Stanford Health Policy is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine
History
Scholarly Publications
Tuskegee and the Health of Black Men
August 2017
For forty years, the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male passively monitored hundreds of adult black males with syphilis despite the availability of effective treatment.
Predictors of placement for children who initially remained in their homes after an investigation for abuse or neglect
December 2011
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency and predictors of out-of-home placement in a 30-month follow-up for a nationally representative sample of children investigated for a report of...
Other Publications
Comparative Effectiveness Research Prioritization
June 2009
Clinical research presents health care providers with information on the natural history and clinical presentations of disease as well as diagnostic and treatment options.
Projects
Causes and Consequences of Indoor Air Pollution: An Experimental Investigation in Bangladesh
Project background:The leading killer of children worldwide in 2004 was acute respiratory infections, accounting for 22 percent of all communicable child deaths.
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