Population Science and Policy to offer Rx for State Rural Health
The Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP), in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Medicine Center for
Dr. Sameer Vohra selected as 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Jan 28, 2020 – Today, the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced that Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA, FAAP, Founding Chair of SIU Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, has
Federal Grant to Help Curb Disease among S. Illinois Drug Users
SIU Medicine & University of Chicago partnering on National Institute on Drug Abuse Project
Department of Population Science and Policy Receives Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Grant
Project will address children’s knowledge about nutrition and nutrition-related diseases. Dec. 16, 2019, Springfield, IL – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Population
SIU Population Science and Policy Recognized for Health Equity Efforts
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP) received the American Public Health Association 2019 Health Equity Award at the APHA’s annual
Dr. Sameer Vohra Recognized as Leader in Public Health by the de Beaumont Foundation
Springfield, IL – Dr. Sameer Vohra, Founding Chair of SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, was recently recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation as one of the inaugural
National Social Work Month Conference on Ethics and Cultural Awareness
SIU School of Medicine and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Illinois Chapter hosted a conference on March 14 as part of National Social Work Month. Participants received training and
Rural Health Stakeholders Convene for 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit
Two-day event in Springfield aimed to create blueprint to improve rural health Springfield, Ill. –SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Rural Health Summit
Report: COVID-19 Widens Disparities in Rural Illinois, Recommends Rural Health Improvements Illinois Rural Health Summit Organizers Convened Discussion Forums, Authored Report March 30, 2021