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.
Population Health News Roundup: March
Disaggregating data on Asian health, gun ban benefits in Colombia, Alzheimer’s disparities among Black Americans, a green stimulus plan, and more.
Coronavirus Is Bad Enough, But There’s a Larger Threat to Our Health
Dr. Steven Woolf discusses the complexities of “restarting” America, and what’s needed on multiple fronts to protect our health and our economy.
Population Health Dashboard Update: Few Promises Kept
Dr. Fred Zimmerman takes another look at his dashboard of determinants of population health…and finds little evidence of promises kept.
Sick Individuals and Sick Countries: COVID-19
Is radical social distancing necessary to limit COVID-19 spread? Or is a prompt, competent governmental response more important? What should we have in place to protect us the next time? Join us in the discussion, Hive Mind.
What Will #FlattenTheCurve Do?
What can we expect if we can #flattenthecurve to slow the spread of COVID-19?
Spotlight on Successful Mentoring: Paying it Forward
Mentoring can help a mentor pay forward the help that was given to them.
Population Health News Roundup: February
The dark side of walkability, suicide rates among sexual minorities and the military, housing renovations, Medicare for all, and more, this month in our Population Health News Roundup.
Spotlight on Qualitative Methods: Do I Need Multiple Coders?
Do you need more than one coder? IAPHS Blog Editor Danya Keene looks at the advantages and concerns of multiple coders.
Institutional Member of the Month: Jefferson College of Population Health
Jefferson College of Population Health is the nation’s very first college of population health. Find out what they’re up to today, including the Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health, a colloquium, and two peer-reviewed journals.
Health at the Crossroads: Population Health Science to the Rescue
At our 2019 Conference in Seattle, Dr. Michael McGinnis was presented with the inaugural J. Michael McGinnis Excellence in Leadership Award. In accepting this award he shared his thoughts on the value of IAPHS and its members to population health. As we begin to gear up for our 2020 conference (abstracts are due March 9), we asked Dr. McGinnis to share these thoughts on our blog.
Spotlight on Successful Mentoring
Mentors learn from their mentees, too. Here’s another success story from our mentoring program.
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