Over 8 years, UW Population Health Initiative has turned ideas into impact

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    When University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce launched the Population Health Initiative in 2016, she spoke in soaring, ambitious terms. “We have an unprecedented opportunity to help people live longer, healthier, more productive lives – here and around the world,” she said. UW researchers have leapt at that opportunity, forging connections across the university, working side by side with community partners and breaking down traditional barriers to improving public health.  

    Period19-Sept-2024

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    • TitleOver 8 years, UW Population Health Initiative has turned ideas into impact
      Degree of recognitionRegional
      Media name/outletCollege of Arts and Sciences
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited States
      Date19/09/2024
      DescriptionStocco and Dr. Thomas Grabowski, director of the UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, together with Hedderik van Rijn of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, led the development of an online program that can measure a person’s memory and predict their risk of memory disorders. Like a flash-card app that helps students cram for a test, the program shows pictures and asks the user to recall what they saw a few minutes earlier. The app records how quickly and accurately the user responds to each question and makes the next one a little easier or more difficult.
      Producer/AuthorAlden Woods
      URLhttps://www.washington.edu/news/2024/09/19/over-8-years-uw-population-health-initiative-has-turned-ideas-into-impact/
      PersonsHedderik van Rijn
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