News
UW Medicine The Huddle highlights op-ed by Dr. Janice Sabin on tackling implicit bias
UW Medicine’s The Huddle highlighted an op-ed in the New England Journal of Medicine on tackling implicit bias [...]
Jul
Insurance navigators support the advancement of health equity
Insurance navigators help individuals sign up for health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The [...]
Jun
Crosscut article features interview with UW CHWS researcher Paula Kett on the important role of doulas in health equity
UW CHWS research scientist, Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN was interviewed as part of an investigative report [...]
Jun
The June 2022 CHWS Newsletter is out now!
The June edition of our newsletter is now available! Upcoming events, research highlights, and important [...]
Jun
Read the March 2022 CHWS Newsletter
UW CHWS recently released the March 2022 edition of our newsletter! Highlights include our work [...]
Mar
Supply and Demand? Nursing Shortages Fuel Increase in High Paying Travel Nurse Jobs
Entering the third year of the pandemic, hospitals and long-term care facilities continue to have [...]
Mar
Travel Nurses Meet National Staffing Demand at What Cost?
Travel agencies that staff nurses around the country are reportedly paying as much as twice [...]
Feb
Pandemic-high COVID-19 hospitalizations increase use of short-term fixes in health workforce
Amid pandemic-high COVID-19 hospitalizations, health systems are using pandemic-response funds to hire travel nurses to [...]
Jan
Behavioral health workforce shortages may be attributed to availability of higher wage jobs in other industries
Boosting the behavioral health workforce is cited as one of four key ways lawmakers want [...]
Jan
UW CHWS noted in Seattle Times article on Four ways lawmakers want to improve Washington’s mental health system
Boosting the behavioral health workforce is cited as one of four key ways lawmakers want [...]
Jan