Master of Public Health

October 28, 2019

Creating Policy Briefs for Infant & Child Nutrition & Physical Activity: A Case Study for Dietitians’ Participation in Policy

State and federal policies affect the clinical and public health practices of dietitians, but few dietetic professionals participate in the process of improving policy. An intern spent seven weeks observing the Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (COPC) core staff and its partners during Washington state legislative session, participating in activities such as: Lastly, in a partnership…

Identifying Feeding Practices and Nutritional Requirements for Low Birth Weight Infants in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Roughly 20 million babies are born each year with low birthweight (LBW), defined as a birthweight of less than 2500 grams. The vast majority of these births occur in low-resource settings. LBW infants experience higher rates of mortality, morbidity, and poor growth as compared to infants with birthweights above 2500 grams. Through direct and indirect…

Starting the Conversation: Exploring Dietitians’ Attitudes and Perspectives of Weight-Related Interventions in a Pediatric Health Care System

Registered dietitians (RD) play a major role in weight-related interventions and have varying perspectives and approaches. Patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) are often engaged in different departments where they may receive contradictory recommendations and information leading to confusion, frustration, and distrust in their healthcare team. We aimed to deliver interviews to interdepartmental RDs at…

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

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