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Health Research Institute
We discover ways to prevent illness and improve treatment.
We're making health and health care better for everyone.
Research
Neighborhood density connected to changes in body mass index for children
Study uses geographic data to track change over time.
News
Center for Community Health and Evaluation launches CCHE.org
CCHE's new website shares tools and insights for improving community health.
Research
COVID risks not meaningfully greater with estrogen-containing medications
Oral contraceptives, hormone therapy not linked to more severe COVID outcomes.
Our research
We study health and health care as it happens in everyday settings by everyday people, producing results that are built to work in the real world. We share our results in the public domain to benefit people everywhere.
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.