| Established in 1999 the Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) is a major initiative within the Institute to create a formal capacity for policy analysis, research, training, technical assistance, facilitation, and consultation on state health policy. With initial and continuous funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center was conceived and operates in response to the devolution of significant health policy responsibilities to state governments. The Center combines Rutgers University’s traditional academic strengths in public health, health services research, and social science capacity with a strong set of applied research and policy analysis initiatives.
Drawing on the combined efforts of a core staff of policy and data analysts and the University’s rich faculty resources from a variety of disciplines, the Center uses its collective expertise to provide state health policy-makers in New Jersey and elsewhere with impartial research findings and analyses to inform health policy decisions. The Center also provides facilitation and convening services around important state health policy issues. Center staff and faculty also work with various academic programs within the University to train tomorrow’s health policy-makers and health services/health policy researchers.
To learn more, visit the Center for State Health Policy web site. |
