Patrik Johansson, MD, MPH

Dr. Patrik Johansson is a Professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. He uses his expertise in conducting community-based participatory research and teaching partnerships among academic institutions, primary care clinics, and local health departments in rural settings. His research focuses on chronic disease prevention and management in rural and Indigenous populations. Dr. Johansson’s work includes the development of rural interprofessional education models for health profession students rooted in community-oriented primary, geographic, racial, and ethnic disparities in health, and public health curriculums for students enrolled in rural pipeline programs. He is currently conducting a pilot study in partnership with a primary care clinic affiliated with a critical access hospital and a local health department to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors through the deployment of a registered nurse/community health worker team using mobile health technology. Dr. Johansson is also Co-Leader of the University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UW ADRC) Native Research and Resource Core.

IREACH Programs

• IREACH
  Professor
• Northwest Health Education and Research Outcomes Network
  Professor
• Natives Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research
  Project Co-Lead
• University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
  Core Co-Lead
• Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health
  Principal Investigator

Projects

• Building Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Rural Washington
  Principal Investigator
• Impact of Long-COVID-19 on rural and American Indian-serving primary care practices and their patients in Washington State (HERC Long COVID)
  Principal Investigator
• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Well-being of Rural and American Indian Cancer Patients in Washington State
  Principal Investigator
• Natives Engaged in Alzheimer’s Research (NEAR) Research Project 1 (RP1): INdians Transforming Alzheimer’s Care Training (INTACT)
  Project Co-Lead
• Strengthening the Northwest Health Education and Research Outcomes Network: Building Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Washington State in Partnership with Rural, Tribal, and Urban Medically Underserved Primary Care Facilities (HERC CAB)
  Principal Investigator
• University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UW ADRC): Native Research and Resource Core (NRRC)
  Core Co-Lead
• Wabanaki Native American Research Center for Health (Wabanaki NARCH) Research Project 1 (RP1): The Voices of our Elders
  Principal Investigator
• Waponahki Tribal Health Needs Assessment (WHNA)
  Principal Investigator