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Values and Science – Embracing Differences: Towards the Big Tent Ideal
How do we make IAPHS a true Big Tent organization?

Population Health News Round-Up: November 2023
Mental health disparities found in Flint, Michigan and among Black youth, fossil fuel racism, the effect of unionized jobs on health, plus more in this edition of our monthly news round-up.


Population Health News Round-Up: October 2023
Effective public health messaging in a GOP-led state, homelessness as a form of structural violence, mental health issues linked to environmental risks, and more.

Population Health News Round-Up: September 2023
Disparities in Parkinson’s disease care, discrimination and Latinx children’s health, permitless firearm carry policies, and more.

Values and Science: An Invitation to Engage
Our final Values and Science blog post before we see you for a town hall discussion at the conference. Join us in the Watertable Ballroom at the Reanissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on Tuesday, October 3, at 1:30 pm.

Divergent Views on Population Health Science’s Political Skew
Population health is often considered to reflect progressive values. Is this true, and if so, how can we ensure diverse voices are heard?

Population Health News Roundup: August 2023
Water policy and the Hopi tribe, historical redlining and cardiovascular disease, Trinity nuclear testing’s long shadow on marginalized communities, and more.

Safeguarding the Credibility of Population Health Science in a Polarized Climate
How can we make sure population health science is credible to people all across the political spectrum?

Science’s Objectivity Conundrum
Is objectivity in science possible, or even desirable? Read more in part 4 of our Blog series “Values and Science.”
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