Improving the Health of Populations through Science and Innovation
Population health science requires scientists from different disciplinary backgrounds to combine their knowledge and expertise to answer questions that individual disciplines alone cannot. The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) was founded to bring them all together. Learn More | Donate | Join
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IAPHS CONFERENCE
The 2025 IAPHS Conference, “Community Engagement in Population Health Science” will take place on September 8-11, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
ONLINE EVENTS
IAPHS is pleased to offer online events throughout the year. In most cases, the online events will be recorded and available to IAPHS members to access.
Social Determinants of Health
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman….” –Martin Luther King Jr., March 1966
How long you live and how healthy you are depend in part on your race or ethnicity, your income, and even your ZIP code. In New York City, East Harlem residents live an average of 71 years, while those a few blocks away in the Upper East Side live to almost 90.
American health disparities reflect both current and historical inequalities. Systemic racism, environmental injustice, and economic disenfranchisement mean that health and longevity aren’t equally obtainable for everyone.
IAPHS believes that with interdisciplinary population health research and evidence-based policy, we can reduce disparities and improve health for everyone.
Member of the Month: Kia Davis
Kia Davis is focused on actionable research across multiple disciplines, including spatial epidemiology, sociology, urban planning, community organizing, and environmental health.
Population Health News Round-Up: January 2025
Looking at environmental health disparities in prisons and in Detroit, the increase in senior homelessness, the FDA under Trump, and more.
Estimating an Invisible Population: Children Exposed to Family Overdose Deaths
Family overdose deaths take a big toll on children. How can we make this invisible problem more visible?
