RAPA: free download
The Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity (RAPA) questionnaire was designed to provide clinicians with a tool for quickly assessing the level of physical activity of their older adult patients. It was...
View ArticleWebinar: Tips from top editors on how to get research published
The Healthy Brain Research Network recently presented a webinar featuring editors of three leading journals on aging. The panel shares valuable inside information on selecting the right journal, how to...
View ArticleHBRN Scholars
What's it like being a Healthy Brain Research Network scholar? Learn the latest.
View ArticleAAPI Dementia Action Guide – now available for download
This just-released Action Guide, “Connecting with AAPIs About Dementia”, is for community-based organizations working to educate and empower Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities about...
View ArticleSpecial Interest Project: $250,000 Awarded to Study Patient Navigators
Wendy Barrington to Lead New Study Cancer prevention and control programs increasingly use patient navigation as an evidence-based approach to facilitate continuity and quality of care among vulnerable...
View ArticleNew guide for caregivers of people with dementia
The UW HPRC Healthy Brain Research Network, as part of the Washington State Dementia Action Collaborative, has helped produce a new resource: Dementia Road Map: A Guide for Family and Care Partners.
View ArticleFebruary is National Cancer Prevention Month
February 4, 2018, is World Cancer Day and the start of National Cancer Prevention Month. Learn about HPRC's ongoing cancer prevention and control research.
View ArticleLooking back at 2017, forward to 2018
Read about HPRC's 2017 accomplishments, and what we are looking forward to in 2018 -- all in the January 2018 issue of the Link.
View ArticleMarch 27th is Diabetes Alert Day
Held March 27, 2018, American Diabetes Association Alert Day is a day to sound the alarm about the prevalence of type 2 diabetes by asking everyone to take the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test. The free,...
View ArticlePEARLS Connect Study Update
There is strong evidence that the PEARLS program is an effective model to treat late-life depression in low-income older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Our new PEARLS Connect study, funded by...
View ArticleNIH awards $3.1 million to expand workplace wellness program
HPRC's Peggy Hannon has received an R01 grant to expand and evaluate the Connect to Wellness program for small and low-wage businesses across the U.S.
View ArticleCommunity-Clinical Partnerships in Hypertension Control
We wanted to learn how community-based organizations and community health workers partner with clinics to improve blood pressure control, and what makes these partnerships successful. This research...
View ArticleLooking back at 2018; looking forward to 2019
What did HPRC accomplish in 2018? What are our goals for 2019? Learn the latest in the January issue of the Link enewsletter.
View ArticleHPRC’s Husky 100 Winners
Each year, the University of Washington recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students who actively connect what happens inside and outside of the classroom and apply what they learn to make a...
View ArticleHPRC happenings – the April Link
Learn all that's happening at HPRC - and sign up to receive our free enewsletter, The Link!
View ArticleHPRC in the News – Parade Magazine
Basia Belza of HPRC’s Healthy Brain Research Network (HBRN) discusses the Network’s reach and support of research in the U.S. “It’s all about developing awareness and reducing stigma,” Belza says.
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HPRC Funded by CDC for Five-year Renewal as a Prevention Research Center
From left: Peggy Hannon, Mark Snowden, Lesley Steinman Core research will focus on improving equity in late-life depression care The University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC)...
View ArticleNew NIH/NCI Cancer Moonshot Project Funded
HPRC Director Peggy Hannon and Bryan Weiner of UW Global Health are co-principal investigators of a five-year project aimed at improving implementation of cancer interventions in underserved...
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HPRC Receives CDC Funding for Special Interest Projects
Beginning October 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding HPRC with $3.14 million over five years to participate in Special Interest Projects with two national...
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PEARLS Featured in School of Public Health Magazine
Fall 2019 Edition The UW School of Public Health began publishing a bi-annual magazine about the school’s impact, community partnerships, and role in the university-wide Population Health Initiative....
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