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UW Health Systems and Population Health
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Envisioning a future where systems effectively, efficiently, and equitably promote the health of all populations, and doing the work to make it happen.

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Our way of life and safety depends on public health research and partnerships. UW public health research prevents disasters, disease, and violence from harming communities https://loom.ly/IlKtnYI #publichealth #uw #uwresearch
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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From Seattle to the world! UW’s academic excellence and innovation are earning national recognition. We’ve risen again in the U.S. News rankings! 💜 https://loom.ly/p3EDSRk #UW #BeBoundless
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Attend an upcoming graduate program information session for the HIHIM, COPHP and PhD programs! Register at the links above or check out our calendar to see all upcoming info sessions. We hope to see you there!
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Explore your next step in public health by attend an upcoming graduate program information session. Register at the links above or check out our calendar to see all upcoming info sessions. We hope to see you there!

#MPH #UWSPH #MHA #onlineMPH
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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UW public health research makes it easier to see what really helps families stay healthy, like free school meals that support kids’ wellbeing. https://loom.ly/xGsvBqg #publichealth #uw #uwresearch
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Academic public health has long documented inequities without dismantling the systems behind them. A new AJPH essay—co-authored by UW’s Dr. India Ornelas and the Health and Power Organizing Project—calls for building power with communities to drive change. https://loom.ly/Jj3Ac_4
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Pausing SNAP benefits would leave 900,000 Washingtonians—1 in 9 of our neighbors—without access to food. “This will mean empty cupboards, missed meals, and impossible choices,” writes HSPOP's Neil Jay Sehgal in The Seattle Times . https://loom.ly/j6TxVF0

#SNAPBenefits #PublicHealth #SeattleTimes
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Health Services PhD student Ashlyn Tom is exploring how patient navigation—when matched by race, language, or culture—can build trust, improve communication, and help patients better access treatment and support. https://loom.ly/xpaSC0g

#HealthServicesPhD #cancercare #fredhutch
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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New UW research: Schools offering universal free meals see fewer students with high blood pressure — a 2.7% drop and 10.8% lower after 5 years. Evidence that meal policies improve child health! Read more: https://loom.ly/xGsvBqg

#schoolpolicies #healthpolicy #universalschoolmeals
October 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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In an age of misinformation, building trust through transparent communication is key! Join the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice for Rumor Has It with Dr. Tara Kirk Sell.

📅 Oct 28 | 12–1 PM PDT | 💻 Online | 🔗 https://loom.ly/XZYlL7s
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Exciting news from Emeritus Professor Stephen Bezruchka! His upcoming book Born Sick in the USA (Feb 2026) explores why Americans have worse health than other wealthy nations—and what can change. Learn more: https://loom.ly/oejWSaE
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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How can imagination, reflection, and action help us do better for population health? 🌍 Join Dr. Paul Fleming (U-Mich) & Dr. India Ornelas (UW) for a conversation on prevention thinking and health equity.

🗓 Thurs, Oct 23 | 2 PM
📍 HRC 101 or online
🔗 bit.ly/ImagineDoingBetter
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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In a new AJPH essay, the Health and Power Organizing Project, including HSPOP’s own India Ornelas, call for a reimagining of the field—one that builds power with communities and breaks the systems that sustain inequity. https://loom.ly/Jj3Ac_4
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Join our info session for the MHIHIM program! Get insights on admissions, curriculum, and student experience, followed by a live Q&A!

📅 October 21 | 🕚 5:30–6:30 PM PDT | 💻 Zoom
Register: https://loom.ly/jU5alQs
October 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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📣 Early career researchers + postdocs: The WA LHS E-STAR Center’s final call for Letters of Interest is open!

🗓️ Info webinar: Oct 16 | 12–1 PM
📝 LOI due: Nov 10

Details ➡️ act-center.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Congrats to UW PhD candidate Pamela Bonsu, winner of a poster award at #IAPHS2025! 🎉

Her research with Angela Chen examines how the Interstate Highway System—once framed as “urban renewal”—continues to shape racial and socioeconomic inequities today.

#HealthEquity #UWSPH #PopulationHealth
October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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🌟Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, who was selected to the Obama Foundation’s Leaders program! Read more about the program and her work https://loom.ly/UzCIUHQ
October 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🎉 Big news: UW is climbing the charts! The University of Washington has risen in the latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings. 💜 https://loom.ly/supi1Lo

#UW #beboundless #godawgs
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🚰 WA’s new lead-in-water limits are driving school upgrades.

UW showed how Rep. Gerry Pollet + COPHP MPH students helped pass the 2021 law. Now Kitsap schools & DOH are testing outlets and fixing old fixtures. Policy in action = safer water for kids. https://loom.ly/UdfoyPQ
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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UW HIHIM Class of ’25 partnered with Fred Hutch & the UW Autism Center on capstones that improved data systems, patient portals & workflows—turning classroom learning into real-world impact. https://loom.ly/z5OIdcc

#HIHIM #healthinformatics #healthinformationmanagement
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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HSPOP's Marc Stern weighs in on January death inside Multnomah County Jail. Read more at: https://loom.ly/hBqTvKI
August 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Congrats to Deborah Moyo Daniels! The 2nd-year MHIHIM student earned the 2025 HIMSS WA Graduate Student Scholarship: “It’s a reminder that I’m on the right path.” https://loom.ly/F8LVTQ0

#HIMSS #HIHIM #HealthInformatics #UWSPH
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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From 12 to 25 deaths—even as the prison population shrank. “Any correctional system seeing a jump like this has a responsibility to dig deep,” said Dr. Marc Stern of HSPOP. This is a crisis we can’t ignore. https://loom.ly/r0QN2Co
August 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Stipica Mudrazija, HSPOP associate professor, weighs in on how medical debt traps older adults in poor health and financial instability. https://loom.ly/SFQgY_M

#HealthEquity #MedicalDebt #AgingInAmerica #PublicHealth
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Meet Vince Da, first-gen student, MHA graduate and Fulbright scholar! Da’s journey shows what’s possible when you show up with purpose and lean into your community. Read more at: https://loom.ly/wSgrpV0

#fulbrightscholar #uwmha #firstgenstudent
August 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM