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Publications

Regular Publications

Updates
Updates is a biannual newsletter for alumni and friends of the School of Public Health, a new way to keep in touch with you and to provide updates on the School and the people who work and study here.

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Spotlight on Research
Spotlight on Research is a quarterly newsletter that highlights current faculty and student research projects underway within the school.

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Northwest Public Health
Northwest Public Health, a journal of the School of Public Health, promotes the discussion of public health issues, ideas, and innovations in the Pacific Northwest.

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Student Catalog
Catalog available for download in PDF format.

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Northwest Bulletin: Family and Child Health
The Northwest Bulletin, published by the Maternal and Child Health Program, gives health care providers, public health professionals, and other concerned individuals in the Northwest timely information about epidemiologic, programmatic, and political developments related to the health care of children and families.

Nutritional Sciences News
Information about the Nutritional Sciences Program in the School.

Food For Thought
Food for Thought is quarterly newsletter of tips, news, and recipes by a group of UW students trying to raise awareness of nutrition.

State of Washington's Children
The State of Washington's Children tracks the conditions of all children and families in the State of Washington. The reports are issued annually by the University of Washington and Washington Kids Count.

Demographics/Fact Sheet
Vital statistics about the school, its students, and its faculty. (PDF format)

Annual Report
Includes faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure; faculty honors; faculty professional and community service; student honors and community service; new grant activity and grants awarded; gifts; and staff length of service.

SPH Organization Chart
Table showing the organizational structure of the School of Public Health. (PDF format)

SPH Academic Programs
Table showing the academic programs of the School of Public Health. (PDF format)

Departmental Publications

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Newsletter
Quarterly newsletter from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Biennial Report
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences puts out a biennial state of the department report.

Internal Publications

Academic Affairs Handbook
The Academic Affairs Handbook (or Faculty Handbook) contains information on procedures related to faculty hiring, retention, and promotion procedures.

Special Reports

CEPH 2006 Self-Study for Re-Accreditation
The School recently completed its re-accreditation cycle. You can read the full self-study narrative and appendicies at the CEPH 2006 website.

When You've Seen One Health Department...
Visits by the Dean Pat Wahl and Associate Dean Mark Oberle to local health jurisdictions in the State of Washington provided insights into how the School was viewed by the practice community, the many challenges facing local health agencies, and the education and training needs of the public health workforce. Changes in the School, resulting from the visits, included the development of a new Community-Oriented Practice-based MPH program to complement the School's academic focus on research methodology, writes the Dean.

IOM Report: Who Will Keep The Public Healthy?
Pat Wahl, Dean of the School of Public Health, gave a presentation on "The Future of the Public's Health and Implications for the SPH" in April 2003. (PDF format)

Washington Speaks Out: on Prevention Research
SPH and Research!America surveyed Washington state residents in 2003 to discover their attitudes and beliefs about health prevention research. (PDF format)