectures/events/francis_m/

The Environmental Justice Fund is now accepting applications and the deadline to apply is Friday, September 25! There is $500,000 in funding available from the City of Seattle and up to $60,000 per proposal. This funding supports efforts that are led by and benefit the people most affected by environmental and climate issues: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, refugees, people with low incomes, youth and elders who live, learn, work, play, and worship in the city of Seattle.  

 

The Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) knows that COVID-19 is impacting our communities in ways that we are just beginning to understand. It is for this reason that we seek to fund projects that address the impacts of COVID-19 connected to community and environmental health. OSE will host two virtual information sessions on September 10 & 14 to share an overview of the Environmental Justice Fund, qualities of a strong application, the review process and answer any questions you may have. Check out the website to register and find out more. If you have any questions, email equityenviro@seattle.org or call (206)615-0817

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