Read about the latest policy brief published by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research.
Center releases analysis of Medicaid expansion and the pandemic on hospital encounters in Missouri
Category: News
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.
Center awards seed funding to enhance opportunities in D&I Science
Four research projects have received pilot funding from the Center for Dissemination & Implementation.
AHA Reviews Value-Based Payment Systems and Proposes Next Steps (Links to an external site)
Karen Joynt Maddox, co-director of the Center for Advancing Public Health Policy, Economics & Research weighs in on fee-for-service payment models vs. paying physicians/clinicians on a value-based payment method.
Call for applications to join the Global Health Student Advisory Committee: Deadline July 20!
Apply now through July 20 to join the Global Health Student Advisory Committee!
Institute Director led study: Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths (Links to an external site)
The Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William Powderly, MD, was national lead investigator of a clinical trial involving patients with severe COVID who were administered two anti-inflammatory drugs. Read more about the study’s findings.
Chapman-Kramer named manager of Institute’s newest center
The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research has a new manager.
D&I Spotlight: Postdoc leverages passion for racial equity & justice to “Make the science care”
Cory Bradley, PhD, MSW, MPH wraps up his final year as a postdoc. Read about how he uses implementation science as tool for “justice making.”
Dissemination and Implementation workshop: Dip your toe in, or take a deep dive!
Learn more about the D&I Introductory Workshop at WashU!
Institute Director to receive 2023 faculty achievement award (Links to an external site)
The Larry J. Shapiro Director of the Institute for Public Health, William G. Powderly, MD, will receive a prestigious university award this year. Read more about it.
Call for Proposals by June 28! Center providing seed grants
Read more about the latest call for grant proposals from the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration!
The Institute for Public Health 2023 Summer Research Program kicks off with new research track, 34 trainees
Read about what students from across the country will learn at the 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program kicking off in June.
Global Health collaborator SPOTLIGHT: Mitra Naseh, PhD
Meet Mitrah Naseh, PhD, in the June 2023 Global Health Collaborator SPOTLIGHT!
Center co-Director collaborates with university & Nigerian partners to curb hypertension
Co-Director of the Global Health Center, Mark Huffman and a group of WUSTL researchers are collaborating to help lower the large rate of cardiovascular disease in Nigeria. Read how.
WashU 2023 graduate & center collaborator authors paper on young people who experience violent injury
2023 dual master’s degree awardee, Zoe Miller discusses her work with the Public Health Data & Training Center and the Life Outside of Violence Program.
Local non-profit professionals awarded Summer Institute Course Scholarships
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has awarded ten scholarships to individuals employed by local nonprofit and governmental organizations. The funding will enable staff to attend week-long professional development courses offered through the Brown School Summer Institute at Washington University in St. Louis. The scholarships support intensive learning for five consecutive days. Attendees can build new skills […]
Center offers new funding mechanism for WashU D&I investigators
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation is offering a new funding mechanism for post-docs and faculty investigators. Read more!
Summary: 2023 Friedman Lecture & Awards features innovations in quality mental health care for older adults
Read a summary of the 2023 Friedman Lecture & Awards held this spring.
Center strengthens two community-academic partnerships by funding their projects
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has funded two community-academic partnerships through two funding programs. Find out which partnerships were awarded.
Global health collaborator SPOTLIGHT: Anubha Agarwal, MD
Read more about Anubha Agarwal, MD, our April Global Health Center collaborator in the Spotlight!
Institute funds two projects aimed at preventing Opioid Use Disorder
The Institute for Public Health has awarded pilot funding to two projects working to end Opioid Use Disorder.
Institute for Public Health adds co- and associate director roles
The Institute for Public Health continues to evolve with the addition of a few leadership positions at three of its centers.
Institute for Public Health center transforms by adding research arm, new mission and new name
The Institute for Public Health names a new center replacing its previous Center for Health Economics & Policy.
LOV Program collaborators publish article on regional approach to violence prevention
An article published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice walks us through the Life Outside of Violence Program methods and preliminary outcomes.
Last chance to apply for the latest HIGH IRI cohort!
April 3 is the deadline to apply for the third cohort of the HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Health Implementation Research Institute!
SPOTLIGHT: Faculty Scholar works domestically and globally toward a cure for HIV
Learn more about the important work this infectious disease expert is doing both here and in Africa to eradicate HIV.
End of public health emergency and telehealth: Top stories from the AHCJ Conference (Links to an external site)
The public health emergency declared in 2020 ends May 11. How will this impact Medicaid enrollment? Co-Director of the Center for Health Economics & Policy, Timothy McBride talked about it on a panel at the recent AHCJ conference in St. Louis.
Women in Global Health-Midwest Chapter event highlights ‘initiatives for gender equity in global health’
Read more about the Women in Global Health – Midwest Chapter’s latest event.
2023 Friedman Lecture and Awards features innovations in quality mental health care for older adults
Don’t miss the 22nd Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards on April 21 for engaging keynote speakers and panelists to learn more about innovations in mental health care for older adults.
Fact check: ICD-10 medical codes are used to track trends, not individuals (Links to an external site)
Co-Director of the Center for Health Economics & Policy, Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, weighs in on protections of personal medical information.
Center presents discussion on conflict-related atrocities & justice, March 27
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health According to a Washington Post report, witnesses and victims’ relatives say that days before a peace deal was made to end the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region last fall, soldiers from neighboring Eritrea massacred more than 300 villagers over the course of a […]
WashU researcher collaborates with community organization to teach Black girls about equitable genomic research
Faculty Scholar and Asst. Professor, Brett Maricque and team are working with Black Girls Do STEM to help local students understand the value of their own genetic data.