A photo of 2015 graduates
Alumni Global Healthies
April 14, 2017 | Department News

Call For Nominations: Department of Global Health (DGH) Alumni Early Achievement Award 2017

In celebration of the many achievements of recent alumni, the University of Washington, Department of Global Health (DGH) is accepting nominations for the first annual DGH Alumni Early Achievement Award. Submissions will be reviewed by a committee of faculty, staff and alumni. One alumnus will be selected and recognized at the DGH Global Healthies Poster Competition and Award Ceremony, to be held on Monday, May 15 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Emmanuela Gakidou Smoking
April 13, 2017 | Health News

The Guardian: Smoking Causes One in Ten Deaths Globally, Major New Study Reveals

By Sarah Boseley 

One in ten deaths around the world is caused by smoking, according to a major new study that shows the tobacco epidemic is far from over and that the threat to lives is spreading across the globe.

...

Emmanuela Gakidou, MSc, PhD, Professor of Global Health at UW and Director of Education and Training at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) was a senior author. 

Kidney disease Chronic Disease Bernadette Thomas global burden of disease
April 13, 2017 | Health News

Healthline: The Effects of Kidney Disease on Cardiovascular Health

Researchers say chronic kidney disease can cause cardiovascular health problems, which in turn can increase the risk of early death.

By Ana Sandoiu

Kidney disease affects a large number of people in the United States and the condition often goes undetected.

New research examines the impact of kidney disease on cardiovascular health and highlights the importance of screening for kidney disease.

Sheila Lukehart Tropical Disease One Health Infectious Disease
April 12, 2017 | Health News

UW Today: Why Treating Animals May Be Important in Fighting Resurgent Tropical Disease

By Kim Eckhart; this story originally appeared in UW Today. 

As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.

UW "W" Near the Medical Center
Medical Students
April 05, 2017 | Department News

UW Medical Students Elected to Gold Humanism Honor Society

University of Washington's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) elected its 2017-2018 members including many who participated in the Department of Global Health programs for medical students. GHHS is one of the two national honor medical societies; it recognizes students, residents, and faculty who are exemplars of compassionate patient care. GHHS members are peer nominated and the chapter can elect up to 15% of the class in total.

Child mortality IHME Nicholas Kassebaum Reuters Inequality
April 04, 2017 | Health News

Reuters: Progress Uneven as Global Child Death Rates Fall

By Andrew M. Seaman

(Reuters Health) - - Deaths among children and adolescents became less common between 1990 and 2015, but not all countries benefited equally from the improvements, according to a new analysis.

Countries with low social and economic statuses shoulder a much larger child and adolescent mortality burden compared to countries with better income, education and fertility levels, researchers found.

Pages