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Population Health Initiative Research
The Population Health Initiative at FIU will provide pilot funding to spur innovative cross-disciplinary research of two or more disciplines in the critical areas of climate variability & environmental and community resilience, infectious & chronic diseases, life-course health, or health economics. This research will enhance population health by fostering collaborations within FIU and strategic external partnerships. FIU-PHI will address health at the societal level in South Florida and, when relevant, the bidirectional implications of regional and global factors, such as how health patterns in South Florida influence larger regions and how global trends and events impact South Florida’s health landscape.
Research Focus Areas
Chronic Diseases
Large-scale data analysis and policy research on the patterns, determinants, and impacts of chronic diseases, with a clear emphasis on diseases including but not limited to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obesity, asthma, and other prevalent conditions. This includes investigating the role of dietetics and nutrition in prevention and management, as well as addressing treatment strategies related to these conditions.
Chronic Diseases
Large-scale data analysis and policy research on the patterns, determinants, and impacts of chronic diseases, with a clear emphasis on diseases including but not limited to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obesity, asthma, and other prevalent conditions. This includes investigating the role of dietetics and nutrition in prevention and management, as well as addressing treatment strategies related to these conditions.
Solution Focused Health Disparities
Research that goes beyond measuring health disparities to focusing on solution-oriented approaches, including actively testing, advancing, scaling, and implementing innovative evidence-based interventions and treatments that address poor health outcomes across. Studies must include specific and measurable concepts in health disparities research.
Solution Focused Health Disparities
Research that goes beyond measuring health disparities to focusing on solution-oriented approaches, including actively testing, advancing, scaling, and implementing innovative evidence-based interventions and treatments that address poor health outcomes across. Studies must include specific and measurable concepts in health disparities research.
AI-Driven Population Health
Investigating the application of artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, to analyze individual-level data (including biomarkers, genetics, and lifestyle factors) to develop recommendations for the prevention and management of disease and chronic conditions. Research will explore the effectiveness of AI-powered interventions in improving health outcomes and reducing the burden of prevalent diseases.
AI-Driven Population Health
Investigating the application of artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning, to analyze individual-level data (including biomarkers, genetics, and lifestyle factors) to develop recommendations for the prevention and management of disease and chronic conditions. Research will explore the effectiveness of AI-powered interventions in improving health outcomes and reducing the burden of prevalent diseases.
Replication and Reproducibility
Prioritizing the verification and validation of scientific findings to ensure the robustness and integrity of population health research. This includes replicating key studies, particularly from existing PHI focus areas, such as Chronic Diseases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Health over the Life-Course, to assess the generalizability of results across diverse populations and settings.
Replication and Reproducibility
Prioritizing the verification and validation of scientific findings to ensure the robustness and integrity of population health research. This includes replicating key studies, particularly from existing PHI focus areas, such as Chronic Diseases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Health over the Life-Course, to assess the generalizability of results across diverse populations and settings.
Environmental Risk and Resilience
Vulnerability and adaptation assessments and/or adaptation plans to mitigate the impact of factors such as air pollution, occupational conditions, or water management on health outcomes. This includes assessing vulnerabilities, developing adaptation strategies, and analyzing the links between environmental factors and population health.
Environmental Risk and Resilience
Vulnerability and adaptation assessments and/or adaptation plans to mitigate the impact of factors such as air pollution, occupational conditions, or water management on health outcomes. This includes assessing vulnerabilities, developing adaptation strategies, and analyzing the links between environmental factors and population health.
Health Economics
Analyzing healthcare systems factors and policies such as public health measures, health technologies, healthcare access, financing, and cost control strategies.
Health Across the Lifespan
Multidisciplinary research examining biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors influencing health across the lifespan with focus on aging and quality of life in older adults.
Funding Opportunities
PHI funding aims to enhance innovation using inter-disciplinary and inter-organization team-based science research studies that make contributions to two or more disciplines. The goal is to support scientists in amplifying innovation and significance in research investigations. We will do so through the Population Health Research Catalyst Pilot Grants and the Population Health Mentoring Awards.
Health Disparities Initiative
The Florida International University Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI), established in 2016 with National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities funding, recently received a 5-year renewal to expand its mission. FIU-HDI aims to train future researchers in public health, clinical, biomedical, and behavioral fields at FIU’s Stempel College and FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. It now includes a broader focus on communicable and non-communicable health disparities in South Florida and the Caribbean, with plans to train 24 doctoral students, 6 postdoctoral fellows, and many medical students from underrepresented backgrounds. The goal is to reduce health disparities in these regions while promoting diversity in the workforce.
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Mariana Sanchez
Director – Population Health Initiative
Office of Research & Economic Development
11200 SW 8th Street, MARC 430
Miami, FL 33199
P: (305) 348-0435
E: pophealth@fiu.edu
Contact Us
Mariana Sanchez
Director – Population Health Initiative
Office of Research & Economic Development
11200 SW 8th Street, MARC 430
Miami, FL 33199
P: (305) 348-0435
E: pophealth@fiu.edu
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