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Health Research Institute
We discover ways to prevent illness and improve treatment.
We're making health and health care better for everyone.
New findings
Is bariatric surgery helpful in chronic kidney disease?
David Arterburn and colleagues find that bariatric surgery is linked to lower death risk in persons with obesity and CKD.
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Bringing community to the table
KPWHRI research partner Neely Williams shares her views on hesitancy in health research in the Black community.
Research
Built environment plays little role in weight gain
New research suggests fast food and other aspects of built environments don’t affect weight, contrary to earlier findings.
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.