News from School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Teaching
HEP Alum, Sarah Heimberger, talks about her CHES Experience
Sarah Heimberger was the first Health Education and Promotion minor and Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies major to take the CHES Exam and the first to pass! In this video, she shares her experience and advice for those considering taking the CHES.
October 22, 2019
Faculty Mentors Make a Difference
Jody Early, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, collaborated with fellow faculty and students to create a video detailing their mentoring experiences. The full article is on our campus news blog.
August 12, 2019
Students & Faculty Present at WSPHA Conference
Health Studies Majors and SNHS Faculty presented the findings of their study on campus health and wellness at the Washington State Public Health Association's Annual Conference.
July 3, 2019
Students visit Firland Sanatorium
School of Nursing & Health Studies lecturer Stefanie Iverson Cabral and students in her autumn quarter "Quarantine & Isolation" and "Disease, Human History, Society, and Civilization" courses visited Firland Sanatorium to learn more about tuberculosis treatment in the early 20th century and the "sanatorium cure."
November 30, 2018
Chemical & Engineering News interviews SNHS’ Dr. Lasker
We’re proud to announce that our senior lecturer and Director of Health Studies, Dr. Grace Lasker, was featured in an article by Chemical & Engineering News. Dr. Lasker co-created a symposium at the 22nd annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E). The symposium focused on how the chemicals used to create common products impact the environment and the connection between those consequences and environmental justice. After the conference, Dr. Lasker was interviewed by Chemical & Engineering News.
October 19, 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
NPR Marketplace Interviews Kenworthy
Dr. Nora Kenworthy was interviewed by Marketplace on NPR for the story Crowdfunding for your life with Lizzie O'Leary. Nora's research with Lauren Berliner on found successful campaigns hinged on "your ability to market yourself and your illness."
August 10, 2017
Kenworthy Study Featured in The Atlantic
Nora Kenworthy, Associate Professor in our School, was cited in The Atlantic article, "Even the Insured Often Can't Afford Their Medical Bills."
August 10, 2017