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.

Vaccine Hesitancy and Medical Mistrust: What Did We Learn?
Vaccine hesitancy, historical mistrust, or a lack of equitable access? What’s really contributing to low rates of vaccination in some communities.

In the COVID-19 Pandemic Response, the U.S. Has a Health Disparities Data Problem
A lack of national-level coordination and underfunded state health departments are two barriers to getting accurate, complete COVID-19 disparities data. How can we fix the problems?

One Is Never Enough: How Multi- and Interdisciplinary Science is Improving COVID-19 Research
Four leading scientists explain why it takes more than one scientific discipline to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Population Health News Roundup: March
The Earned Income Tax Credit and health and food insecurity, vaccine refusal, COVID-19 disparities in Filipinx communities, London’s COVID Triangle, new environmental justice laws, and more.

Introducing the Next Generation of Racism Scholars, Part 3: Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat and Mónica Gutiérrez
In this third of our three-part series, Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat and Mónica Gutiérrez invite those new to the study of racism and health to collaborate, support, and cite scholars of color.

Introducing the next generation of racism scholars: Rebekah Israel Cross
It was at the Black AIDS Institute that Rebekah Israel Cross says she was finally able to be herself. Read more of her story in this RacismLab scholar series.

Introducing the Next Generation of Racism Scholars
Learn more about the RacismLab symposium presenters and their work around structural racism and “toxic equilibrium.”

The Past, Present, and Future of the IAPHS Student Committee
A podcast, twitter takeovers, and a growing role in shaping IAPHS are just some of the IAPHS Student Committee’s contributions. Read on for more—and join them!

Population Health News Roundup: February 2021
Public housing and health, neighborhood sound levels and adolescent sleep, inequality and public transit in New Orleans, WIC and children’s development, and more in our monthly population health news roundup.

Finding Community with IAPHS
The power of finding your scientific community: IAPHS helped this scholar find what he needed to help him recommit to his career path.
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