Department of Health Policy

The Department of Health Policy is one of 13 basic sciences departments in the Stanford University School of Medicine. The department is the focal point for health policy at Stanford University.

The Department of Health Policy studies policy questions on topics that affect health, including health care, governance, security, climate, and conflict—in both domestic and international settings. Our goal is to advance policy solutions for better health. We do this through interdisciplinary research and education.

Topics we study include health-care system design for effectiveness, affordability, and fairness; strategies to eliminate preventable differences in health outcomes, diseases, or access among population groups; priority setting for health technology development; interventions to address global health challenges; and research to improve and inform public health.