Global Mental Health Speaker Series Lecture Population Health Initiative Mental Health UWGMH GMH
October 08, 2024 | Department News

2024-2025 Global Mental Health Speaker Series

Join us for the 2024-25 Global Mental Health Speaker Series. The first lecture of this six-part series will take place on October 15, 2024 from 11:30am-1:00pm PT. Staff, faculty, and students from all disciplines are welcome to attend this lunch & learn-style event. Expert-led talks will cover a wide range of topics including youth incarceration, indigenous mental health, and caring for caregivers.

Connie Celum global health Center for Aids Research (CFAR) HIV Prevention
October 08, 2024 | Department News

Celebrating Progress and Looking to Next Steps in HIV and STI Prevention with Dr. Connie Celum

We connected with Dr. Connie Celum, professor at the University of Washington Schools of Public Health and Medicine, to learn more about current challenges in HIV/STI prevention, and gain insight into the inspiration behind her doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) research and thoughts on offering it to cis-gender women in the US at higher risk of STI acquisition.

BIRCH team
Kristie Ebi Extreme Heat CDC Chronic Disease
August 03, 2024 | Health News

Keep Your Cool: Experts on How to Stay Safe, Avoid Sunburns in Record-High Temps

USA Today

As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. 

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