News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Category: Health Studies
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Friday, March 10, 10am: Associate Professor Jody Early to host a webinar for public health and social service providers. The presentation will look at the impact of HIV and AIDS on women & girls in Snohomish County. Register today!
February 23, 2017
Health Studies Students Intern with Public Health
Health Studies students MyKa'La Alexander, Ilma Vikovic, and Julianne Korn worked with Public Health's Healthy Eating & Active Living Unit autumn quarter.
February 23, 2017
Health Studies Alumni in Senegal
Health Studies alumni Aimee Desrochers and Alex Winters, both class of 2014, found out global health can be a small world when they unexpectedly bumped into each other in Senegal.
December 5, 2016
Examining Migration, Health and Social Justice in Sardinia
Associate Professor, Jody Early, co-led a group of students as they travelled to Sardinia, Italy. The 25 students, from a variety of disciplines, worked with individuals migrating to Sardinia seeking asylum.
November 3, 2016
Award Winning Artist/Activist: Vicente Rodriguez Fernandez
The School of Nursing & Health Studies, the Social Justice Organizers, and the Comparative History of Ideas Program (@ UW Seattle) are co-hosting guest speaker Vicente Rodriquez Fernandez on Tuesday, 11/8, 3:30 - 4:30 in Discovery 061. Join us in welcoming human rights activist, cartoonist, and screenwriter, Vicente Rodriguez Fernandez, Spanish Romani Activist.
November 3, 2016
Free Film Screening: The Invisible Patients
We are proud to present a free screening of The Invisible Patients: Life at the Edges of the Healthcare System. This will be the Seattle premier of this documentary which was an official selection at the 2016 Heartland Film Festival, Cucolorus Film Festival, and won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Indy Film Fest.
November 2, 2016
Study Abroad in Sardinia: Community Engagement on a Global Level
Associate Professor, Jody Early, co-lead a group of students as they travelled to Sardinia, Italy. The 25 students, from a variety of disciplines, worked with individuals migrating to Sardinia seeking asylum. For the full story, please visit the UWB news page.
October 18, 2016
Team Guatemala Video Available
Dr. Mabel Ezeonwu, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, led 18 UW Bothell students on a two week trip to Guatemala. The students held one day clinics and learned about the challenges of providing health care in resource-poor settings.
August 30, 2016
Over 250 Degrees Awarded in 2016
The School of Nursing & Health Studies is proud to announce that we conferred over 250 degrees in 2016. In addition to the accomplishment of successfully completing degree requirements, many of our Nursing students, in both the Bachelor and Master programs, earned a place in the Nursing Honor Society. Several Health Studies students are on their way to Masters in Public Health Programs both here and abroad.
July 18, 2016
Nora Kenworthy, Assistant Professor, Publishing Award Winning Book
Dr. Kenworthy's award-winning book, Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight Against AIDS in Lesotho, to be published in Spring of 2017.
July 8, 2016