HPM Research

Scholarship and applied research related to health policy and management are the lifeblood of the department. Our faculty, staff and students are engaged in cutting-edge health policy and health management scholarship, health services research, and applied policy analysis and evaluation. The department has over 100 active grants and contracts, with a special focus on health care and public health system transformation.

As a department, we greatly value:

• Conducting rigorous, objective research that is translated into policy, practice and leadership.
• Being a trusted resource for shaping and advancing health policy and management options.
• Leveraging our unique location in Washington, DC, which allows for collaborations with health systems, policy leaders, health care executives and public health practitioners.
• Improving the health and health care of underserved and vulnerable populations.

Institutes

• Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
• Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity

Department Centers

• Center for Health Policy Research

Signature Programs

• Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy
• Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program
• Legal Barriers Program (Health Information and the Law)
• National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Dormant Programs

• Aligning Forces for Quality
• Child Health Policy Program