 The Center specializes in health services research, which evaluates how health care practices, financial and organizational processes, social factors, and personal behaviors affect health. Areas of current research include:
Asthma – the most common chronic disease of childhood
Infectious diseases – including the optimal use of vaccines and antimicrobials
Nutrition – including childhood obesity which leads to long-term disease
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder – improving decision-making for this common condition
Health insurance policy – how the financing and organization of care affect child health
Cultural Diversity – aiming to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health
Community-based health – addressing new opportunities for health promotion and disease prevention |
