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Public & Population Health

Public and population health evidence helps us understand how we deliver and integrate services that affect the health of communities, and how we promote healthy communities.

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The Value of Community in Studying the Impacts of the Dobbs Decision

Reflecting on a networking session at the Annual Research Meeting, researchers studying the impacts of the Dobbs decision elevate challenges, successes, and opportunities to collaborate with others doing this work, such as through AcademyHealth’s new Research Community on the Equity Impacts of Dobbs.
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Homelessness: Criminalization Will Affect Health Outcomes

The recent Supreme Court decision allowing governments to ban sleeping outside, even when other options are unavailable, will likely have serious health and social repercussions for unhoused populations. We explore the criminalization of homelessness and its implications from the perspective of a federally qualified health center.
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Opportunities to Advance Equity through Research Funding, Training, and Networking at the 2024 Annual Research Meeting

From new research funding and networking opportunities to plenary and poster sessions, participants will have ample opportunities to learn about methods to advance health equity at this year’s Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore starting later this week.
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A Mindset & Innovative Tools for Integrating Health and Equity into Policymaking Across Sectors

Health in All Policies is an approach to fostering cross-sector collaboration and promoting policies to improve population health that is spreading across U.S. jurisdictions. A May 2024 convening in Washington, D.C. explored tools and approaches that have been developed and refined to center health and equity in policymaking.
Posted Jun 20, 2024 By Danielle DeCosta, M.P.H.
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Public and Population Health Theme Sessions for the 2024 Annual Research Meeting: Equitable Access to Health Care and Prevention Services in a Post-Pandemic, Climate Changing Environment

Valerie Yeager, Public and Population Health Theme co-chair, highlights topics and findings of the 24 presentations featured in this year’s Public and Population Theme at the 2024 Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Baltimore this June 29-July 2.
Posted Jun 13, 2024 By Valerie Yeager, Dr.P.H., M.Phil.