Population health research seeks to better understand health determinants embedded in our social, economic and political systems. The CPHR Training Program facilitates an interdisciplinary approach to population health research with over thirty (30) different researchers and scholars from thirteen (13) disciplines, joined by nationally and internationally renowned guest lecturers, who mentor trainees in new ways of framing research questions, applying research methodologies and disseminating research knowledge to influence public policies.

Interdisciplinary population health research is promoted through:

1. STF thesis/dissertation committees which are to include: at least one SPHERU faculty member as a supervisor, co-supervisor or simply a committee member; at least two disciplines/departments; and wherever possible and relevant, faculty from both universities in Saskatchewan.
    
2. STF research proposals which must indicate how they have been influenced by, and/or contribute to, specific discipline theories or methodological approaches from beyond their own cognate department.
    
3. Training Program curriculum with a focus on interdisciplinary research, provided through the core course (CH&EP 898.3 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Population Health), STF presentations where they discuss their research proposals in an interdisciplinary setting, and additional discussion time (via presentations/seminars by visiting scholars) aimed at increasing an understanding of how different disciplines might conceptualize or research similar or related population health questions.