• Our Mission

    KPWHRI improves health, well-being, and health equity for our members and all communities through collaborative research and evaluation.

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  • Our Research

    Discovering what works best for health and health care.

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    Read about our latest news and findings.

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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

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Study links sitting for longer stretches to risk of blood clots in older women

Taking more breaks from sitting could potentially lower the risk.

News

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LHS E-STAR training program selects 3 new scholars

Trainees will lead learning health system research at Kaiser Permanente Washington and VA Puget Sound.

Healthy Findings Blog

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On the ground with KPWHRI’s flu trackers

Researchers Karen Wernli and Erika Kiniry share insights on an exceptional 2024-2025 flu season.


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.