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When Group Health decided to kick tobacco’s butt

Joan DeClaire remembers how the whole organization went mano a mano with America’s biggest killer — and won.
Joan DeClaire remembers how the whole organization went mano a mano with America’s biggest killer — and won. The 1980s. Remember ‘em? Things were definitely different back then……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/When_Group_Health_decided_to_kick_tobacco_s_butt

Honoring Dr. Wagner’s far-reaching influence on primary care

Qualis President and CEO Dr. Jonathan Sugarman reflects on Dr. Wagner’s award from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative.
Qualis President and CEO Dr. Jonathan Sugarman reflects on Dr. Wagner’s award from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative When I heard that my long-time friend and col……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/Honoring_Dr_Wagner_s_far_reaching_influence_on_primary_care

Here’s common ground for Trump, Congress, and public health

Maps show high-priority preventive health needs among the president-elect’s base and others, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson.
Maps show high-priority preventive health needs among the president-elect’s base and others, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson by Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, Group Health Research Institu……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/Here_s_common_ground_for_Trump_Congress_and_public_health

Dementia study has good news: Prevalence declines even as population ages

“Better education and cardiovascular health may be key. This means hope for reducing risk through social determinants and lifestyle,” says Dr. Eric B. Larson.
“Better education and cardiovascular health may be key. This means hope for reducing risk through social determinants and lifestyle,” says Dr. Eric B. Larson About 10 years ago……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/Dementia_study_has_good_news_Prevalence_declines_even_as_population_ages

President-elect Trump’s supporters need his leadership on a range of health care issues.

GHRI’s executive director Dr. Eric Larson has some thoughts on how Trump can build common ground for better public health.
The states that have the highest incidences of smoking and lung cancer are states that voted for him. GHRI’s executive director Dr. Eric Larson has some thoughts on how Trump can ……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/President_elect_Trump_s_supporters_need_his_leadership_on_a_range_of_health_care_issues_

We could not agree more.

We study social determinants of health and how they differently affect low-income and high-income persons.
We study social determinants of health and how they differently affect low-income and high-income persons. In fact, inequality in life expectancy between people with low and high ……
https://www.kpwashingtonresearch.org/news-and-events/blog/2016/nov-2016/We_could_not_agree_more_