April 13, 2023
Initiative, EarthLab event fosters climate change connections across UW disciplines
The Population Health Initiative and EarthLab co-hosted an Open Space-style event in the University of Washington wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on April 11, 2023, to help facilitate the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations that will take on pressing climate-related challenges. The event, which drew 35 UW faculty, staff and students, was intended as a follow-on…
April 11, 2023
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health achieves LEED Platinum status
The University of Washington’s Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, home to the Population Health Initiative, has achieved LEED Platinum Certification. LEED Platinum is the highest possible rating from the U.S. Green Building Council and reflects the UW’s commitment to sustainable building practices. Under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, the…
April 6, 2023
UW Bothell students help fight real world inequities through digital skills
An increase in illegal evictions in the Snohomish County, WA led two UW Bothell students to partner with Snohomish County Legal Services, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal services to underrepresented communities, to offer support. The students, Drake Monfregola and Jordy Solorio Valdovinos, were part of the UW Bothell Digital Scholars Program, which helps…
April 4, 2023
Pilot project seeks to destigmatize HIV, mental health in China through a mHealth intervention
Death caused by HIV/AIDS has increased in China since 1990, with more than one million new infections occurring in 2020. People newly diagnosed with HIV often face mental health challenges such as depression, suicidal ideation and anxiety. Yet, because of discriminatory laws and attitudes towards the LGBTQIA+ community in China, newly diagnosed HIV-positive Men Who…
March 30, 2023
Initiative announces award of four winter quarter 2023 Tier 2 pilot research grants
Four Tier 2 pilot grants were awarded today by the University of Washington Population Health Initiative to teams representing researchers from four different UW schools and colleges and multiple community-based partners. The total dollar value of these awards was approximately $295,000, which included $234,000 in funding from the initiative plus additional matching funds from different…
March 29, 2023
Artificial intelligence can detect signs of mental illness via text message
A recent study published in the journal of Psychiatric Services by UW Medicine researchers found that algorithms can detect red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illnesses as well as trained human evaluators. The team leveraged natural language processing to identify text messages with “cognitive distortions” that might otherwise slip past or…
March 27, 2023
First-year students assess the population health of Seattle neighborhoods
The Communities & Research project (CoRe) is an opportunity for incoming first-year students at the University of Washington to examine population health on a personal level. In interdisciplinary and collaborative groups, students analyze various factors impacting population health in different Seattle neighborhoods, all through the lens of their expertise, discipline and experience. For the second…
March 22, 2023
UW experts establishing a “nurse navigation” position to help kids in criminal legal system
A team of University of Washington experts and advisors are co-leading a science implementation project to help manage the healthcare of youth who are in juvenile detention. The project focus is a nurse navigation concept that incorporates conversations with community members on how to make health care more accessible for youth and their families. Researchers…
March 16, 2023
Data science seminar explores approaches to understanding respiratory virus transmission
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative and eScience Institute offered a two-part seminar series, “Pop Health Data Science,” during winter quarter 2023 to explore the application of data science methodologies to improve population health. Dr. Helen Chu (pictured), an associate professor of medicine (allergy and infectious diseases), led the seminar, “Community-based approaches to understanding…
March 14, 2023
Pop Health Data Science seminar explores the burden of disease in the United States
The University of Washington Population Health Initiative and eScience Institute offered a two-part seminar series, “Pop Health Data Science,” during winter quarter 2023 to explore the application of data science methodologies to improve population health. Dr. Ali H. Mokdad (pictured), the UW’s chief strategy officer for population health and professor of health metrics sciences, presented…