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Institutional Member Highlight: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Interdisciplinary work in action: meet Sheri Johnson and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
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Should We Be Afraid to Look? A Review of “The Genome Factor”
David Rehkopf reviews Dalton Conley and Jason Fletcher’s book “The Genome Factor”….
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Population Health News Roundup: March
We curate the top population health news each month. This month, sidewalks in Montana, breathing better in Brussels, how the Great Recession made us sicker, and Yup’ik tribes look to their ancestors, and more…
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It Takes a Village: Bridges and Barriers in Collaborative Population Health Interventions
Collaborative interventions can be complex. How do we make them work? LaShaune Johnson talks with Melissa Tibbits.
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Echoes of Historical Racism in the ACA’s Exclusion of Unqualified Immigrants
The ACA has helped millions of people secure health insurance. Yet the people it’s left behind are often the same people who’ve been historically excluded in American life. Read more from Donald Light and Melanie Terrasse.
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Communicating About Health Equity Comparisons: A Cautionary Note
Comparisons might not be the best way to talk about health disparities. Here are ways that advocates and researchers can change hearts and minds.
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Population Health News Roundup: February
We curate the top population health news each month. This month, a park on top of an expressway, Copenhagen reveals its secrets, hookworm in the U.S., how home repairs help health, and more…
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E-Mental Health: Benefits, Limitations, and The Future
Can electronic mental health services (eMH) help reduce disparities? Here’s a look at their promise–and limitations.
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Understanding Multilevel Barriers to Healthcare for Transgender Populations in the U.S.
Dr. Jackie White Hughto discusses how people who are transgender experience stigmas, discrimination, and barriers to health care.
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Inflection Point: Taking a Population Health Approach to the Opioid Crisis
What would a population health approach to the opioid crisis look like?
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