SPH Newsletter for students, faculty and staff.
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Featuring how we are "Making a Difference"
2018 Issues
- 12/18/2018 - Carbon emissions and salmon's sense of smell
- 12/04/2018 - Disrupting narrative about poverty, homelessness
- 11/20/2018 - Program trains Army physicians in public health
- 11/06/2018 - SPH students recognized by state for impact
- 10/18/2018 - SPH professor a lead author on climate change report
- 9/18/2018 - Big gains in HIV care in US
- 8/21/2018 - Leaders fight for science, oppose EPA proposals
- 7/24/2018 - Students push for public transit policy
- 6/19/2018 - SPH graduation photos & videos
- 6/5/2018 - Gun storage study
- 5/15/2018 - 2018 Awards of Excellence
- 5/1/2018 - Breaking ground on Population Health building
- 4/17/2018 - Meet the Husky 100
- 4/3/2018 - Graduation speaker Ben Danielson
- 3/20/2018 - The fruits of labor
- 3/5/2018 - Fringe loan use linked to poor health
- 2/21/2018 - Global Health Business Case Competition
- 2/6/2018 - Making a Magnuson Scholar
- 1/16/2018 - 2018 MLK Community Service Award
2017 Issues
- 12/20/2017 - "smombie" takeover?
- 12/04/2017 - HIV Drug
- 11/21/2017 - Latino Center for Health
- 11/07/2017 - Veterans Day - Student Profiles
- 10/17/2017 - Grayston-Day Endowed Fellowships
- 9/7/2017 - Public health education in Montana
- 8/17/2017 - How do you measure a dose of nature?
- 8/3/2017 - Biostatistics Summer Institutes
- 7/20/2017 - Opportunity Scholarship program
- 7/6/2017 - UW student insurance survey by MPH
- 6/15/2017 - MHA students plant trees in Genessee Park
- 6/1/2017 - Tobacco Studies Program
- 5/18/2017 - SPHA Student Community Service Award
- 5/4/2017 - SPH Practicum Symposium
- 4/20/2017 - SPH Spring Day of Service; Husky 100
- 4/6/2017 - Livable City Year
- 3/16/2017 - Tent City 3
- 3/2/2017 - Yeego (Let’s go) Gardening! project
- 2/16/2017 - Dream Project
- 2/2/2017 - Local opioid task force
- 1/19/2017 - MLK Volunteer Recognition Award
- 1/5/2017 - Public health capstone course
2016 Issues
- 12/15/2016 - Video on sexual harassment
- 12/1/2016 - Student Public Health Association officers
- 11/17/2016 - Public Health Major is #1
- 11/3/2016 - Global Health and UW in the High School
- 10/20/2016 - Summer Health Profession Education
- 10/6/2016 - Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Education
- 9/15/2016 - Volunteers assist the homeless
- 9/1/2016 - Dark Empire: Race, Health and Society
- 8/18/2016 - Affordable Care Act waiver in WA
- 8/4/2016 - Jane Vaccaro & Tribal Emergency Management
- 7/21/2016 - Julie Beschta provides after-school tutoring
- 7/7/2016 - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
- 6/16/2016 - Zika virus research
- 6/2/2016 - COPHP students shared their research
- 5/19/2016 - SPH Excellence Awards
- 5/5/2016 - UW President Ana Mari Cauce shares vision on Poplulation Health
- 4/21/2016 - Spring SPH Day of Service
- 4/7/2016 - Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) team
- 3/17/2016 - Grad students in Public Health Nutrition
- 3/3/2016 - Students give seniors information on fire safety
- 2/18/2016 - Public Health Legislative Day
- 2/4/2016 - EH 564: Recognition of Health and Safety Hazards in Industry
- 1/21/2016 - SPH Diversity Committee - MLK Community Service Award
- 1/7/2016 - Undergrads eligible for Washington State Opportunity Scholarships
2015 Issues
- 12/17/2015 - Healthy Life Calculator
- 12/3/2015 - TR News, Public Health and Transportation
- 11/19/2015 - UW partners with nursing students from Kenyan university
- 11/5/2015 - SPH volunteered at 2015 Seattle/King County Clinic
- 10/15/2015 - Christy McKinney develops feeding cup for newborns
- 10/1/2015 - Gemina Garland-Lewis helped organize the human/animal Feel Good Day
- 9/17/2015 - Mall-walking guide produced by the Health Promotion Research Center
- 9/3/2015 - COPHP student Cait Lang wrote the problem-based learning units
- 8/20/2015 - Seattle high school students were immersed in public health topics
- 8/6/2015 - Health Impact Assessment (HIA) course
- 7/16/2015 - Innovative pharmacy assistant training program in Malawi
- 7/2/2015 - U.S. Air Force reservists, now eligible for disability benefits
- 6/18/2015 - Lack of lunch time at seven city schools
- 6/4/2015 - UW effort to teach and deliver health care across disciplines
- 5/21/2015 - Study to help keep people in better health and out of jail
- 5/7/2015 - SPH students from Nepal are raising funds for earthquake relief
- 4/16/2015 - Report on the journey our food takes from “farm to fork”
- 4/2/2015 - “Public Health Month"
- 3/19/2015 - MPH students working to “undo racism”
- 3/5/2015 - Proposed state legislation to regulate and tax e-cigarettes
- 2/19/2015 - Cyclist raise funds for CHANGE
- 2/5/2015 - COPHP program led the One Night Count of the homeless
- 1/22/2015 - Annual STEM Career Day
- 1/8/2015 - Converting a former rail line into a bicycle path
2014 Issues
- 12/18/2014 - “Polio Eradication Game” may increase interest in global health
- 12/4/2014 - Marina Furtado set up an immunization program at a remote orphanage
- 11/20/2014 - Training smoking cessation counselors in Chna
- 11/6/2014 - New strategies to reduce and prevent gun violence
- 10/16/2014 - The Strategic Analysis, Research & Training Program (START)
- 10/2/2014 - Grad students spent the summer investigating food use in Washington
- 9/18/2014 - MHA grads are helping plan a health clinic for low-income residents
- 9/4/2014 - Helping seniors overcome minor or chronic depression
- 8/21/2014 - Measuring air pollution using mobile devices
- 8/7/2014 - New Latino Center for Health at the UW
- 7/24/2014 - Seattle high schools are exploring public health disciplines
- 7/10/2014 - Surveys in the name of health reform
- 6/19/2014 - CIA to stop using sham vaccination campaigns in spy work
- 6/5/2014 - Project to address the health needs of the homeless
- 5/15/2014 - Dylis Walker leading an effort to reduce maternal mortality in Guatemala
- 5/1/2014 - Students and staff volunteered for the School’s Service Day
- 4/17/2014 - Jeff Harris kicked off the CEOs Against Cancer Challenge
- 4/3/2014 - Rosa Solorio launched an HIV-testing campaign for Latino men
- 3/20/2014 - 50 students signed up for health insurance this week
- 3/6/2014 - Jennifer J. Carroll wrote a colorful look at the protests in Kiev
- 2/20/2014 - COPHP students took part in the One-Night Count of the homeless
- 2/6/2014 - Farm workers have an easy training tool to track pesticide exposure
- 1/23/2014 - Annual WA State Public Health Association Legislative Day
- 1/9/2014 - Gun violence in King County
2013 Issues
- 12/19/2013 - Dr. Fareeha Siddiqui (eMPH) heads up a diabetes outreach program
- 12/5/2013 - Environmental Health seniors are raising awareness about polluted water
- 11/21/2013 - Kathy Neuzil (GH) and PATH partnered with a Chinese vaccine manufacturer
- 11/7/2013 - N95 respirators can be an effective method to prevent exposure.
- 10/17/2013 - Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL)
- 10/3/2013 - Test to detect bacteria from hospital-acquired infections
- 9/19/2013 - School students exposed to potentially harmful air pollution
- 9/5/2013 - Wii Fit balance board being used to improve truck driver safety
- 8/15/2013 - Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM)
- 8/1/2013 - The Return, a Native Environmental Health Story.
- 7/18/2013 - “Food Studies: Harvest to Health,” taught by Jennifer Otten (HServ)
- 7/3/2013 - Novel sensors that can detect hazardous materials in concealed explosives
- 6/20/2013 - Thomas Francis Jr. Fellows in global health
- 6/6/2013 - Camara Jones, upcoming SPH graduation speaker
- 5/16/2013 - Pilot study aimed at increasing flu immunization among restaurant workers
- 5/2/2013 - Traffic noise and pollution disproportionately affect the poor
- 4/18/2013 - SPH Service Day
- 4/4/2013 - Study on how to improve pedestrian safety in south Seattle neighborhoods
- 3/21/2013 - Making north Seattle neighborhoods safer
- 3/7/2013 - Children in battery-recycling villages have high blood lead levels
- 2/21/2013 - Helping Seattle children learn about empathy.
- 2/7/2013 - Sheridan Reiger (MPH student, Epi) improving the health of Hondurans
- 1/17/2013 - “A Seattle Geneticist Gets the Hollywood Treatment,” Dr. Mary-Claire King
- 1/3/2013 - Initiatives designed to improve national responses to HIV/AIDS
2012 Issues
- 12/20/2012 - Adrienne Hidy is helping lead a volunteer effort at school
- 12/6/2012 - Mohamed Ali (MPH, GH '08) helped save lives
- 11/15/2012 - American Public Health Association urges protection for coastal waters
- 11/1/2012 - The Field Research and Consultation Group helped develop guidelines
- 10/18/2012 - Health information exchange could affect the quality of health care
- 10/4/2012 - How does Twitter affect obesity?
- 9/20/2012 - Children slept better when they stopped watching violent TV shows
- 9/6/2012 - Beasley research saved more than a million lives
- 8/16/2012 - Statewide network for providers who treat injured workers
- 8/2/2012 - Approval of a new HIV prevention drug
- 7/19/2012 - HealthLinks, a workplace wellness program
- 7/5/2012 - New bag will help Nicaraguan coffee harvesters
- 6/21/2012 - Arthur Kellermann - 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award
- 6/7/2012 - Studying the effects of new seat suspensions
- 5/17/2012 - Turning Peru's mega-slums into a greener, healthier place
- 5/3/2012 - Public health law and policy
- 4/19/2012 - IOM committee charged with reviewing flawed research
- 4/5/2012 - PNASH on Spanish language radio
- 3/15/2012 - Effectiveness of higher cigarette taxes
- 3/1/2012 - Life Course Nutrition: Maternal and Child Health Strategies in Public Health
- 2/16/2012 - Pesticide Free Places for King County
- 2/2/2012 - When an earthquake or pandemic strikes
- 1/19/2012 - COPHP students work with homeless at Tent City 4
- 1/5/2012 - HIV prevention trial, 2011 Science Breakthrough of the Year
2011 Issues
- 12/15/2011 - I-TECH (Int'l Training & Education)
- 12/1/2011 - Safety hazards course in Spanish
- 11/17/2011 - Facial analysis software to identify kids with FAS
- 11/3/2011 - Study of germs in fire stations