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…
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…
Posted on March 27, 2023 by The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) Pilot Program is designed to inspire innovative and collaborative research aimed at improving overall human…
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…
Public Health – Seattle & King County Bicycle Safety Grant- applications now available Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) aims to increase bicycle safety among residents of King County. PHSKC is seeking coalitions,…
Various members of HIPRC were awarded a UW Population Health Initiative Pilot Research Grant. Learn more about these projects below: Tier 1 Pilot Grants Originally posted to UW Population Health Initiative’s Website The Population Health…
Research on crime patterns reveals that crime is concentrated at relatively few micro-places (addresses, intersections, street segments, and businesses), it tends to be stable over time, and changes at a small proportion of locations can…
A new study published February 2023 in Preventative Medicine Reports evaluates what people think about temporary, voluntary out-of-home firearm storage. Online maps showing locations for voluntary, temporary firearm storage are a novel approach in suicide…
A new study by Public Health – Seattle & King County, found that one year after the King County Board of Health repealed its mandatory helmet law for bicyclists, helmet use in King County still…
Care transitions after trauma hospitalization can be associated with miscommunication or incomplete transfer of information, which has the potential to lead to unintentional persistent opioid prescribing or other deficiencies in post-trauma pain care. Decreasing exposure…
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a beneficial but scare resource for patients with severe respiratory failure and has variable allocation across the United States. Similar to the ‘chain of survival’ necessary for survival after out-of-hospital…