Join Us at Our Population Health Conference Day 2

Today we’re live at Day 2 of our 2018 conference, “Pushing the Boundaries of Population Health Science: Social Inequalities, Biological Processes, and Policy Implications,” in Washington DC.

Stop by and say hello. If you can’t make it in person, follow us on Facebook and Twitter, @ia4phs and the conference hashtag, #pophealth2018.

Today’s schedule:

9:15 Keynote Panel #1: “Innovations in Biosocial Linkages Across the Life Course”

3:00 Keynote Panel #2: “Political Economy and Population Health in the American States”
Follow Mark Hayward (@mdhayward), Nancy MacLean (@nancyMacLean5), Jason Beckfield (@JasonBeckfield), Steven Woolf (@shwoolf)

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

• “How Do We Train Population Health Scientists?”
  Follow Mark Cullen (@MarkCullen_PHS), Mark Hayward (@mdhayward)
• “The Diminishing Returns of Socioeconomic Status”
  Follow Tyson Brown (@tysonbrown), Courtney Thomas (@crthomasphd)
• “Exploring Population Health Disparities: What Are the Contributions of Genetics, Social Inequalities, and Behavior?”
  Follow Counsuelo Wilkins (@DRCHWilkins)
• “Innovations in the Use of Multiple Methods in Studies of LGB Populations”
  Follow Ilan Meyer (@Ilanmeyer), Jessica Fish (@fishica)
• “Linking Independent Population Data to Understand Adolescent Health”
  Follow Julie Maslowsky (@julieMaslowsky), Allen Mallory (@allenmallory), Stephen T. Russell (@StephnTRussell)

1:30 Concurrent Sessions

• “The Microbiome and Population Health: Promise or Hype?”
  Follow Pamela Herd (@pamela_herd), Ken Krauter (@KenKrauter)
• “Educational Attainment as a Key Social Determinant of Health Over the Life Course”
  Follow Shawn Bauldry (@shauwnBauldry), Anna Zajacova (@annaZajacova)
• “Bringing it all Back Home: Improving Health through Indoor Home Environment Modifications”

The 2018 conference is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Academy of Medicine Roundtable for Population Health Improvement, the Department of Health Policy and Management at George Washington University,  RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars Program,   Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Colorado University Population Center, Public Health National Center for Innovations, and the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).