Population Health
October 13, 2016
Provost report on population health released
The focus of the latest provost’s report, which was released today, is population health and the UW’s groundbreaking new Population Health Initiative.
The report introduces readers to work the University of Washington currently has underway to better address population health, and features the following:
- Social and Economic Equity: How factors of equity impact health and well-being of diverse populations
- Environmental Resiliency: Understanding the impact of the environment on health and well-being
- Human Health: How today’s research and inventions set the stage for future life-saving advances
- Overview of the Population Health Initiative and its areas of focus