All Articles on Health

• CCHE answers burning questions in 2 groundbreaking reports

  Group Health Research Institute’s Center for Community Health and Evaluation conducted a three-year evaluation to assess the impact of health impact assessments in the United States and to identify elements critical for success.
• Local heroes: CCHE helps communities show measurable change

  CCHE is meeting the challenge of skyrocketing demand for community health evaluation, which is driven by several factors. Rising interest in CCHE services also comes from the national trend toward “place-based” programs that address local health issues.
• 
  New online care from dietitians helps control weight

  Overweight Group Health patients with hypertension benefit from ‘pocket dietitian’
• Greatest hits: How Group Health research changed the world in 2013

  How did Group Health research influence care in the real world? Whether our results made an immediate splash or rippled out more gradually, our year-end review shows our work is improving health outcomes, practice, and policy—at Group Health and beyond
• 2014: From uncertainty to confidence

  We at Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) felt unsure in early 2013 how sequestration and threats of government shutdown might harm our research, which is mostly federally funded. But we ended the year with confidence and hope.
• Back pain: Research on new Group Health guidelines will shine light on changing systems of care

  Few health conditions are as common and confounding as back pain, the second leading cause of all doctor visits.
• No magic bullet, but cautious optimism in journey to halt dementia

  Last month brought good news for those interested in preventing or delaying dementia—which is predicted to triple between now and the year 2050, affecting 115 billion people worldwide.