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Center awards seed funding to two community-academic projects centering on racial equity
Find out which community-academic projects received funding from the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research.
Center collaborator works at the intersection of suicide prevention and intervention
Read about how Public Health Faculty Scholar Ryan Lindsay, Brown School associate professor of practice, works with community partners to close gaps for individuals and families dealing with suicidal ideation or risk.
Institute director and former CDC director discuss future of public health
More than 200 students, faculty and community partners recently gathered in Graham Chapel on WashU’s Danforth Campus to hear former CDC Director, Rochelle Walensky, MD, and the Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, MD, discuss critical public health issues. It was a rare for the public to hear […]
Friedman Lecture and Awards focuses on the intersection of climate change and older adults, impact and activism
Read about and watch video from the 23rd Annual Friedman Lecture and Awards!
Center co-director’s research shows age is overlooked in higher ed. diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Age isn’t a priority in higher education when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion programming. Read more about this study by our co-Director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, Nancy Morrow-Howell.
WashU researchers’ discovery opens new doors to HIV treatment
Public Health Faculty Scholars who work in the Division of Infectious Diseases have made a unique discovery that could positively impact HIV treatment.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment down 158,000 since unwinding began
Timothy McBride, PhD, reports on the latest Medicaid expansion enrollment numbers.
Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”
Multicenter collaborator, Juliet Iwelunmor works to make evidence-based interventions last. Read her latest profile.
Center for Aging presents 23rd Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards, April 5
The Friedman Center for Aging presents its 23rd annual Friedman Lecture & Awards featuring keynote speaker, Karl Pillemer from Cornell University.
Institute staff changes set the stage for robust public health programs and initiatives
In service of Public Health at WashU, the Institute for Public Health is helping pave the way for robust health programs and initiatives.
Summary: “Equity in Aging: A St. Louis Funders Meeting”
St. Louis area funders heard about health equity in aging from the co-directors of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging.
Center offers casual monthly collaboration for anyone interested in implementation science
Written by Kim Furlow and Ashley Sturm, Center for Dissemination and Implementation The Center for Dissemination and Implementation invites those who have a new interest in or who are entrenched in implementation science to visit the monthly WUNDIR Café. WUNDIR stands for Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation Researchers and is a team that […]
Halfway through ‘unwinding,’ Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD proposes that our country’s low employment rate is “why the drop in Medicaid is not a lot worse.”
Center collaborates to publish policy recommendations for reimbursing community health workers
How to reimburse Community Health Workers through Medicaid expansion is the topic of a new white paper published by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research.
Seelinger featured in “Washington People” (Links to an external site)
Director of the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration, Kim Thuy Seelinger, combines social work and law to help prosecute gender-based violence.
Dissemination and Implementation Science flourishes at WashU centers, institutes and initiatives
Dissemination and implementation is flourishing at WashU. Find out how, where and how to get engaged!
Center supports research at the intersection of human rights, gender and migration
Read about the latest seed grants awarded by the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration.
Center director helps International Criminal Court Prosecutor launch policies on gender-based crimes and children at the United Nations
Read about how our Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration helped draft a new policy on gender-based crimes and presented it at to the International Criminal Court.
Center co-hosts global symposium on conflict-related sexual violence
Learn more about the 2023 Missing Peace Symposium in Washington DC and how our Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration played a big part.
López presents at International Criminal Court Office of the Proscecutor
Written by Adriana Aramburu, manager, Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration Julia López, PhD, WashU assistant professor of medicine, public health faculty scholar and core faculty of the Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration, recently traveled to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to present on impacts and strategies related to […]
Physicians/Public Health Faculty Scholars publish review on current state of HIV
Read their review of the state of HIV, co-authored by public health faculty scholars and researchers, Aaloke Mody, MD and Elvin Geng, MD.
Gun violence expert speaks on prevention, shooter characteristics and mental health implications
The Department of Psychiatry and the Institute for Public Health recently collaborated to bring gun violence expert, Jillian Peterson to WashU for a special event on solutions for gun violence in St. Louis. Read more about it.
Funding advances four community-academic partnerships, current funding round closes Dec. 6
Read about the latest project updates from these community-academic partnerships.
Global Health Center partners bring local to global effort full circle
Read about the Nov. 15 special event outlining the latest Local to Global Health partnership that is bringing home visits to pregnant women in STL and Nigeria, who are at high risk of heart disease.
Summary: Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023 centers on health equity, impactful community-academic partnerships
Read about and watch video clips from the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
Community Research Fellows Training Program celebrates 10th anniversary, looks to future
Program alumni and university supporters recently gathered at Delmar DivINe to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Community Research Fellows Training Program (CRFT). It is a 17-week public health research training course that equips community members with the tools and resources to examine and address regional health disparities. Since 2013, 193 CRFT alumni across seven […]
Call for applications! Submit an application for the 2024 Summer Research Program
The 2024 Summer Research Program application period is open!
Community Advisory Board adds members, says farewell to others
The Community Advisory Board at the Institute for Public Health and the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences is welcoming three new members and saying goodbye to a longstanding contributor.
Through two funding programs, center supports multiple community-academic projects
Several community-academic projects have been awarded funding by the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research.
Center releases analysis of Medicaid expansion and the pandemic on hospital encounters in Missouri
Read about the latest policy brief published by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research.
Iowa native Gerry Turner takes center stage on “The Golden Bachelor” (Links to an external site)
Center for Aging co-Director, Nancy Morrow-Howell is quoted in a story about the Golden Bachelor, the new series that looks at love as we age.
Your Fitbit and Apple Watch may wind up hurting you (Links to an external site)
Can your Fitbit hurt you? A new study by Public Health Faculty Scholar & Assoc. Professor of Surgery, Yin Cao, shows the average adult spend more hours sitting down than is healthy.
Nearly 1 million assistance calls made to 211 in August (Links to an external site)
According to a tracking system developed by his lab, the Kahn Professor of Public Health, Matthew Kreuter, PhD, found that nearly 1M calls were made to the 211 helpline for emergency & other assistance in August, a 220% increase over July.
Powell named co-director of Center for Dissemination & Implementation
Byron Powell, PhD, is named co-director of the Institute’s Center for Dissemination & Implementation.
Center’s Collaborative Café Health Equity series returns Sept. 28 featuring discussions on race, equity
You don’t want to miss out on the conversation on race and equity at the next Collaborative Cafe Series presented by the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research.
Friedman Center and national partner are helping us see aging in a new way
There is a movement to reframe aging and help us see getting older in a different way. Read about the effort in which our Harvey A. Friedman Center is involved.
Center collaborator uses implementation science to advance mental health treatment for HIV patients in South Africa
Meet Asst. Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at WashU’s School of Medicine, Lindsey Filiatreau, PhD, MPH. She’s in the center collaborator dissemination & implementation SPOTLIGHT!
Public Health at WashU Annual Conference shines spotlight on university/community collaborations, health equity
Join the Provost’s office, the Here and Next Initiative and the Institute for Public Health for the 16th Annual Public Health at WashU Conference, Sept. 23-24!
Cure Violence helped cut violent crime in only 1 of 3 affected St. Louis areas, new study finds (Links to an external site)
The Institute for Public Health conducted a city-funded assessment of the Cure Violence St. Louis effort and found that the program had a positive effect in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood in N. STL.
Call for poster abstracts and exhibitors! Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023
Learn about how to submit a poster abstract or become an exhibitor at the Public Health at WashU Annual Conference 2023!
WashU & Parents as Teachers community-academic partnership benefits families “where they are”
A unique community-academic partnership between WashU & Parents As Teachers organization is making an impact on families in the St. Louis region.
Call for Proposals! Center seeks project ideas centering on racial equity
Submit a project idea focused on racial equity by Sept. 24 for a chance to present at the next Pitch Partners event!
Global Health Spotlight: Collaborator’s study to advance care retention in patients living with HIV in Zambia
Read about one Global Health Center collaborators efforts to insure long-term HIV care in Zambia.
Symposium helps advance antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention & implementation science
Read more about the collaborative symposium on Antimicrobial Stewardship’s role in health care and infectious disease prevention. It was recently hosted by the Center for D&I at the Institute for Public Health and WashU’s Division of Infectious Diseases.
Cora Faith Walker Foundation, others sponsor students in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program
The Summer Research Program is presented through the generous support of organizations & individuals who help students from across the U.S. & Ireland attend the eight-week summer intensive. Read more about the 2023 program sponsors.
2023 Summer Research Program Summary
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program has come to a close with students engaging in three tracks of collaborative study: Public and Global Health (10 students), Aging and Neurological Diseases (12 students) and the program’s newest track in cardiovascular disease […]
Achieving gender equity in medicine (Links to an external site)
Adolphus Busch Prof. of Medicine/chair of the DOM, Victoria J. Fraser, an Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar, & other talented ladies at WU School of Medicine are featured in Outlook Magazine concerning how gender roles in the School of Medicine have changed.
Request for Submissions! 2023 Dissemination and Implementation Proposal Development Bootcamp
Get ready for the 2023 D&I Proposal Development Bootcamp. Submit your proposal by Sept. 13th!
Toolkit in action: Training on the Gender-based Violence Disclosure Toolkit in Mexico
Learn more about a toolkit training day in Mexico where service organization, Save the Children-Mexico learn how to assess disclosure of Gender-Based Violence.