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Big data plus real-world context equals community health improvementsCarly Levitz, GHRI research associate and data geek, tells her secret for getting the full story of a community health program.
2016-07-05
Don’t wait: Dr. Leana Wen urges public health action nowDr. Paula Lozano shares inspirational moments from Dr. Leana Wen’s visit to Group Health. See short videos of Dr. Wen, with her full talk to come.
social determinants of health, SDoH, community health
2016-07-01
Dr. Leana Wen: Better care is not our biggest health challengeIn a Seattle Times op-ed, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S. Wen calls on the city to tackle poverty, violence, and racism to improve health.
social determinants of health, SDoH, community health
2016-06-24
From war to Group Health: The journey of Stefan GolstonKatie Fritcher used her history training to uncover the story of the Golstons, who became a Group Health family thanks to Hilde Birnbaum.
community health, Birnbaum Lecture, history
2016-06-23
Rising health care costs demand action to protect common resourcesDr. Eric Larson issues a challenge to politicians and health care professionals: Talk about health care costs and take action to slow their growth.
social determinants of health, SDoH, cost, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
2016-06-21
Living well, dying later in the US14.8 years separates the life expectancies of the poorest one percent and the richest one percent.
2016-06-14
- The 1 percent’s longevity: income is not the only inequality
How does a study of more than 1.4 billion tax records and 4 million deaths show us ways to improve disparities? Dr. Eric Larson explains.
2016-06-13
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.