IAPHS BLOG
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. Please note: Unless authored by IAPHS Staff, posts reflect views of individual authors, not those of IAPHS.
How can population health researchers go beyond describing the causes of disease to take action, and where should these researchers’ place in the action be? NYU's Elaine Meyer reports from the Health And…Racial Equity & Urban Well-Being Conference.
Book Review: “Modernizing Sexuality” by Anne Esacove
U.S.-led HIV prevention efforts in Malawi: are they effective? Dr. Anat Rosenthal reviews Dr. Ann Escacove's book, Modernizing Sexuality.
Towards a More Comprehensive Surveillance of the Obesity Epidemic in the US
What's been missing in the way we research obesity? Dr. Andrew Stokes shares his latest research.
How Does Institutional Change Produce Health Disparities?
In April, Mark Hayward, Centennial Commission Professor in the Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, gave the prestigious Matilda White Riley Excellence Lecture at the National Institutes of Health. His talk focused on the need to understand how institutional change shapes the evolution of health disparities and the specific forms they take. Dr. Christine Bachrach interviewed Mark, a former member of the IAPHS Board, about how his ideas have evolved.
IAPHS Welcomes Newly Elected Leaders
The results are in! IAPHS congratulates the winners of the election for new 2018 leadership roles: Our new President-Elect, Ana Diez Roux, brings [...]
Cynthia Colen to Serve as IAPHS Treasurer
IAPHS President Sandro Galea announced the appointment of Cynthia Colen, Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University, as IAPHS Treasurer for the years 2018-2020.
Population Health Goes to Austin: A Preview of the October Conference
Population Health Goes to Austin: A Preview of the October Conference
Why We’re Launching a Membership Drive for IAPHS
There's no better time to join IAPHS. Read on...
August Roundup: Population Health in the News
Our curated list of population health news from around the world. Read on for more about the opiate crisis, Zuckerberg's big gift, and how getting around in the city can affect in your health, and more....
Fantastic Grant Opportunity for Population Health Post Docs: K99/R00
On the 10-year anniversary of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), many emerging population health scientists still aren’t aware of the potential of this grant mechanism to help them develop an independent research trajectory.
Student Debt, Parents, and Population Health
More parents are going into debt to help their kids with school. How does this affect health, and who is most affected?
To Impact Health in Cities, We Must Share Lessons, Locally and Globally
Cities face many health threats--and also many opportunities. Find out more at Drexel University's 2017 Urban Health Symposium, September 7-8.
U.S. Health Policy and Population Health: Where We Are Now and Where We’re Headed
Despite the chaos and confusion, the ACA is still the law of the land. Where and how can population health research step in?