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UW EM Population Health

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Standing with underserved populations locally and globally. Emergency Medicine education, research, policy and advocacy.

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TOMORROW! Come for a conversation with UW alum working in population and public health in a variety of fields! This moderated panel will start with set questions and open up for audience Q&A, so have your questions ready. More information here: careers.uw.edu/alumni-panels/

TOMORROW!
Come for a conversation with UW alum working in population and public health in a variety of fields! This moderated panel will start with set questions and open up for audience Q&A, so have your questions ready.

More information here: careers.uw.edu/alumni-panels/
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Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any cause of death, including heart disease, cancer, homicide, suicide & other accidents. Learn more at fentanylawarenessday.org Spread the word to save a life. National Fentanyl Awareness Day

Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any cause of death, including heart disease, cancer, homicide, suicide & other accidents. Learn more at fentanylawarenessday.org Spread the word to save a life.
<a href="/FentAwareDay/">National Fentanyl Awareness Day</a>
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Fentanyl is odorless, tasteless, and extremely potent. It is used to make fake pills disguised as Oxycontin, Percocet, and Xanax, and you can’t tell which pills contain a lethal amount. Learn the facts about fentanyl and share them with your friends at fentanylawarenessday.org

Fentanyl is odorless, tasteless, and extremely potent. It is used to make fake pills disguised as Oxycontin, Percocet, and Xanax, and you can’t tell which pills contain a lethal amount. Learn the facts about fentanyl and share them with your friends at fentanylawarenessday.org
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Have you been tested for #HepatitisB? May is #HepatitisAwarenessMonth - learn more about CDC’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: bit.ly/43tmVca

Have you been tested for #HepatitisB? May is #HepatitisAwarenessMonth - learn more about <a href="/CDCgov/">CDC</a>’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Check out our resources and find out why getting tested at least once in your lifetime is so important: bit.ly/43tmVca
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It's #NatHepatitisTestingDay --A chance to raise awareness of #HepB and #HepC and encourage everyone to learn their status. Encourage #Hepatitis testing TODAY and beyond! bit.ly/3N1fHne

It's #NatHepatitisTestingDay --A chance to raise awareness of #HepB and #HepC and encourage everyone to learn their status. 
Encourage #Hepatitis testing TODAY and beyond! bit.ly/3N1fHne
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Are you testing all of your adult patients for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, check out and share CDC’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: bit.ly/3L1m8bf

Are you testing all of your adult patients for #HepatitisB? This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, check out and share <a href="/CDCgov/">CDC</a>’s NEW #HepB screening and testing recommendations. Learn more: bit.ly/3L1m8bf
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#DYK? CDC Hepatitis recommends universal testing of ALL adults for #HepatitisC at least once in their lifetime and routine testing of people with ongoing risk factors. Get tested! #HepatitisAwarenessMonth bit.ly/3N1fHne

#DYK? <a href="/cdchep/">CDC Hepatitis</a> recommends universal testing of ALL adults for #HepatitisC at least once in their lifetime and routine testing of people with ongoing risk factors. Get tested! #HepatitisAwarenessMonth
bit.ly/3N1fHne
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#HepatitisAwarenessMonth may be coming to an end, but the work within our section of Population Health continues. Read more on how the FOCUS Program has helped increase screening at UWMC EDs by 600% ⤵️ bit.ly/gettingaholdon… UW Emergency Medicine

#HepatitisAwarenessMonth may be coming to an end, but the work within our section of Population Health continues.

Read more on how the FOCUS Program has helped increase screening at UWMC EDs by 600% ⤵️

bit.ly/gettingaholdon…

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This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, learn the ABCs of viral #Hepatitis and what you can do to protect yourself. Love your liver! bit.ly/3N1fHne

This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, learn the ABCs of viral #Hepatitis and what you can do to protect yourself. Love your liver! bit.ly/3N1fHne
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Today also kicks off #WearOrangeWeekend. During this weekend, communities across King County & the nation come together to remember those injured or lost due to gun violence and take action toward a future free of gun violence. More: wearorange.org

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On the heels of Fiona Gallahue, MD’s amazing 12-year tenure as innagural program director, UW Emergency Medicine is recruiting a PD and growing the residency leadership team! Want to work with the best residents and colleagues ever in an incredible city? Check these out…

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It was a busy month for our #FOCUS team! Here's a look at their work to screen and link more people to care for HCV and HIV across our 3 emergency departments. Learn more about the FOCUS program⤵️ bit.ly/gettingaholdon… #UWashEM #PopulationHealth

It was a busy month for our #FOCUS team! Here's a look at their work to screen and link more people to care for HCV and HIV across our 3 emergency departments. 

Learn more about the FOCUS program⤵️
bit.ly/gettingaholdon…

#UWashEM #PopulationHealth
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It’s National Voter Registration Day! Take 30 seconds to register to vote, check your registration status, or find a registration event on or offline near you! NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady

It’s National Voter Registration Day! Take 30 seconds to register to vote, check your registration status, or find a registration event on or offline near you! NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org 

#NationalVoterRegistrationDay #VoteReady
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Dr Fockele @callan_fockele is a change maker! So excited to see how she works with this multidisciplinary group to improve care for people who experience overdose in Seattle UW Emergency Medicine UW EM Population Health #overdose

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December is National HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and encourage testing. Scan the QR code to get started below. #hivawarenessmonth #knowyourstatus UW Emergency Medicine

December is National HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and encourage testing.
Scan the QR code to get started below.

#hivawarenessmonth #knowyourstatus
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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to acknowledge progress in HIV prevention and care among Black/African American people, while recognizing the work still needed. To #StopHIVTogether, we must address HIV stigma and barriers. bit.ly/3HHnwOY #NBHAAD

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to acknowledge progress in HIV prevention and care among Black/African American people, while recognizing the work still needed. To #StopHIVTogether, we must address HIV stigma and barriers. 

bit.ly/3HHnwOY #NBHAAD
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Yesterday, during Population Health Orientation Day, our EM interns helped fill 1,600 Safer Injection Kits. These will be distributed to clinics throughout Seattle to aid in harm reduction efforts. #UWashEM UW Emergency Medicine

Yesterday, during Population Health Orientation Day, our EM interns helped fill 1,600 Safer Injection Kits. These will be distributed to clinics throughout Seattle to aid in harm reduction efforts. #UWashEM <a href="/UWashEM/">UW Emergency Medicine</a>