Urban Indian Health Institute

Between 400 and 500 people are expected to attend an evening celebration that will launch the University of Washington’s new Indigenous Wellness Research Institute on April 12 in Kane Hall on the Seattle UW campus.
The research institute, which was established to help American Indians and other indigenous people achieve health and wellness, will be headquartered in the School of Social Work, but will draw on faculty expertise from across campus. Researchers from School of Medicine, School of Nursing, the psychology, American Indian studies and women studies departments, and social work are participating, under the leadership of Karina Walters, an associate professor of social work.

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