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Discovering what works best for health and health care.
Our Research
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KPWHRI improves health, well-being, and health equity for our members and all communities through collaborative research and evaluation.
Our Mission
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Read about our latest news and findings.
News and Events
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Practical findings for everyone's health.
Live Healthy
Welcome to Kaiser Permanente Washington
Health Research Institute
We discover ways to prevent illness and improve treatment.
We're making health and health care better for everyone.
Research
New findings on treating hypertension in pregnancy
A study led by Dr. Sascha Dublin finds similar outcomes for 3 hypertension medications, filling an evidence gap.
Recruiting volunteers
Researchers begin clinical trial to assess schistosomiasis vaccine
Participant in KPWHRI trial has first-ever injection of SchistoShield vaccination.
COVID-19 treatments
New report supports value of COVID-19 drugs
A team led by KPWHRI's Kai Yeung, PharmD, PhD, reviewed trial results for cost-effectiveness of 3 treatments.
Our research
We study health and health care as it happens in everyday settings by everyday people, producing results that are built to work in the real world. We share our results in the public domain to benefit people everywhere.
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.