August 2018

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Population Health News Roundup: August

IAPHS Staff

Philanthropy and tech join forces for better health, Italy fires a shot against vaccines, the walkability conundrum, drug-resistant malaria, and more. This week on our Population Health News Roundup.

August 24, 2018

Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics

Christine Bachrach

Christine Bachrach

PAR-18-882, clinical trial required: The goal of the program is to support the development of research capability in mobile and wireless health technology. Special emphasis will be given to independent behavioral and social sciences investigators who seek to train in a STEM discipline or to STEM scientists who which to train in a behavioral and social science discipline. Application due July 12, 2019, July 12, 2020. See PAR-18-881 for the version where clinical trial is not allowed.

August 20, 2018

The Chemist’s Dilemma: Plastics Help Some But Harm Others

Matthew Hartings

Matthew Hartings

Plastics help some folks but harm others. What’s a chemist to do?

August 14, 2018

IAPHS Welcomes Newly Elected Leaders for 2019

Christine Bachrach

Christine Bachrach

Meet our new board members for 2019.

August 13, 2018

Making Interdisciplinary Population Health Science Happen

Rachel Sullivan Robinson

Rachel Sullivan Robinson

No population center, school of public health, or medical school? You can still make interdisciplinary population health research happen. Read about the Center on Health, Risk, and Society at American University.

August 6, 2018

Will Coverage (Ever) Be Enough? Health Disparities at the U.S.-Mexican Border

Heide Castaneda

Heide Castaneda

Health insurance coverage is important, but especially in the Rio Grande Valley, it’s nowhere near enough to improve health. Heide Castaneda explains why.

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