March 27, 2018 | Health News
U.S. Deaths from Infectious Diseases Decline, but Not Everywhere
By Steven Ross Johnson / Modern Healthcare
January 25, 2018 | Department News
Reduction in Heart Disease Deaths Not Evenly Spread across U.S.
By Cristen Jansson / The Daily, UW
Every single year, a group of people larger than the entire population of Seattle die from heart disease. While these 846,000 annual fatalities are only half of what they were in 1980, cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States.
November 01, 2017 | Health News
Rx for a Healthy Community
By Michael O. Schroeder / U.S. News & World Report
What makes a community healthy isn’t just the luck of the draw.
It isn’t just great genes, either. Health is also a sense of well-being and security, access to a healthy diet, green spaces, recreational opportunities and the like.
October 27, 2017 | Health News
Grappling with Breast Cancer around the Globe
By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service
Each October in the U.S., women are accustomed to hearing messages about early detection and breast cancer awareness. But what’s the best way to raise breast cancer awareness in countries with no mammogram machines and few cancer treatment centers?
August 11, 2017 | Department News
Dr. Pamela Collins Joins UW to Lead Global Mental Health
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Pamela Y. Collins will join the University of Washington as Director of Global Mental Health, a joint program that will be co-led by the Departments of Global Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Collins was selected for this important, new position after an international search that considered candidates from multiple continents. She will have a joint appointment as professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (primary) and Global Health (joint).
March 24, 2017 | Health News
Christian Science Monitor: US Infant Mortality Rate Declines, but Disparities Remain
The rate of infant deaths in the United States has improved, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a study released on Tuesday.