Betty Bekemeier
Professor, Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Ellery and Kirby Cramer Endowed Professorship in Nursing, Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Adjunct Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Box 351621
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206-616-8411
bettybek@uw.edu
Research Interests
Effective public health system performance; public health financing; local public health service variation and population health impact; disparities in public health system resource allocation; public health workforce development and leadership
Education
MPH Program Evaluation, Johns Hopkins University, 1994
MSN Public Health Nursing Leadership and Management, Johns Hopkins University, 1994
BSN Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University, 1984
PhD Nursing, University of Washington, 2007
In the News
Investing in evidence to inform practice: Reimagining the US public health system
Health Affairs, 04/06/2021
How coronavirus is turning health departments into a lightning rod for political wrath, in Washington and beyond
The Seattle Times, 12/11/2020
UW, Seattle & King County join forces for new academic health department
UW School of Public Health News, 01/26/2018
UW, Seattle & King County join forces for new academic health department
UW School of Public Health News, 01/25/2018
Center Wins $2 Million to Promote Health Equity in Rural Communities through Data
UW School of Public Health News, 09/25/2017
Close Up June 2017: Betty Bekemeier
UW School of Public Health News, 06/05/2017
Study found cuts to health programs increased low birth weight rates in Florida
WGCU, 05/16/2016
PHAST seeks input from health departments for a new data-access dashboard
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Communications, 04/08/2016
Study: Infection rates correlate with public health spending
Food Safety News, 03/04/2016
Spending on Food Sanitation Linked to Fewer Illnesses
UW School of Public Health News, 03/12/2015