Population Health News

In My View: Exploring America’s health disadvantage

The U.S. spends trillions annually on health care yet performs poorly in key health indicators. What’s driving this disadvantage? [...]

Tackling Global Health Challenges

FIU's new initiative addresses the myriad factors that influence health outcomes. [...]

Too often left unsaid: the connection between climate change and health

As part of FIU's Population Health Initiative, the university recently convened experts in the nation's capital on an issue of growing global concern: how climate change is impacting human health. [...]

FIU launches Population Health Initiative to help improve health on a global scale

FIU researchers plan to tackle some of the world’s biggest health threats through its Population Health Initiative. [...]

Mom of 9 crushes coursework, throws herself into StartUP challenge

Camille Plummer does it all, thanks to family support and a drive to excel. [...]

Health-innovation challenge encourages students to rethink barriers to care

StartUP FIU and a global pharmaceutical company bring together entrepreneurial undergraduates to address disparities. [...]

FIU wins $19.4M NIH grant to fight health disparities

The research funding will target HIV and COVID-19, Alzheimer's disease and childhood cancer among minority populations. [...]

Researchers seek end to racial bias in maternal health

The Children’s Trust has awarded FIU’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (CWGS) a five-year, $1.37 million grant to combat racial bias in maternal health. [...]