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.
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.
Population Health News Roundup: January
Ageism, getting the lead out (of water), the politics of air pollution, wildfire smoke, stand your ground laws, school lunch rules, and more, as our monthly Population Health News Roundup returns.
Lessons Learned From Growing a Community of Research Leaders
Creating a Culture of Health by doing research differently. Sarah Gollust explains how the RWJF Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program makes it happen.
Did You Read Any of These Pop Health Policy Articles?
Did you catch these articles? David Kindig highlights some research you might have missed, including about the Population Health Performance Index, health outcome trusts, health investment benchmarks, and more.
Making Climate Change Coursework Happen in Public Health Education
How can we incorporate climate change into population and public health education curricula? Here’s part two in our series from Julie Becker.
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