Improving Health Outcomes through our Cultures, Communities & Connections Each April, the HIPRC raises public awareness on National Minority Health Month (NMHM). This year’s NMHM theme is about understanding how the unique environments, cultures, histories,…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). The 2024 TDVAM theme is “Love Like That.” Selected by the Love is Respect Youth Council “Love Like That” illuminates what “that” means regarding healthy, unhealthy, and…
Join the HIPRC in learning and reflecting on the achievements, influences, legacies, and contributions of Black Americans. Black History Month (also known as African American History Month and Celebration of the African Diaspora) began…
On Monday, October 9th, we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day of reflection of our history in the U.S., the role Native people have played in it, the impacts that history…
/ Celebrating Women / This year’s theme for Women’s Equality Day is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”. From the earliest storytellers through pioneering journalists, our experiences have been captured by a wide variety of artists…
The HIPRC in collaboration with Seattle Children’s, Harborview Medical Center, Washington State University Vancouver, and Public Health – Seattle and King County are working with The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s (ULMS) Summer University. For…
Title: Assessing for Violence Exposure and Other Health-related Social needs in Children by Pediatric Health Care Providers Investigators: Those awarded included various HIPRC members. Anna Bender, Department of Pediatrics Frederick Rivara, Department of…
Release Date: May 5, 2023, Homeland Security May 5th is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Held on this date each year, the day marks the birthday of Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne…
As the 2023-2024 WA State legislative session comes to an end, here are some of the Injury and Violence-related bills signed into law by WA Governor Jay Inslee. These laws will go into effect 90…
Courtesy: American Public Health Association (APHA) / Learn about NPHW / During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the U.S. to observe National…