The mission of the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy is to improve the human condition through the application of social sciences and policy research to health and health care. Recognizing that health and healthcare represent complex challenges, we are committed to collaborative, multidisciplinary and translational approaches to our research, education and community involvement.
The department includes faculty and staff organized in three sections:
Healthcare Systems and Policy, which focuses on understanding how to organize healthcare delivery so that is it safe, effective, efficient, equitable, affordable, accessible and patient-centered.
Social and Behavioral Sciences, which focuses on improving individuals' health and quality of life through social and behavioral approaches.
Society and Health, which focuses on the influence of families, communities and social forces such as civic engagement and discrimination on health, and the potential to improve health by influencing society.
