Monthly Archives: March 2016

March 18, 2016

Providing Incentives Doesn’t Increase Pertussis Vaccination Among Infant Caregivers

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With a tripling of pertussis incidence in the past five years, public health practitioners are looking for ways to protect babies. Part of the problem is that few infant caregivers are vaccinated against the disease. Researcher Alison Buttenheim and her colleagues tested two possible approaches to changing this: a celebrity public service announcement and free or discounted vouchers for getting the vaccine. As reported in the February 2016 issue of the journal Vaccine, nothing seemed to work: of the 95 women participating in the randomized trial, only one redeemed the voucher to get vaccinated. Read more at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X15017491.

March 18, 2016

Some kinds of debt can be good for your family

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

Many research studies have tied high levels of debt to poor mental and physical health. But few scientists have explored whether family debt has implications for children, and whether the source of the debt matters. In a study in the February, 2016 issue of Pediatrics, researchers Lawrence Berger and Jason Houle found that different kinds of parental debt had different implications for children’s well-being. Having higher levels of debt increased the risk of children’s behavior problems if the debt reflected money due on credit cards, medical expenses, and money owed to businesses, individuals, or banks. But if the debt was tied to home mortgages and educational expenses, behavior problems were actually lower than in other families. The authors conclude that debt that allows for investments in homes and education can be beneficial for children. Read more at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/01/20/peds.2015-3059.

March 8, 2016

Report on Training in Population Health Science Available

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

A recent report commissioned by the IOM Roundtable on Population Health Improvement offers a vision and specific recommendations for future training in interdisciplinary population health science. The report reflects the findings of a distinguished group of population health leaders who met June 1-2, 2015 meeting at the Institute of Medicine in Washington DC. Training in Interdisciplinary Health Science: Current Successes and Future Needs addresses core competencies, training practices, and institutional supports needed for training programs; discusses training opportunities and challenges from undergraduate to the post-doctoral level and beyond, and recommends a model for programs at the doctoral and post-doctoral levels. See the executive summary, read the report online, or email info@ia4phs.org to request a copy (limited supplies available). If you are developing training programs in population health science, please send us information and we will post notices!

March 8, 2016

A Vision for Key IAPHS Programs, Resources

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

The IAPHS Board announced today a proposed plan for activities and resources IAPHS could provide to support population health science and its application to improving health. The plan is the result of many months of work and invaluable input from committee members, the Senior Advisory Council, and others who have contributed advice. Our vision includes: Annual meetings that convene and facilitate interaction among scientists from different disciplines as well as population health practitioners; The IAPHS Forum – the hot spot for population health science information and exchange on the IAPHS website will include a Blog, research highlights, and occasional interviews; A Senior Mentorship Network to support the interdisciplinary development and scientific productivity of early-career professionals. Tools-U-Can-Use: an online searchable database of all members and up-to-date listings of job, training and funding opportunities; upcoming conferences; data resources; and teaching resources; An awards program that recognizes outstanding accomplishments in science, translational activities, and mentoring; A competitive Working Groups program that enables small groups of scientists and/or practitioners to establish long-term collaborations around shared problems; and Targeted programs that programs and products that facilitate and promote the translation and application of science to improve health. In the long term, IAPHS may also consider […]

March 8, 2016

The IAPHS Board: Who and What?

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

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March 8, 2016

Five Committees of Volunteers Work to Guide IAPHS Development

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IAPHS Staff

Five committees staffed by 40 outstanding volunteers are helping IAPHS develop the organization’s activities and services, design governance structures for the membership organization, and create a community of potential members. The committees include: The Meeting Planning Committee planned the recent successful meeting in Washington DC; its membership will evolve as it plans future annual meetings. The Membership Planning Committee engages early-to-mid career population health scientists in helping to develop IAPHS activities and the structure of the membership organization. The Website Committee helps to guide the design and content of the IAPHS Website. The Development Committee is identifying strategies for supporting IAPHS activities. The Committee on Applying Population Health Science is crafting advice on how IAPHS can best pursue its goal of promoting the communication and application of science. A full listing of committee members is available here.

March 8, 2016

Building Bridges to Improve Population Health a Resounding Success

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

September 19-21, 2016, at Penn State University The first IAPHS collaborative meeting, held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC on Sept 28-29, 2015 drew a capacity crowd. Highlights included plenaries featuring distinguished leaders and rising stars in population health reflecting on challenges and breakouts highlighting emerging research on such as health disparities, mental health, obesity, place-based research, public policy and new technologies. View the videotapes of keynote sessions on the IAPHS You Tube channel and save the date for the next conference! The Building Bridges conference was supported by generous funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and held in collaboration with the Population Research Institute at Penn State University, the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas, and the Institute of Medicine Roundtable for Population Health Improvement.

March 8, 2016

Meet the Senior Advisory Council!

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

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March 2, 2016

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., is Associate Vice Provost for Community Research Initiatives, Dean’s Professor of Social Work and Professor of Preventive Medicine at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Amaro has dramatically advanced the understanding of substance abuse disorder and co-occurring disorders treatment, HIV prevention and other urgent public health challenges through a distinguished career that has spanned scholarly research, translation of science to practice, top-level policy consultation and service on five Institute of Medicine committees. She has authored more than 140 scholarly publications, many widely-cited, and she has made landmark contributions to improving behavioral health care in community-based organizations by launching addiction treatment programs that have helped thousands of families and informing practice in agencies around the world. Her Boston Consortium Model of Integrated Treatment is listed as a legacy program in the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (http://legacy.nreppadmin.net/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=86). Since joining USC in 2012, as the top-ranking Latina in the USC administration, Amaro developed the first comprehensive assessment of conditions of communities surrounding the USC University Park and Health Sciences campuses. The State of the Neighborhood Report released in April 2015, provides an important resource for USC administrators, faculty and students; and […]

March 2, 2016

Robert T. Croyle, Ph.D.

IAPHS Staff

IAPHS Staff

Robert T. Croyle, Ph.D., was appointed director of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute (NCI), in July 2003. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing a research portfolio and operating budget of nearly a half billion dollars and serves on NCI’s Scientific Program Leaders Committee. As a division, DCCPS covers a wide range of scientific domains and disciplines, including epidemiology, behavioral science, surveillance, cancer survivorship, and health services research. He previously served as the division’s associate director for the Behavioral Research Program, leading its development and expansion. Before coming to NCI in 1998, he was professor of psychology and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Prior to that, he was a visiting investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, visiting assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington, and assistant professor of psychology at Williams College in Massachusetts. Dr. Croyle received his PhD in social psychology from Princeton University in 1985, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in psychology from the University of Washington in 1978. His research has examined how individuals process, evaluate, and respond to cancer […]

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