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By Marla Salmon on February 12th, 2010
What should we teach the nurse of the future?
Dean of the UW School of Nursing blogs on the Future of Nursing
Education
By LocalHealthGuide on August 12th, 2009
$13.5 million in loan repayments for nurses willing to work in facilities facing shortages or to teach
The U.S. government is making available $8.1 million for education loan repayment for nurses willing to work for two years at facilities that face a critical nurse shortages.
The funds will be offered on a competitive basis to 100 registered nurses.
In Washington state the program will offer five positions: four at the University of Washington Medical [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on August 11th, 2009
Health stories in the news
Teachers more likely to spank disabled children
More than 200,000 U.S. schoolchildren are spanked, paddled or subjected to some other form of corporal punishment each year with disabled children receiving a disproportionate share of such punishments, according to a report prepared by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
“At least 41,972 students with [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on June 08th, 2009
UWTV now on YouTube
The University of Washington’s video channel UWTV is now on YouTube.
UWTV presents a wide variety of programs covering science, medicine and the humanities.
UWTV is already broadcast on cable and online at www.uwtv.org, but the new YouTube channel will make it easier for users to search for programs and to view with mobile devices, such as [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on June 06th, 2009
Health stories in the news
UW graduate nursing students protest tuition rise
Students enrolled in the University of Washington’s doctoral program for family nurse practitioners are protesting administrative changes that will boost their tuition 43 percent, Nick Perry reports in today’s Seattle Times.
The changes also mean some students who work at UW programs will lose tuition subsidies they have been receiving [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on May 31st, 2009
Health stories in the news today
Washington must cut 36,000 from its basic health plan
Seattle Times health reporter Kyung Song writes in today’s paper about options state officials are considering on how to cut 36,000 enrollees from the state’s Basic Health Plan.
Currently, the plan provides health coverage to 100,000 low-income state residents, but because of the state’s revenue shortfall, the number [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on May 08th, 2009
UWTV to podcast six new psychology lectures in June
Next June, UWTV will add six new lectures to its psychology lecture series.
The talks, which will be broadcast and podcast, will include two talks each on addiction and the mind, social networks, and language and the brain.
The series, the Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lectures, is made possible by a bequest from Professor Edwards.
You can subscribe to the [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 24th, 2009
Regence Foundation gives $135,500 grant to distance learning program to train rural nurses
The Regence Foundation will give a $135,000 grant to support a program that allows rural residents to train for nursing careers without having to leave their communities.
The program is run by the Western Washington Area Health Education Center, a non-profit agency that works to promote equity of and access to health care for under-served rural [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 17th, 2009
Essay contest on healthcare reform for college and graduate students
The Kaiser Family Foundation, through its Web site KaiserEDU.org, is sponsoring an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students on the topic of health reform.
The essay is to discuss the elements of U.S. healthcare reform that President Obama’s team should focus on this year.
Undergraduates and graduates will be judged and awarded prizes separately.
First Place: $1,000.
Second [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on January 22nd, 2009
UW to host free six-part “Mini-Medical School” lecture series
The first lecture of the University of Washington School of Medicine’s six-part “Mini-Medical School” series will be held February 3rd.
The weekly programs are scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday evenings, from February 3 until March 10, 2009, in Hogness Auditorium, Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, University of Washington, 1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle.
The series will cover such subjects as workplace hazards, [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 13th, 2008
Health services failing many adolescents
Health services for adolescents are often highly fragmented, poorly coordinated, and ill-suited for the needs of many young people, according to a new report.
Adolescents who are poor, recent immigrants to the U.S., from racial or ethnic minorities, or who are gay, bisexual or transgender are particularly at risk, the report says.
The report, “Adolescent Health Services: [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 11th, 2008
North Seattle Group Targeting Underage Drinking Meets Dec. 15
The Northeast Seattle Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking will hold a General Coalition Meeting, Monday, December 15th from 12:45 to 2 p.m. at Eckstein High School (3003 NE 75th Street, Seattle, WA 98115)
The two-year-old organization works to prevent underage drinking, substance abuse, and associated problems through education, counseling, and workshops for students, teachers, parents [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 02nd, 2008
Finding good health information online
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re the kind of person who uses the Internet to learn about health.
But not all online sources are reliable.
In this column, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provides tips on some online tools that can help you find good health information.
Online Tools Help [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on November 27th, 2008
Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life – Middle School Essay Contest
The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research is sponsoring a essay contest for 7th and 8th grade students in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Essays are to focus on the the question “How does biomedical research benefit your life or the life of someone you know?”
The entries will be read by scientists from the Northwest research community, [...]
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