{{Short description|American public-health researcher}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Jim Krieger | image = James W. "Jim" Krieger.jpg }}
'''James W. "Jim" Krieger''' is an American public-health researcher, epidemiologist, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, where he also has a secondary appointment as a professor of Health Services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/faculty/Krieger_James |title=James W. Krieger |website=University of Washington Department of Health Services |language=en |access-date=2017-07-09 |archive-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702050730/http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/faculty/Krieger_James |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also the founding executive director of Healthy Food America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.healthyfoodamerica.org/our_staff |title=Our Staff |website=Healthy Food America |access-date=2017-07-09 |archive-date=2017-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708001354/http://www.healthyfoodamerica.org/our_staff |url-status=live }}</ref> He was formerly the Chief of Epidemiology, Planning and Evaluation for Public Health – Seattle & King County.<ref name=npr>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6314994 |title=Seattle Homes Project Reduces Asthma Triggers |last=Kaufman |first=Wendy |date=19 October 2006 |website=NPR |access-date=5 April 2018 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906093517/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6314994 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the older brother of fellow public-health researcher Nancy Krieger.<ref name=harvard>{{Cite magazine |date=2006-03-01 |title=The People's Epidemiologists |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/03/the-peoples-epidemiologi.html |magazine=Harvard Magazine |language=en |access-date=2017-07-09 |archive-date=2017-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722045437/http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/03/the-peoples-epidemiologi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He graduated from Harvard College, University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Washington.
==Work== Krieger is known for his work on social determinants of health, such as asthma, which he worked to successfully reduce in Seattle through the Healthy Homes and Breathe Easy Homes projects. He oversaw the construction of the Breathe Easy Homes, an idea originally proposed by Bonita Blake.<ref name=npr/><ref name=harvard/> He has also researched the health effects of fruit juice consumption.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20170323/fruit-juice-for-kids-a-serving-a-day-ok#1 |title=Fruit Juice for Kids: A Serving a Day OK |last=Doheny |first=Kathleen |date=23 March 2017 |website=WebMD |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-09 |archive-date=2020-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024147/https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20170323/fruit-juice-for-kids-a-serving-a-day-ok#1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://hspop.uw.edu/about/faculty/member/?faculty_id=Krieger_James Faculty page] {{Authority control}}
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