Washington State Public Health PBRN

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Overview

The Washington Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) is designed to support research that examines variations in public health practice across local areas and opportunities for practice improvement through studies of comparative effectiveness. Led by the Public Health-Seattle & King County local health department, the research network includes the local health departments serving the nine largest jurisdictions within the state, along with the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials, and research partners at University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine and School of Nursing. The network focuses on cross-jurisdictional public health practice issues relevant to front-line public health service delivery.  To date, the WA PBRN has completed 4 studies, and is working on 3 additional projects.  Current priorities include proactive dissemination of research results to public health practitioners, strengthening ties to conversations about changes to the public health system in Washington, and increasing revenue to the network for additional studies.  Long-term research interests include projects that focus on public health financing, quality improvement processes, health disparities, workforce competency, and community health assessment.

Our Research

Collaborators

  • Public Health-Seattle & King County local health department
  • Washington State Department of Health
  • Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials
  • University of Washington School of Public Health
  • Community Medicine and School of Nursing

Leadership

(Interim) Marguerite Ro, Dr.P.H.
Chief, Assessment, Policy Development, and Evaluation
Public Health-Seattle & King County

Contact Us

Website:
www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/partnerships/pbrn.aspx

Phone:
206-263-8811

Email:
Marguerite Ro
marguerite.ro@kingcounty.gov

Lin Gray Bird
linda.graybird@kingcounty.gov