News from School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Diversity
BSN alum named as Nurse Influencer
Stefan Torres, UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies alumni, has been named as one of the 100 nurses recognized a Nurse Influencers by the UW Seattle School of Nursing. These nurses, whose connection to the UW go as far back as 1930, have made a commitment to improving lives in their communities.
October 1, 2018
Go Fund Yourself America’s dystopian health care system is forcing people into a lethal popularity contest.
University of Washington Bothell School of Nursing and Health Studies faculty members research is mentioned in the article "Go Fund Yourself America’s dystopian health care system is forcing people into a lethal popularity contest." STEPHEN MARCHEJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE MOTHER JONES
January 3, 2018
Guatemala Summer Quarter 2018
Summer Quarter 2018 Global Health Promotion in Guatemala: Health Services Delivery in Resource Poor Settings. This service-learning course, conducted in partnership with a community based organization, Guatemala Village Health, is designed to expose students to policy contexts in which health care is delivered in resource-poor settings with particular emphasis on Guatemala.
January 2, 2018
Prioritizing Population Health Education
Washington nursing schools made an agreement to focus on population health in nursing education.
December 13, 2017
Assistant Professor Kenworthy and Team Receive Grant
Congratulations to researchers, Drs. Nora Kenworthy, Johanna Crane, and Lynn Thomas! Their project, "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Global Health Partnerships in Africa" has been awarded a Collaboration Studio Grant which provide UW faculty groups with leave to catalyze, deepen, or reconfigure cross-disciplinary research and to work toward publication.
March 7, 2017
Distinguished Speaker: Amani M. Nuru-Jeter, Ph.D., M.P.H.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Amani M. Nuru-Jeter on Tuesday, 5/23, 6pm, DISC 061. Please join us for a discussion on "What Is This Thing We Call “Race” and How Does it Get into the Body?" We are pleased to co-host this event with the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, and hope you will RSVP to attend this presentation and recognize Dr. Nuru-Jeter's exemplary scholarship and leadership.
March 7, 2017
Free Film Screening & Discussion: Trapped
Join us on Saturday, 2/4/17, for a free screening and discussion of the documentary Trapped. Professors Jody Early and Meghan Eagen Torkko will host this event in UW2-005. The School of Nursing & Health Studies is proud to bring you the opportunity to view and discuss this film.
January 24, 2017
Study Abroad in Sardinia: Watch the Video!
Over the summer, Associate Professor Jody Early, led a group of students as they travelled to Sardinia, Italy. The students, from a variety of disciplines, worked with refugees seeking asylum. Learn more about the trip and see the video highlights.
December 23, 2016
Health Studies Alumni in Senegal
Health Studies alumni Aimee Desrochers and Alex Winters, both class of 2014, found out global health can be a small world when they unexpectedly bumped into each other in Senegal.
December 5, 2016
Examining Migration, Health and Social Justice in Sardinia
Associate Professor, Jody Early, co-led a group of students as they travelled to Sardinia, Italy. The 25 students, from a variety of disciplines, worked with individuals migrating to Sardinia seeking asylum.
November 3, 2016