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.
Equitable Population Health Improvement Requires Community Ownership
Community ownership of population health improvement means deferring to the community—and paying them. Read more suggestions from Vinu Ilakkuvan.
Population Health News Roundup: June 2021
Helping older adults (especially in communities of color) post-pandemic, considering equity in green energy programs, finding solutions for rural health disparities, discovering problems for people with disabilities navigating post-pandemic neighborhoods, and more in our monthly population health news roundup.
Population Health News Roundup: May 2021
Collective pandemic trauma disparities, the EITC and stress, vaccine access problems for homebound people and Black and Latinx communities, systemic racism and air pollution exposure, flooding in historically redlined communities, and much more.
Institutional Member of the Month: Augusta University Department of Population Health Sciences
Predictive modeling of COVID-19 hotspots, vaccine hesitancy among African Americans, and the health of women veterans of the Gulf War are just some of the research highlights at Augusta University Department of Population Health Sciences.
IAPHS Strategic Planning: How Can We Better Connect Research and Action?
A new webinar series, expanded outreach to pop health professionals outside university settings, and a partnership with the Scholar Strategy Network are among IAPHS’s exciting new projects.
Meet the new Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity
With the vision of Dr. Rachel Hardeman and a $5 million philanthropic gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE) at the
University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health is born.
Meet the New IAPHS Newsletter Editor: Andy Subica
Get to know our new newsletter editor, Andy Subica. Welcome, Andy!
Vaccine Hesitancy and Medical Mistrust: What Did We Learn?
Vaccine hesitancy, historical mistrust, or a lack of equitable access? What’s really contributing to low rates of vaccination in some communities.
In the COVID-19 Pandemic Response, the U.S. Has a Health Disparities Data Problem
A lack of national-level coordination and underfunded state health departments are two barriers to getting accurate, complete COVID-19 disparities data. How can we fix the problems?
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