The Institute works to increase the Creighton community’s understanding of population health, break down silos by encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration and research and create opportunities for faculty, staff and students to participate in population health efforts on campus and in the community.
The President’s Fund in Population Health was established to encourage and support faculty-led efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of communities at the population level. Administered by the IPH, faculty are supported in various initiatives that improve the health of targeted populations through needs assessments, implementation of interventions, and their evaluation and sustainability.
The IPH is partnering with the School of Medicine and the College of Professional and Continuing Education to develop meaningful graduate medical education programs and fellowships. The Institute has also created a faculty development course in Human Centered Design.
The IPH hosts a monthly online meeting for faculty and students that spotlights current faculty efforts to improve health equity through research and evaluation.
The CommonSpirit Health LEAD Scholars program focuses service-learning and training on leadership, health equity, advocacy and community engagement. This pilot program is overseen by IPH in partnership with clinical and educational leaders in Phoenix and kicked off in fall 2024.
In 2025, IPH partnered with the Kingfisher Institute to host the Envisioning Population Health Student Photo Contest. The contest invited students from across Creighton’s schools and colleges to creatively explore factors that influence individual and community health and wellbeing, with submissions organized across three categories: mental health and wellbeing, planetary health and social determinants of health.
“The thoughtful and creative entries we received reflect our students’ growing understanding of population health and how they can positively influence the health and well-being of others—locally and globally,” said Scott Shipman, MD, MPH, IPH executive director and CyncHealth Endowed Professor of Population Health.
Browse the first- and second-place winners in each category from both campuses in the photo gallery below.
Population health management is a team endeavor, requiring the alignment of diverse perspectives and expertise to improve health equity and access to healthcare. Creighton is connected to the communities that surround us in a variety of ways across several disciplines. The Institute for Population Health sits at the intersection of these initiatives and more.
The Cura Project is a collaboration between the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions and CHI Health. It assists Omahans with Type II Diabetes who are struggling to afford healthy eating. The program provides support through financial coaching, healthy lifestyle coaching, groceries and access to a financial social worker.
The Magis Clinic is a student-run clinic that provides free healthcare to unhoused and uninsured individuals in the Omaha community. It is the first free medical clinic in Omaha open on Saturdays. Services include basic acute primary care consultations and follow-up, physical exams, mental health care, laboratory services, and access to pharmaceuticals.
CPHHE is a community–academic partnership that advances health equity through evidence-based research, interventions and training. The center works with community and Creighton partners to identify and address health disparities. Its efforts focus on improving health outcomes and reducing ethnic, racial and other disparities in Nebraska and the region. CPHHE strives to be a trusted and valued partner to both communities and academia.
Learn more about CPHHE.
The Multicultural and Community Affairs (MACA) department at Creighton University School of Medicine promotes culturally responsive education, community-engaged scholarship and initiatives that address health disparities in diverse and underserved communities. MACA helps prepare future health professionals to advance inclusion, justice and improved population health.
The Arrupe Global Scholars & Partnerships program is a partially funded, five-year MD/MPH dual-degree for students focused on global health and health equity. Through five fully funded international immersions in marginalized communities, scholars deepen their understanding of health disparities, public health systems and the social factors that shape patient outcomes.
For more than 50 years, Creighton has offered programs in the Dominican Republic that foster global perspective and service-based learning. Through its longstanding partnership with the Centro de Educación para la Salud Integral (CESI), also known as Misión ILAC, Creighton provides dental, medical, nursing, pharmacy, law, physical therapy, occupational therapy, undergraduate and high school students opportunities to learn through service.
Find support or connect with IPH to form a new partnership. Together, we can make a difference in health equity. Contact the Institute for Population Health.
