Protecting health in a changing climate
UW researchers partner with communities to save lives from extreme heat and climate-related disasters.
SPH Magazine Fall 2024
Biraj Karmacharya builds ecosystems for public health
A public health leader in Nepal, Biraj Karmacharya was selected as the 2024 School of Public Health Alumni of Impact Awardee.
How a student-created program is building family amongst international public health students
International students are creating community and providing support for their peers
Here’s how social and economic inequalities are impacting everyone’s life expectancy in America
Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world and spending more than other countries on health care, Americans will live an average of 7.5 years less than countries with the highest life expectancy.
Access to culturally relevant and healthy foods is critical to improving health equity in Seattle
MPH students work to remove barriers to food access alongside Seattle and King County communities
How a series of questions helped Kenneth Mugwanya fight the HIV epidemic
Kenneth Mugwanya's research has led him from studying which drugs can prevent HIV, to determining their safety, to understanding how to deliver them to the people who need them the most.
How partnerships between tribal communities and researchers like Mandy Fretts are improving heart health
Fretts grew up watching family members like her grandmother and father work hard to control their blood sugar by eating healthy and exercising. But their efforts were met with economic constraints and physical ailments. When Fretts accompanied her father on doctor visits, she witnessed physicians blame him for not eating healthy and exercising enough.
How public health can make a difference in the way we feel at work
Marissa Baker on showing respect for workers and collaborating with communities through the research-to-practice process
Usha and S. Rao Varanasi launch inaugural endowment to support undergraduate public health research
The Varanasi’s hope that early exposure to research will inspire undergraduates in their public health careers.
Donald Chi and Yup’ik communities partner to improve oral health of Alaska Native children
Sugary drinks have negative impacts on children's health. Here’s how one faculty’s partnership with Native Alaska communities has been working to change that.
Peter Gilbert shares how decades of HIV research and community activism shaped COVID vaccine development
Biostatistics faculty Peter Gilbert was tasked with a puzzle during the pandemic: finding an antibody marker that could determine whether a COVID vaccine was working.