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New UW program aims to expand training for abortion providers
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/new-uw-program-aims-to-expand-training-for-abortion-providers/ Three UW reproductive health experts, including Dr. Meghan Eagen-Torkko in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, are nearly ready to unveil a unique program that will offer a clinical opportunity for advanced practice clinicians throughout the U.S. to learn how to provide abortions and other sexual and reproductive health care.
February 23, 2023
A focus on students’ mental health needs
In this KOMO News story on students’ mental health needs, reporter Denise Whitaker talks with Dr. Robin Fleming, assistant teaching professor, and features the behavioral health modules developed by the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
January 20, 2023
Putting patients first in research
A team led by Dr. Hoa Appel conducted a study on student mental health during the pandemic using a new patient-centered research methodology.
December 16, 2022
New program aims to reform community health care
The new Master of Community Health & Social Justice focuses on the need for people to have the tools and knowledge at the institutional level to make true change in the health care system.
December 2, 2022
My Story: A note to self
In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, graduate student James Vaughan III shares his experience living with bipolar disorder.
September 14, 2022
A life beyond her wildest dreams
In honor of National Immunization Month, alumna Salome Scherer ’15 shares her experience as a data analyst at the Centers for Disease Control Foundation.
August 22, 2022
Transformational learning from transnational collaborations
Students at UW Bothell swap places with college students from Ireland — crossing countries, continents and oceans to tackle public health issues.
June 4, 2022
Promoting health in community
The fourth annual Wellness Fest on May 18 is a campus-wide event brings together students, campus and community partners to promote mental health and student wellbeing at UW Bothell and Cascadia College.
May 12, 2022
Existential loneliness and intrinsic hope
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that demonstrates the consequences of inaction. In this podcast, Dr. Jennifer Atkinson, along with author Sarah Jaquette Ray, discusses how we can get into ever-better relationship with each other and the Earth.
March 3, 2022
The surprising impacts of isolation on health
Nursing students at the University of Washington Bothell share how to recognize signs of social isolation — and ideas and resources to mitigate symptoms.
February 16, 2022
Behavioral health program fills educational gap
University of Washington Bothell’s School of Nursing & Health Studies, in partnership with Providence Alaska Medical Center and the University of Alaska Anchorage, launched a new behavioral health initiative that filled a key educational gap for entry-level health care workers — improving their behavioral health knowledge, skills and confidence.
November 5, 2021
DOJ grant to support a violence-free campus
A collaboration between the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College has received significant funding from the Office on Violence Against Women, a division of the U.S. Department of Justice. “This award will be transformational.”
October 21, 2021