NWCPHP’s new three-part training helps injury and violence prevention advocates use research about childhood and adolescent brain development to guide their efforts.
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NWCPHP will help strengthen the collaboration between the UW Schools of Public Health and Nursing and Public Health — Seattle & King County.
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In this Letter from the Director, Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, reflects on 2017 at NWCPHP, and the exciting year ahead.
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NWCPHP Director Betty Bekemeier.
NWCPHP researcher Uba Backonja will use her data visualization expertise in the SHARE-NW project.
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Uba Backonja is one of the researchers in the SHARE-NW project. Photo courtesy of Ryan T. Moriarty, UW Tacoma.
In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, Luci Longoria, MPH, shares how Oregon public health advocates helped raise the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.
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In the December session of Hot Topics in Practice, Jennifer Messenger Heilbronner explores strategies for messaging health equity to decision-makers.
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NWCPHP instructor and content expert, Meagan Brown, shares her skills for effective program planning with public health workers.
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NWCPHP instructor Meagan Brown.
In the November session of Hot Topics in Practice, Karyn Brownson, MSW, shares the latest research linking brain and social development with injury prevention.
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In the October session of Hot Topics in Practice, Public Health Director Dawn Emerick describes how a local health department in Oregon used change management principles to restructure in advance of the state’s modernization efforts.
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PMH COR project will train primary care providers to better address the mental and behavioral health conditions of their young patients.
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