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Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice

Health Services, Policy & Practice

Imagine a world where everyone has access to quality health care—regardless of their social status, ethnicity or financial situation.

Health Services, Policy & Practice

Imagine a world where everyone has access to quality health care—regardless of their social status, ethnicity or financial situation.

At Brown University’s Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice (HSPP), we believe that health care is a fundamental human right that must be protected through thoughtful policies and evidence-based practices.

Our research evaluates the organizational structures and processes of our health care systems. We examine health technologies, personal behaviors that affect access to health care, as well as the quality and cost of care.

Our team is committed to advancing health care research and improving health outcomes for all individuals and communities. Our mission is simple yet powerful: we want to lead the charge in informing effective health policy and implementing initiatives that serve and respect the diverse communities we work with across America and the world.

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Research

Health services research is a multidisciplinary field that examines the intersection of social, economic, and organizational factors on health care access, quality, cost, and outcomes.
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Faculty

The HSPP faculty cohort furthers the School of Public Health’s commitment to excellence in teaching and research.
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Doctoral Program

The Health Services Research (HSR) doctoral program offers training in research methods to advance knowledge of issues central to the improvement of population health by focusing on organizational characteristics of health care delivery systems, providers and economic forces that shape consumer and provider behavior, as well as the policy environment in which these relationships exist.
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Who Employs Your Doctor?

What happens when private equity firms buy hospitals and doctor’s offices?

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Research Centers and Labs

Our researchers work collaboratively across the School of Public Health’s research centers.

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Public Health in Providence

 

Providence, Rhode Island is a great place to live, study, and practice public health.

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News from SPH

Glass slippers and grad school

June 18, 2025
Balancing the demands of a Ph.D. program in public health is hard enough—try doing it while starring in "Into the Woods." This Brown University doctoral student proves you don’t have to choose between data and drama.
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Yashaswini Singh Named 2025 Aspen Ideas Health Fellow

June 2, 2025
For her policy-shaping research, Professor Yashaswini Singh will join health leaders from around the world in Colorado for the 2025 Aspen Ideas health conference.
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Excluding pregnant and nursing people from clinical trials causes more harm than it prevents, study finds

May 29, 2025
Professor Alyssa Bilinski has found that systematically including pregnant participants in trials would speed up the detection of adverse effects and increase uptake of beneficial medications.
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