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July 07, 2017 | Department News

Northwest Public Health: Envisioning Healthy People in Sustainable Communities

How do we connect what we know about population health with what we do to improve it? The 2017 issue of Northwest Public Health examines the ties between social determinants and population health outcomes, and the successful policies, systems changes, interventions, innovations, and strategies being used to improve the health of whole populations.

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November 12, 2016 | Health News

Stat: Congressional Funding for Zika is Welcome, but Not Enough to Protect Americans

By Kristina Adams Waldorf, Michael Gale Jr., and Lakshmi Rajagopal

Eight months after President Barack Obama requested emergency funding to support the US response to the Zika virus outbreak, Congress finally passed a $1.1 billion funding package. The funding, though welcome, is only about half of what the nation’s top health experts believe is needed to combat this new global health emergency.

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