Master of Public Health

October 28, 2019

Planning a Photovoice Project to Evaluate a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program

Almost 11 percent of Washington households experienced food insecurity – a disruption in food intake or regular eating due to lack of money or other resources – from 2015 to 2017. To improve access to nutritious foods, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) used a $5.86 million Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant to…

October 22, 2019

Sweetened Beverage Tax 6-Month Evaluation

The Assessment, Policy Development, and Evaluation (APDE) Unit of Seattle-King County Public Health (SKCPH) is part of the evaluation activities for the Seattle Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Tax. The purpose of this practicum was to contribute to the Domains of Food Access section of the evaluation, summarize federal, state, and local programs addressing food access and…

September 30, 2019

Anna Mowell

This profile was originally published in 2019. Learn more about what Anna is doing now in a more recent alumni spotlight published in 2022. Why did you choose UW? UW is unique in that it is one of the few schools to offer a Master of Public Health degree with concurrent dietetics training. I love…

June 20, 2019

FINI Grocery Store Rx Program Assessment of Program Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation & Maintenance

Students partnered with Washington State Department of Health to provide a comprehensive assessment of the Grocery Store Rx program assessing program reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the program.

June 7, 2019

Physical Activity Levels, Physical Health, and Mental Health in Early Childcare Education (ECE) Providers and their relationships to Physical Activity Policy and Practices within ECE Centers

Gene Transcription in Monocytes from Chronic Kidney Disease and Healthy Patients

The purpose of the current pilot study was to compare gene transcription in monocytes from early stage Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) subjects with matched Healthy controls, focusing on genes linked to cardiovascular events.

May 7, 2019

Development of Breastfeeding Education Posters for the Maternal & Child Health Ward at Naivasha District Hospital in Naivasha, Kenya

January 15, 2019

Divya Pahwa

Why did you choose UW? I chose UW because it is an excellent research institution and I wanted to surround myself with world-class innovation, inquiry, and brilliant people interested in public health. The reputation of the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) was also a significant factor in my decision-making process. The GCPD program allows…

November 10, 2018

Sam Vinci

This profile was originally published in 2018. Learn more about what Sam is doing now in a more recent alumni spotlight published in 2022. What motivates you about public health? I like that public health promotes multi-disciplinary work and collaboration. I see this a lot at the School of Public Health, where people from engineering,…

November 7, 2018

Food Insecurity and Diabetes Self-Management among Youth and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

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