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Meet Southern Illinois University SOM Department of Population Science and Policy
From the Illinois Rural Health Summit to cancer disparities and building trauma-informed environments, get acquainted with the work of our institutional member of the month, Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine (SOM) Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP).
A Clarion Call for Enlisting Faith Partners to Address the Commercial Determinants of Population Health
Faith partners may be a moral and practical antidote to commercial determinants of population health, suggests Robert Pezzolesi.
Population Health News Roundup: July
Seniors with guns, sepsis disparities, what else is in Detroit’s water, Medicaid work requirements, curing urban loneliness, greenspace and crime, and much more, this month on our population health news roundup.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network: Filling an Important Research Gap
What is Indigenous data sovereignty? Find out about the US Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network, how it’s different from other data, and why it matters, in the second part of our interview with Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear.
Identifying Implicit Bias in Grant Reviews
How can grant reviewers make sure they’re not affected by unconscious biases as they review grants?
Best Practices for Research in Indigenous Communities
Equity is not always the answer. Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear shares how researchers might work more effectively with Indigenous Peoples. Hint: it starts with humility.
Moving from Research to Action: A Report on the “Health And… Childhood and Opportunity” Conference
How can interdisciplinary teams improve childhood development to maximize health and wellbeing across the life course? Find out more in Sasha Walek’s report from the May 2019 “Health And…Childhood and Opportunity” Conference.
Population Health News Roundup: June
Structural sexism linked to health problems…seniors face homelessness, violence, and potential future financial stress…redlining being used in environmental justice..a high-tech app for people with low vision…and dialysis does equity right.
This and more in our monthly population health roundup.
Book Review: A Philosopher’s View of Population Health
IAPHS founder Chris Bachrach reviews Sean Valles book “Philosophy of Population Health.”
Institutional Member Spotlight: Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences
Meet the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, an IAPHS institutional member exploring research in opioid-related mortality, mental health, aging, and much more.
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