Education and Training
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Expand educational opportunities for faculty, staff, students and the community to improve population health for all, both locally and nationally.
Institute for Population Health
To advance health justice for all, the IPH transforms community health and healthcare through education, research, service and advocacy.
Dedicated to Advancing Health and Health Equity
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The Institute for Population Health embodies Creighton’s commitment to service and social justice and the Jesuit, Catholic mission to seek a more just world. The University-wide institute works to strengthen Creighton’s campus, clinical and community partnerships. The population health approach is intentionally collaborative across sectors, identifying and addressing drivers of health disparities. The IPH supports the design, implementation and critical evaluation of interventions and policies that advance health and improve access to high value healthcare for all.
IPH Programmatic Pillars
Community Engagement
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Be a valued partner to community organizations in Omaha, Phoenix and rural communities through service and support that grows, adapts and sustains programs that reduce health disparities.
Policy and Advocacy
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Inform advocacy efforts and policy through evidence synthesis and data analysis, particularly policies impacting social determinants of health, access to care and the healthcare workforce.
Clinical Transformation
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Facilitate successful clinical redesign initiatives through implementation support and impact evaluation, building a shared commitment to equity in access, quality and outcomes of care.
Research and Evaluation
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Develop and promote research that drives change in our communities through program implementation, policy and clinical innovation.
Explore the Core for Applied Research and Evaluations (CAREs) Unit.
What is Population Health?
As defined by Kindig and Stoddart, population health is, “Health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.” It is also an approach to care that examines the intersecting factors that influence health. At the Institute, we focus on using the following strategic tools for population health interventions: education and workforce development, clinical transformation, research and evaluation, community engagement, and policy and advocacy.
