UW Population Health Initiative
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The @UW Population Health Initiative seeks to create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives.
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“What was really interesting was that we’re reaching noise exposure levels that are actually harmful for hearing,' said DEOHS Professor Edmund Seto, a coauthor of new UW study on Navy jet noise on Whidbey Island.
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Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health. washington.edu/news/2024/05/0… via @UWNews #PopulationHealth
New $12.6M grant to UW Psychiatry and UW BIME to help unravel hallucinations. newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/… via UW Medicine
Teens today face unprecedented stressors from social media to the climate crisis. With mental health declining, UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) & School of Nursing researchers designed RESeT: a snowy virtual world with six activities intended to improve mood.
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NEWS: The seventh annual Northwest Nature and Health Symposium was hosted by UW at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ, featuring seven speakers from various institutions presenting on topics centered around social and environmental justice. (Story via McKenna Sweet)
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We're delighted to welcome this summer's Social Entrepreneurship fellows from Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE), UW Global Health, and UW College of Education. washington.edu/populationheal… #PopulationHealth
A recent United Nations report found that the world generated 137 billion pounds of electronic waste in 2022, an 82% increase from 2010, yet less than 25% of it was recycled. Allen School, Mechanical Engineering at UW, & Aniruddh Vashisth have developed a new PCB that can be recycled repeatedly.
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Through case studies and community projects, students learn about complex connections between people, the environment and sustainability. uwb.edu/news/2024/04/1… via UW Bothell
Initiative-funded project builds authentic relationships between academic researchers and communities. washington.edu/populationheal… UW Medicine #PopulationHealth
Mapping a digital divide in food access. uwb.edu/news/2024/04/2… via UW Bothell #PopulationHealth
Nailah Dodd, nurse midwife UW Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, sheds light on a #doula program that aims to improve health outcomes for Black and other minority women during pregnancy and birth. tinyurl.com/26pxe9f6 Seattle Children's Cambia Health UW Medicine
Breaking down ‘The Big One’ and how to prepare for it. dailyuw.com/news/breaking-… via The Daily of the University of Washington
The Peace Corps announced that the University of Washington is again No. 3 on a list of top volunteer-producing institutions over the past two decades.
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New research from the UW examines our climate's future. Studying the last ice age, scientists found that while future warming estimates stay consistent, the worst-case scenario for CO2 impact is less likely. UW Atmos Sci UW Oceanography Alt.
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Join us at noon on May 21 to hear Joe Wartman of UW Civil & Environmental Engineering present, 'Hazards, Human Behavior, and Health,' making the connection between geologic hazards, behavior, and health impacts. Register to attend. cdrc.uw.edu/2024/04/may-21…
Voluntary reports that discuss environmental, social and governance issues have become a major trend in corporate America over the past decade. Shawn Shi, UW Foster School of Business, is conducting ongoing research on the topic.
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