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.
Health at the Crossroads: Population Health Science to the Rescue
At our 2019 Conference in Seattle, Dr. Michael McGinnis was presented with the inaugural J. Michael McGinnis Excellence in Leadership Award. In accepting this award he shared his thoughts on the value of IAPHS and its members to population health. As we begin to gear up for our 2020 conference (abstracts are due March 9), we asked Dr. McGinnis to share these thoughts on our blog.
Spotlight on Successful Mentoring
Mentors learn from their mentees, too. Here’s another success story from our mentoring program.
Population Health News Roundup: January
Ageism, getting the lead out (of water), the politics of air pollution, wildfire smoke, stand your ground laws, school lunch rules, and more, as our monthly Population Health News Roundup returns.
Lessons Learned From Growing a Community of Research Leaders
Creating a Culture of Health by doing research differently. Sarah Gollust explains how the RWJF Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program makes it happen.
Did You Read Any of These Pop Health Policy Articles?
Did you catch these articles? David Kindig highlights some research you might have missed, including about the Population Health Performance Index, health outcome trusts, health investment benchmarks, and more.
Making Climate Change Coursework Happen in Public Health Education
How can we incorporate climate change into population and public health education curricula? Here’s part two in our series from Julie Becker.
Using Universal Policies to Ameliorate Health Inequalities
Where and how to intervene to reduce disparities and inequalities is not a straightforward question. Elaine Hernandez offers some insight.
Our Most-Read Blog Posts for 2019
Community engagement, gentrification, anti-immigrant policies, employment, implicit bias, structural racism, and 400 years of slavery: Here are our most-read blog posts for 2019.
Population Health and the Global Urban Future
The global future is urban. How can we look at cities as complex systems to best improve population health?
The Afterlife of Slavery: How Racial Logics Maintain Racial Health Disparities
Slavery’s afterlife can be found in today’s racial disparities. Read part three of our series responding to the “400 Years of Inequality” Campaign.
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