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
For U.S. women, how long you live depends on where you live.
Courtesy of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
America’s Health Gap
How do we improve health and reduce health disparities?
The odds of a long and healthy life are unequal in America. In 2010, life expectancy for women living in Marin County, California was 85 years. For women from Perry, Kentucky, it was 73 – a full 12 years less. The odds of premature death, disability, and disease are greater for Americans who are poor or black or American Indian. Even the best off Americans, however, fare worse on some health outcomes than their European counterparts.
Can we do better? The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) believes we can.
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IAPHS BLOG
The latest news, research, and commentary about population health and population health science.
Student Debt, Parents, and Population Health
More parents are going into debt to help their kids with school. How does this affect health, and who is most affected?
To Impact Health in Cities, We Must Share Lessons, Locally and Globally
Cities face many health threats--and also many opportunities. Find out more at Drexel University's 2017 Urban Health Symposium, September 7-8.
U.S. Health Policy and Population Health: Where We Are Now and Where We’re Headed
Despite the chaos and confusion, the ACA is still the law of the land. Where and how can population health research step in?
The Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science: A Vision from the Board
What's the IAPHS all about? Read on for the Board's vision for the organization and its future.
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