Center for Health and Wellbeing

MPA Students Travel to Arizona for Health Policy Field Research

November 19, 2024

Professor Heather Howard led a group of MPA students to Arizona over the fall break for her annual health policy workshop.
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Postdoc Spotlight: Hanna Ehrlich

November 14, 2024

Postdoc Hanna Ehrlich reflects on her academic journey and research focused on pathogen landscapes and the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases.
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Polar Bears May Be Exposed to More Pathogens as Climate Warms

November 5, 2024

New research suggests that blood samples from polar bears more frequently show antibodies to viruses, bacteria and parasites.
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New Research Reports High Satisfaction With Gender-Affirming Care

October 30, 2024

Transgender and nonbinary youths who received gender-affirming medical care were largely satisfied with the treatments they received, according to a new study.
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Pascaline Dupas Presents at Science Summit 2024

October 15, 2024

CHW Co-Director Pascaline Dupas highlighted the connections between water research, innovation, and universal access to clean drinking water at Science Summit 2024.
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Welcome to CHW

The Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW) fosters research and teaching on the multiple aspects of health and wellbeing in both developed and developing countries.

The center’s goals are to understand the determinants of health and wellbeing and the role that public policy plays in shaping the quality of people’s lives, and to educate undergraduates and graduate students who aspire to careers in health and health policy.

Since its inception in 2000, CHW has convened an active interdisciplinary community of researchers who work on health, wellbeing and health policy.

It has also developed high-quality teaching programs in health and health policy at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Read more