Our Projects The Department of Population Science and Policy is currently researching a variety of rural health disparities, with community based social innovation initiatives, investigator-initiated studies, as well as externally funded local, state and federal research projects, grants and contracts. The Department is focused on three major research priorities –children’s health disparities; cancer health disparities; and other projects of interest, including opioid abuse, respiratory health and sexually transmitted infections. With all of our projects, the Department seeks to understand the

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Partnership with Logan County Health Department, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital March 8, 2017 — A new family medicine clinic in Logan County will integrate medical, behavioral and dental services. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), and the Logan County Department of Public Health have partnered to develop SIU Center for Family Medicine-Lincoln. The 1,500 square-foot clinic is slated to open Monday, April 3, inside Logan County Department of Public Health, 109 Third St. This is the first SIU site to integrate medical, behavioral and

Partnership with Logan County Health Department, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital March 8, 2017 — A new family medicine clinic in Logan County will integrate medical, behavioral and dental services. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH), and the Logan County Department of Public Health have partnered to develop SIU Center for Family Medicine-Lincoln. The 1,500 square-foot clinic is slated to open Monday, April 3, inside Logan County Department of Public Health, 109 Third St. This is the first SIU site to integrate medical, behavioral and

Research indicates a potential physician shortage could occur in the U.S. within the next decade. A new program in Coles County aims to combat that trend by boosting interest in medical careers during high school. Students from Charleston, Mattoon and Oakland High Schools, as well as many homeschooled students, have met monthly since September to learn from health care professionals in the region. SIU School of Medicine's Eastern regional office is now expanding the Health CareeRx Club program to include three more schools from neighboring Edgar and Cumberland Counties: Kansas, Cumberland and

Research indicates a potential physician shortage could occur in the U.S. within the next decade. A new program in Coles County aims to combat that trend by boosting interest in medical careers during high school. Students from Charleston, Mattoon and Oakland High Schools, as well as many homeschooled students, have met monthly since September to learn from health care professionals in the region. SIU School of Medicine's Eastern regional office is now expanding the Health CareeRx Club program to include three more schools from neighboring Edgar and Cumberland Counties: Kansas, Cumberland and