Health and Public Policy

The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health focuses on improving methods for mathematical modeling and statistical inference on infectious disease data, engagement with policy makers to use the...

The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School (CHHIRJ), launched in 2005, seeks to honor and continue the unfinished work of Charles Hamilton Houston. As Vice Dean of Howard Law School, Houston developed a multi-year...

The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University supports research on the history and culture of people of African descent worldwide and provides a forum for collaboration and the exchange of ideas. The Hutchins Center...

The Immigration Initiative at Harvard University (IIH) was founded to further interdisciplinary scholarship, original research, and intellectual exchange among key parties interested in immigration policy and immigrant communities. Research at IIH focuses...

The Blavatnik Institute of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School seeks to develop rich research and teaching programs surrounding today’s critical health care policy issues, while also guiding those who will shape policy in the future. The...

The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. Its projects that have...

The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School aims to train the next generation of leaders in human rights policy and practice and serve as a hub for human rights research and policy-relevant knowledge. Program areas encompass some...

The Center for International Development (CID) is a University-wide center based at the Harvard Kennedy School that works to advance the understanding of development challenges and to offer viable solutions to problems of global poverty. Center programs...

The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics seeks to advance teaching and research on ethical issues in public life. With a focus on practical ethics, the Center seeks to help meet the growing need for teachers, scholars, and leaders who address questions of...

The Harvard University Institute of Politics (IOP), at the Harvard Kennedy School, exists to inspire undergraduates to consider careers in politics and public service. IOP oversees the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, one of the world’s premier arenas for...