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2020 Health Policy Brief Writing Contest Winners Announced!
We've named the winners of our Health Policy Brief Writing Contest that will be receiving the new Aaron Katz Award for Excellence in Health Policy Writing. Get to know them and this award on our blog. read more...
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. read more...
Policy Brief November 2019 - Saving Rural Hospitals
While rural hospitals are struggling financially, they continue to be essential in their local communities. What can states do to support them and the health care they provide? read more...
CHIPS Monthly Seminar: October 2019
Dr. Giana Davidson and Elizabeth Austin joined us at our monthly seminar to describe their experience developing, pilot testing, and evaluating a complex intervention that aimed to improve care transitions for complex patients. read more...
Policy Brief October 2019 - Medicaid Work Requirements
"Implementation and administration of Medicaid work requirements are costly and may not save money." read more...
Policy Brief August 2019 - Expand VA Health Care
"Only half of the estimated 18 million veterans in our country are enrolled in VA services and only two-thirds of those receive VA health care. What measures could be taken to strengthen the system?" read more...
From Labs to Legislation: A New Center’s Role
Turning complex and groundbreaking medical research into information that policymakers can use is no easy task. Yet, that is exactly what the Center for Health Innovation & Policy Science (CHIPS) does. read more...
CHIPS: New Center Focuses on Health Policy, Innovation
"From changes in school start times to interventions limiting sugary drinks, a new center in the School of Public Health is examining how policies shape our health on a range of issues." read more...
Policy Brief March 2019 - The Doula Option
"Doula-supported individuals are less likely to: have cesarean birth, have a low birthweight infant, and give birth to a newborn with a low APGAR score..." read more...
CHIPS Hosts Inaugural Health Policy Symposium
Thank you to everyone who attended the Inaugural Health Policy Symposium in Kane Hall, hosted by the Center for Health Innovation & Policy Science (CHIPS) at the University of Washington Department of Health Services. We were delighted to see so many of our State legislators, community partners, students, and faculty among the more than 200 attendees. read more...
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Monthly Seminar
CHIPS holds a monthly, interdisciplinary seminar. Each month we feature a different speaker that equips attendees with discrete, tangible skills and/or immediately actionable information to further their career development in health policy and health systems science. These seminars also offer the opportunity to network with each other with the aim of developing new collaborations that innovate interdisciplinary grant and project ideas.