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October Roundup: Population Health in the News
We curate population health news from around the globe each month. This month: how wealth and the ways we get around our communities affect population health.
Conference Highlight: Health Happens in State Houses
State-level work is where it’s at for population health, Dr. Fred Zimmerman reports from the Improving Population Health Conference in Austin October 2-4, 2017.
Creating Interdisciplinary Homes: Joys, Challenges, and Strategies
Dr. Chris Bachrach, IAPHS Executive Director, reports from the Improving Population Health Conference in Austin October 2-4, 2017.
Book Review: A Fraught Embrace: The Romance & Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa
Kristin Harper reviews A Fraught Embrace: The Romance & Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa. Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins provide a scathing, often funny, and always compassionate look at donor-sponsored AIDS prevention programs in Malawi.
Conference Highlight: The Case for Substance Use SBIRT
Substance use and SBIRT in high schools, in low income populations, and barriers in value-based reimbursement. Dr. Julie Maslowsky reports from the Improving Population Health Conference in Austin, Texas, October 2-4, 2017.
Conference Poster Session: Emerging Scholars Exemplify Pop Health Spirit
Emerging population health scientists embodied the spirit of population health at the Improving Population Health Conference October 2-4, 2017. Read on for poster session highlights.
Book Review: Complex Systems and Population Health: Insights from the Network on Inequality, Complexity and Health
Interested in the potential of complex systems methodologies to better understand population health and health disparities? Jose Pagan reviews “Growing Inequality: Bridging Complex Systems, Health Disparities, and Population Health.”
Conference Panel: Urban Health Panelists Urge Collaborations
Conference keynote panel: Urban health panelists urge cross-sectoral collaborations & data linkages.
Conference Keynote 1: The Politics of Population Health
Can we reconcile politics and population health? Can we navigate the disparate funding streams, programs, and systems to truly make people healthier? Are we all on our own when it comes to healthy choices, or should we focus on improving systems?
September Roundup: Population Health in the News
Disasters, DACA, drugs, intervention points, and persistent disparities. We curate the most important population health news for you every month.
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