The IAPHS Blog is a virtual community that keeps population health professionals connected and up to date on the latest population health news, policy, controversies, and relevant research from multiple fields.

Power, Policy, and a Place to Live: IAPHS 2021 Conference Panel Recap
How do policies and power structures affect housing access–and in turn, affect our health? Find out in this 2021 conference recap.

IAPHS Student Committee Year in Review
What was our IAPHS Student Committee up to in 2021? A whole lot. Read on.

Congratulations to Our 2021 IAPHS Conference Poster Winners
Congratulations to our poster winners, who explored research areas from partner violence to COVID-19 to mental health to API data to urban-rural retail differences.

IAPHS 2021: Three Compelling Plenaries on Racism, Power, and Justice
Compelling pleas for racial equity and justice were heard at our 2021 conference. Chris Bachrach offers a recap of these outstanding #IAPHS2021 plenaries.

IAPHS 2021 Conference: A Virtual Deep Dive into Health Equity and Population Health
Highlights from our 2021 conference from our senior advisor and founder, Chris Bachrach, in part one of two-part series.

The Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Joint-Appointments for Population Health Scholars, Part 2
Learn specific strategies that can help a joint-appointed faculty member find success in Part 2 of our 2-part series.

Institutional Member Highlight: John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
At the University of Mississippi Medical Center is the John D. Bower School of Population Health, the only school of its kind in the Southern U.S. Learn more about their programs and focus areas.

Population Health News Roundup: September 2021
Racism’s harm to Black women’s brains, Medicaid’s role in vaccination status, eviction’s role in COVID-19 risk, and more in our monthly population health news roundup.

Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Joint-Appointments for Population Health Scholars, Part 1
A look at the benefits and pitfalls of joint faculty appointments—and how to navigate them successfully, in part one of our two-part series from Georgiana Bostean and Richard Carpiano.

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