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Seattle’s Soda Tax: Financial Incentive for Your New Year’s Resolution
January 3, 2018 | KUOW
Seattle’s new soda tax hit stores on January 1. Officials hope the tax – 1.75 pennies for every ounce of sugary drinks purchased – will help decrease obesity without hurting businesses. Scientists in Seattle will be monitoring the results. Associate Professor Jesse Jones-Smith is quoted.
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Scientists To Monitor Seattle’s Soda Tax Starting Jan. 1
December 31, 2017 | Oregon Public Broadcasting
Read articleUniversity of Washington to Study Seattle Soda Tax
December 28, 2017 | KING5
The City of Seattle gave the University of Washington $500,000 to study the socio-economic impact of the new soda tax. Associate Professor Jesse Jones-Smith is quoted.
Read articleJesse Jones-Smith Co-Leads Study of Soda-Tax Impact on Seattle Health, Economics
December 27, 2017 | Nutritional Sciences News & UW Medicine Newsroom
How will we know if Seattle’s new soda tax, which takes effect Jan. 1, actually reduces the consumption of sugary drinks? A multi-disciplinary team, led by obesity epidemiologist Dr. Jesse Jones-Smith of the UW School of Public Health and Dr. Nadine Chan of Public Health – Seattle & King County, will assess how the new tax changes buying and drinking habits over the next four years.
Read articleJesse Jones-Smith Co-Leads Study of Soda-Tax Impact on Seattle Health, Economics
December 27, 2017
Researchers from public health, social work and public policy will examine whether buying and drinking habits change. How will we know if Seattle’s new soda tax, which takes effect Jan. 1, actually reduces the consumption of sugary drinks? University of Washington researchers have been tasked with finding out, under a four-year study funded by the City...
Read moreSeattle’s minimum-wage hike didn’t boost supermarket prices
September 14, 2017 | UW Medicine Newsroom
Raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $13 an hour did not affect the price of food at supermarkets, according to a new study led by the University of Washington School of Public Health. This article features the work of Nutritional Sciences Program core faculty Assistant Professor Jennifer Otten, epidemiology doctoral student James Buszkiewicz, and their work in the Minimum Wage Study Team.
Read articleRoad Map to Achieving a Sustainable, Equitable Food System in Washington
September 11, 2017 | UW School of Public Health
Members of the Washington State Food System Roundtable, including a researcher from the University of Washington School of Public Health, address these food issues and others in a report released online this summer. Called a “prospectus,” the report presents goals and strategies to achieve a 25-year vision for the state’s food system. This article quotes round table member and Nutritional Sciences Program core faculty Assistant Professor Jennifer Otten.
Read articleCommunities Cash in on Better Health, Lower Obesity Rates
July 25, 2017 | UW School of Public Health
Research by Jesse Jones-Smith, Associate Professor and core faculty of the Nutritional Sciences Program, found that adding or expanding a tribal casino reduced the prevalence of Native American babies born large for gestational age, which is a risk factor for being overweight later in life.
Read article2017-2018 Health Sciences Common Book: Changing Planet, Changing Health
July 13, 2017
The Health Sciences Service Learning and Advocacy Group has selected this year’s Health Sciences Common Book: Changing Planet, Changing Health by Paul R. Epstein and Dan Ferber Students, staff, and faculty in the Schools of Public Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work are asked to read this book over the summer and come...
Read moreResearchers to Probe Effect of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike on Child-Care Workers
June 30, 2017 | Education Week
Findings from UW research on Seattle’s minimum wage show that that low-wage workers as a whole bring in $125 less per month, even though their hourly wages had increased.
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