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.
Employment Shapes Health and Health Disparities—and Why Population Health Scientists Should Care
Employment plays a big role in health disparities. IAPHS Blog Editor Sarah Burgard explains why population health scientists should care.
Conference Report: Biologic Consequences of Social Stratification
How does social stratification affect us biologically? Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes filed this report from our October 2018 conference.
Population Health News Roundup: February
Artificial intelligence and health disparities, global suicide rate differences, biking while nonwhite, dollar stores’ impact on neighborhoods, white flight in football and CTE, how recessions can harm or help health, and more.
Implementing a Population Health Program in a Community Health Center
At Fair Haven Community Health Care, in New Haven, Connecticut, four principles guide their population health program. Find out more, and learn how their framework can guide other Community Health Centers.
Announcing Our First Pre-Conference Workshop
We’re pleased to announce our first pre-conference workshop on October 1, 2019, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm at the Seattle Sheraton: “Traversing Divides: Interdisciplinary Research in Population Health and Health Disparities.”
Conference Report: Educational Differences in Health
More education is linked to better health, but skills and knowledge don’t adequately explain the gains. What else plays a role?
Institutional Member Highlight: UCLA’s Center for Health Advancement
We’re honored to have the Center for Health Advancement at the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health as an institutional member. Find out more about their work.
On Methods to Understand Urban Transformations: Revitalization, Gentrification, and Health Inequity
Urban transformations are complex. How can we best study their effects on the health of populations?
Population Health News Roundup: January
Each month, we curate the top population health news. This month, virtual reality takes a role in injury prevention and breast feeding, hearing loss plays a role in other health risks, Washington State’s environmental health risks are mapped, indigenous teachings seek to reduce disparities, and much more..
Conference Report: Debt and Health Disparities in the U.S.
Should debt be a more central variable in health disparities work? Find out in this conference report from Justin Denney.
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