In November 2012, CHW convened academics and policy makers to discuss the future of U.S. health care reform.
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CHW’s affiliated faculty and researchers have received recognition from various bodies, and highlights of their work have been featured in academic journals and the popular media. The Center has also hosted major events and launched several programs to foster teaching in health and health policy at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Howard moderated a discussion of state exchange leaders at the National Health Insurance Exchange Summit in May 2013.
Bui ’14 is one of nine students to win the award, which honors Princeton undergraduates for their positive contributions to campus life.
Howard was quoted in the Washington Post article "Small businesses may get sticker shock, little clarity from 1st health insurance rate requests".
Jeremy Farrar, a world leader in infectious disease research and training, has been a Princeton Global Scholar since 2010.
Richard Besser, M.D., will discuss "Pandemics, Public Health, and Political Change: The Critical Importance of Communication" on April 30th.
Tienda's commentaries on health policy aspects of the immigration debate appear on the websites of the NY Times and Bloomberg.
Reinhardt recently penned an editorial in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in response to an April 17, 2013 JAMA article discussing the "Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital Finances."
In spite of recurrent criticism and an impressive production of alternative indicators by scholars and NGOs, GDP remains the central indicator of countries' success. This book revisits the foundations of indicators of social welfare, and critically examines the four main alternatives to GDP that have been proposed: composite indicators, subjective well-being indexes, capabilities (the underlying philosophy of the Human Development Index), and equivalent incomes.
The course — being taught for the first time this semester — examines issues at the intersection of ethics, policy and public health, with a focus on the tension between individual rights and the common good in these areas. Students consider the proper role of government in promoting the health of individuals and communities through such topics as mandatory vaccination laws, taxes on soft drinks, tobacco regulation and health-reform efforts.