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Josephine Ensign DrPH

About

Josephine Ensign, DrPH, is a professor of nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle, where she teaches health policy and politics, as well as narrative medicine. She’s a graduate of Oberlin College and the Johns Hopkins University.

Books by Josephine Ensign DrPH
Recent Posts
The Criminalization of Poverty and Homelessness

Efforts to criminalize homelessness are increasing and we need to understand where these efforts come from and why they do not work.

Efforts to criminalize homelessness are increasing and we need to understand where these efforts come from and why they do not work.

Nurse Bullying Is Real

What nurse bullying is and why it matters to all of us.

What nurse bullying is and why it matters to all of us.

We Are Not All in This (Pandemic) Together

On the ethics and role of hospital systems in the fair distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

On the ethics and role of hospital systems in the fair distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Psychology of Public Health Messaging

Thinking through the ethics and effectiveness of public health messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thinking through the ethics and effectiveness of public health messaging about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nurses, Vaccine Hesitancy, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

To address the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to include nurses in vaccine planning, education, and implementation.

To address the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to include nurses in vaccine planning, education, and implementation.

How We Can Honor Native Americans

November is Native American Heritage Month and National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Here are six actions you can take.

November is Native American Heritage Month and National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Here are six actions you can take.