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The Department of Population Science and Policy and its faculty and staff are proud to have received the following awards: National Rural Health Association Outstanding Rural Health Program Award for "Healthy Hillsboro" (2022) American Public Health Association Public Health Education and Promotion Section Health Equity Award (2019) Illinois Rural Health Association Award of Merit (2018) Illinois Education Association Friend of Education - Dr. Vohra (2018) Springfield Business Journal 40 Under 40 - Dr. Vohra (2017) Fellow of Academy of Epidemiology - Wiley Jenkins, PhD (2017) Best Poster

Recent Publications Addressing COVID-19 Addressing Children's Health Disparities Addressing Health Disparities of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Addressing Health Disparities in People Who Use Drugs Addressing Cancer Health Disparities Addressing Rural Health Addressing Sexually Transmitted Diseases Addressing HPV Disparities Addressing Population Health Policy Briefs Articles Published Before 2019 Addressing COVID-19 Rains A, York M, Bolinski R, Ezell J, Ouellet LJ, Jenkins WD, Pho MT. Attitudes Toward Harm Reduction and Low-threshold Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resource Sessions PSP provides medical students in their first and second years with various learning experiences which present population health curriculum. List of Year 1 Resource Sessions List of Year 2 Resource Sessions PSP in Clerkship Rotations In Y3, the Education team works to integrate Health Systems Science (HSS) topics into clinical clerkships to increase recognition of HSS curriculum in clinical settings, thus helping students make connections between preclinical and clinical experiences. This work also aims to train residents and faculty on how to recognize and teach HSS in

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 Rural Health and Social Service Development and the Illinois Department of Public Health, convened a summit of 50 influential stakeholders across various sectors such as government, health care, public health, philanthropy and academia to share perspectives on the state of rural health in Illinois. The summit’s activities were designed to spark conversation on major challenges and successful

The American Association for Cancer Research has recognized an article on rural-urban cancer disparities with an award based on its high impact and originality.

Emilie Lohman Irwin, MPH Population Science Research Specialist Office of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-4342 elohmanirwin35@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include providing support for community based population science research activities and acting as a grant evaluator. About After completing my undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Chicago in 2013, I spent a year working in Memphis, Tennessee as part of AmeriCorps and Teach for America teaching 7 th grade reading. Following that experience, I returned to Springfield

EFN and FADHPS recipients are required to practice primary health care for 5 years after completion of residency. PCL recipients are required to practice primary health care until your loan is repaid in full.

The Medical Library provides poster printing services to SIU patrons affiliated with departments that have paid the annual subscription fee ($175/year). Poster Printing Services are offered Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Posters submitted after 4:30 p.m. will be printed on the next business day. Send posters to posterprint@siumed.edu with your name, department, and preferred poster size OR bring a copy to the library on a flash drive. The preferred file format is PowerPoint. Check out our posters and presentations guide to find templates and tips for creating posters. If you need

SIU Family and Community Medicine builds new walls, breaks old barriers