Hopkins Population Center supports people-focused health research
Official title: The Hopkins Population Center
Funded at Johns Hopkins University · NIH-11616935 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A Johns Hopkins center provides resources and collaboration to study how demography and population health affect families, children, and reproductive health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project start | July 10, 2003 |
| Project end | March 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $423,025 |
| NIH project number | 3P2CHD042854-20S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11616935 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates include individuals and families affected by health disparities, particularly in child and maternal health, who may benefit from better population health insights.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals not directly involved in health disparities or population health research may not experience immediate personal benefits.
What this research studies
This grant funds a university-wide hub that brings together researchers from multiple disciplines to develop and share tools, data, and methods for studying population health. It supports incubation and dissemination of new ideas in poverty, sexual and reproductive health, and family and child health, with pilot funding and mentoring to help teams form. Researchers and clinicians could use this center to access expertise, data resources, and collaborative opportunities to advance understanding of population health and its determinants.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the center could accelerate discoveries that improve child health, reproductive health, and overall population well-being.
How similar studies have gone: Prior population health centers have shown that strong collaborations and data sharing can lead to impactful policy and practice changes.
Where this research is happening
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chen, Feinian — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Chen, Feinian
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.