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Multidisciplinary in nature, policy brings public health theory and research into the practical world to influence change and promote solutions toward health.

06.21.2017 Eldar Shafir

Eldar Shafir: Policy in the Contexts of Scarcity

Eldar Shafir sat down with PHP Fellow Gilbert Benavidez to discuss the many faces of scarcity, the behaviors that stem from it, and how to craft effective policy to combat it.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.09.2017 Life preserver ring floating in a dirty river

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Uncertainty Disrupts More than State Marketplaces

The uncertainty hanging over federal health policy at the national level has been well-covered, but the implications of this uncertainty in federal policy at the state level has gone largely unnoticed.

Guest Author Adam S. Wilk

06.08.2017 Graph showing the top 20 happiest countries in the world

The Pursuit of Happiness in Public Policy

Despite the "pursuit of happiness" being a right of all Americans, the U.S. is the 14th happiest country among the OECD. The relatively low ranking is partly explained by growing distrust in the federal government.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.07.2017 Graph showing Life expectancy vs. health expenditure (1970-2014)

Diminishing Returns

The United States spends far more on health than any other nation but does not have the health outcomes to show for it. What's the key to getting more health for our money?

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez