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Center director helps publish new journal supplement on HIV research advancements
Center for Dissemination & Implementation Director, Elvin Geng, MD has co-led a journal supplement on HIV advances and research.
Midwest Center for AIDS Research to help end regional HIV epidemic (Links to an external site)
One of our own center directors has been tapped to lead a new HIV research center for the Midwest. Find out more about Elvin Geng and team’s plans for the new Midwest Center for AIDS Research.
Maternal health matters, locally and globally
Learn more about perspectives on maternal health in Missouri from a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
Center hosts Asylum Support Initiative information session, seeks WashU health care volunteers
The Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration seeks WashU volunteers to conduct forensic evaluations for the Asylum Support Initiative. Get involved!
Spotlight! Center collaborator: “Learn the needs of your community to build trust”
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research got some great advice on success in community-engaged research from James Krings, a Public Health Faculty Scholar and Asst. Professor of Medicine at WashU.
Introductory D&I Workshop offers investigators applied skills in D&I science
Designed to help investigators learn applied skills in D&I science, the latest D&I Introductory Workshop saw a record number of attendees.
Community Advisory Board adds members
The Community Advisory Board shared by the Institute for Public Health and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences has added four new members to its diverse board. Read more about it!
‘Why public health at WashU?’ (Links to an external site)
The Margaret C. Ryan Dean for the planned School of Public Health, Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, also named the Eugene S. and Constance D. Kahn Distinguished Professor in Public Health, recently visited WashU for a meet and greet with the university’s public health community.
Center awards pilot funding to projects aimed at improving general, mental health care delivery
Two health care delivery projects have received funding from the Center for Dissemination & Implementation.
Deadline to apply for Inaugural Dissemination and Implementation Science Institute is July 31!
You don’t want to miss the chance to enroll in the Oct. 28-30 inaugural Dissemination and Implementation Science Institute. Deadline for applications is July 31!
Enrolling in Medicaid in Missouri: Challenges, considerations and comparisons over time
Read more about the challenges and considerations involved in enrollment in MO Medicaid expansion.
Center co-director helps AHA issue presidential advisory on rise in heart disease
Karen Joynt Maddox, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research also volunteers for the American Heart Association. Read about her latest work with the AHA on a presidential advisory about heart disease.
Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program kicks off June 3
The 2024 Summer Research Program is off and running. Read what’s in store!
Call for proposals: Institute offers Health Partnership Development, Pilot Funding
The institute offers two new funding opportunities surrounding solutions for those experiencing insecure housing and serious mental health issues.
Center leadership advocates for monitoring your blood pressure on World Hypertension Day (Links to an external site)
Global Health Center Director, Victor Davila-Roman, MD and co-Director, Mark Huffman, MD, advocate for monitoring your blood pressure on World Hypertension Day. Read their brief on their collaborations in Nigeria aimed at lowering high rates of this type and other cardiovascular disease.
Center builds bridges in African implementation science
Several dissemination and implementation specialists from WashU recently convened in S. Africa for a training session that will set the stage for a new South African hub of WashU’s HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH-IRI).
Public Health Faculty Scholar looks for solutions to the St. Louis STI problem
Public Health Faculty Scholar, Hilary Reno MD, is working to help lower the rate of sexually transmitted infections in St. Louis, which has some of the highest in the country.
WashU appoints inaugural Ryan Dean of public health for planned school
“One of the world’s most influential public health leaders” is named the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of WashU’s planned School of Public Health, beginning Jan. 1. Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, who was the keynote speaker at the annual Public Health at WashU Annual Conference last year, will helm the university’s first new school in […]
Alumni Spotlight: Elissa Kozlov, PhD
The Friedman Center for Aging begins a new series highlighting the work of various WashU alumni in aging. Check out our first “Alumni Spotlight”.
Call for Proposals! Center calls for projects at the intersection of human rights, gender and migration
The Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration calls for proposals focusing on center themes. Apply before May 27!
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.