Join us for a provocative panel discussion among leading demographers about the opportunities and pitfalls of big data for improving population health knowledge.

Panelists:

Patrick Gerland, Chief of Mortality Section, Population Division, United Nations
Thomas LeGrand, Department of Demography, University of Montreal
Adrian Raftery, Department of Sociology & Department of Statistics, UW
Emilio Zagheni, Department of Sociology & eSciences Institute, UW

Population Health at UW has partnered with the Institute of Translational Health Sciences to develop a directory of population health-related resources at the University of Washington.

The goal of this directory is to present the breadth of expertise and resources across disciplines and campuses that are currently working on the population health challenges we face. Hopefully, this directory will create new opportunities for partnership and collaboration as we move toward fulfilling the 25-year vision of this groundbreaking initiative.

Anna Zamora-Kapoor–CSDE Affiliate, Assistant Research Professor at IREACH and Affiliate Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at UW–was recently published in Maternal and Child Health. Her work here examines how pre-eclampsia, a major cause of maternal morbidity, varies between American Indians/Alaskan Natives and whites, particularly with regard to body mass index. This research strengthens ties between disease incidence and BMI, a result that could equip health professionals with a plan for more effectively concentrating their aid in the ongoing battle against health disparities.