Mission
The Institute for Population Health Policy coordinates health policy research initiatives and provides resources for policy-oriented research to faculty and students at The University of Texas-Pan American. The IPHP facilitates population health policy research on campus and disseminates research activities to both academic and health policy circles.
The long-term goal of the Institute's research program is to improve health status and reduce health disparities.
The Institute thrives to become a national leader in population health, health economics and health services research.
Relevance
The University of Texas-Pan American serves the South Texas region and the state of Texas by providing innovative educational opportunities and by preparing students for leadership roles. Two important goals of UTPA's 2010 Strategic Plan include to "enhance UTPA's engagement with the community to meet challenges and maximize opportunities" and to "become an outstanding research institution, emphasizing collaborative partnerships."
The research activities conducted at the IPHP are relevant to these two goals because the Institute focuses specifically on health and health care issues of importance to the local community (e.g., health insurance coverage, health disparities, prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, cancer screening).
The IPHP has collaborative
partnerships with several universities with an international reputation in health care and health policy
research such as the University of Pennsylvania, The Ohio State University,
Texas A&M University and the University of
California, Los Angeles.
