Institute of Population and Public Health

About IPPH The mandate of the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) is to support research into the complex biological, social, cultural and environmental interactions that determine the health of individuals, communities and global populations; and to apply knowledge to improve the health of individuals and populations through strategic partnerships with population and public health stakeholders and innovative research funding programs. IPPH’s mission aims to improve the health of populations and promote health equity in Canada and globally through research and its application to policies, programs, and practice in public health and other sectors. About the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [CIHR](https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html) is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system. The [CIHR Institutes](https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/9466.html) support individuals, groups and communities of researchers for the purpose of implementing, within its mandate, the objective of the CIHR.