Stanford Health Policy

Stanford Health Policy (SHP) offers educational programs and conducts innovative, multidisciplinary research on critical issues of health policy and healthcare delivery.

SHP addresses important healthcare issues:
• How can the United States expand healthcare access for the uninsured in ways that are politically and economically feasible?

• How can hospitals and clinics promote attitudes and practices among healthcare workers that make patient care safer?

• What policies in the United States and abroad can improve health outcomes among ethnic minorities, the poor and other vulnerable populations?

• What incentives will encourage physicians to provide the most appropriate and effective medical care?

• How can the United States and other nations best prepare for and respond to a bioterrorist attack?

• What approaches will work best in developing countries to prevent or limit the spread of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS?

Operating under the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine, SHP produces sophisticated research and timely information to guide health policy and improve clinical practice. The center emphasizes multidisciplinary interaction and research, with faculty from diverse fields including medicine, economics, statistics, business, law, engineering, sociology and psychology.

Located in the heart of the Stanford campus, SHP is a focus for health policy and outcomes research for the university. Participating faculty and staff are drawn from diverse fields including medicine, economics, statistics, business, law, engineering and psychology. The center’s trainees include post-doctoral fellows and graduate and undergraduate students.