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Longevity without vitality: Americans live longer but endure …

WebWASHINGTON (TND) – Americans are living longer, but are also sick for more of their lives. Analysis from the Wall Street Journal ‘s Alex Janin shows the …

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Health Systems and Population Health Colleges and Units

WebPopulation Health Initiative announces award of 21 COVID-19 rapid response grants. The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced …

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The pandemic changed our daily routines. Here’s how that’s …

WebUrban Design and Planning doctoral student Xiao Shi and a team of fellow researchers from the UW and Puget Sound Regional Council conducted a survey to see …

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The healthiest cities in America Urban@UW

WebPublished on July 8, 2016. Image Credit: Bicycleecf and Wikimedia Commons . At 78.5 years, life expectancy in the United States, while trailing several dozen other countries, …

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How Does Climate Change Affect Human Health

WebAnd some experts consider climate change to be “the biggest health threat facing humanity.”. According to a report from the World Health Organization, researchers …

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Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Are Pervasive in the US, Across

WebIn a new study examining 20 years of mortality data in the US, co-author UW assistant professor Laura Dwyer-Lindgren in Global Health and Health Metrics Science …

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IHME to Advance US County-level Health Disparities Research

WebThe Institute for Health Metrics (IHME) has been awarded a $16.8 million contract from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), …

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Trees an oasis of mental well-being Urban@UW

WebUW College of the Environment research scientist Kathleen Wolf argues that trees definitely matter for our health. A new study of nearly 47,000 city inhabitants found …

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Regularly immersing yourself in nature can help health and …

WebThe European Centre for Environment & Human Health conducted a study with 20,000 participants that finds spending two hours a week outdoors increases reports …

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School of Public Health Colleges and Units Urban@UW

WebGood food, not gone to waste. UW School of Public Health works with city to combat hunger, reduce discards Forty percent of food in the United States—much of it …

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The potential of green urban planning for mental health

WebA study published in July, led by UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Greg Bratman, outlines a model for policymakers to include natural …

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Homelessness is Seattle’s public health crisis Urban@UW

WebPublished on October 27, 2017. In this Crosscut editorial, UW professors Ben Danielson in the Department of Pediatrics and Bill Daniell in the Department of Environmental and …

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In King County, pollution makes ZIP codes predictors of your health

WebA study from the UW’s Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics and Environment found that King County’s highest rates of COVID-19 …

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University of Washington study finds cities must prioritize youth

WebPublished on March 13, 2024. Image Credit: UW EarthLab. 2020. Excerpted from KOIN/Channel Six in Portland. Written by Michaela Bourgeois. Researchers at the …

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UW School of Public Health announces ARCH: Center for Anti …

WebPublished on March 3, 2022. Recently, the UW School of Public Health launched the Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH), an initiative that will facilitate …

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New UW collaboratory to support equitable and just climate action

WebUniversity of Washington researchers from departments including Civil Engineering, the Jackson School of International Studies, Environmental and …

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Trees: Our mental, physical, climate change antidote

WebTo date, it shows Ignace’s tree has stored 22,049 pounds of carbon dioxide or CO2, one of the main greenhouse gases that is warming our planet. That’s the …

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Breathing dirty city air is as bad for your lungs as smoking

WebA new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that air pollution, particularly ozone, can have the same long-term health effects as smoking …

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Trouble paying medical bills can lead to longer episodes of

WebIn a new University of Washington study of people experiencing homelessness in King County, unpaid medical bills were their primary source of debt, and that debt …

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