Description

To advance new knowledge to improve nutrition, food systems, and population health. Provide technical assistance in the translation of research into public health policy and practice. Inform efforts to prevent and manage obesity and non-communicable diseases at the local and state level. Build partnerships and collaborations with local health jurisdictions, government agencies, practitioners, and communities. Address the socio-economic determinants of health.

Partners

School of Public Health: Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Health Services, Food Systems Education and Research Network;

Washington State Department of Health, City of Seattle, Public Health – Seattle and King County, Kaiser Permanente California, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center

Funders

Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (NWTEC), Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington Department of Health, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Ballmer Group, UW Population Health Initiative, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Agriculture, Laura and, John Arnold Foundation, City of Seattle, Public Health – Seattle and King County, Taylor’s University Kuala Lumpur, National Science Foundation