APARC - AHPP Research
Our Approach
AHPP conducts comparative, policy-oriented research aimed at improving healthcare and the overall quality of life across the Asia-Pacific region. Our research projects involve experts on both sides of the Pacific working in multiple disciplines including health economics, health policy, medicine, population health, epidemiology, statistics, and public finance.
Current Research Projects
Addressing Health Disparities in China
Using machine learning techniques and extensive medical claim and local population health data, a collaborative research project examines Tongxiang county in Zhejiang province as a case study instructive for China’s responses to inequalities in healthcare spending and health outcomes among rural and urban populations.
The Impact of Robots on Nursing Home Care in Japan
In one of the first research projects globally to examine the impact of robotics in the service sector, this research project examines how robots affect labor and productivity in Japan’s nursing homes. Japan’s case sheds light on the social and economic implications of robotic technologies adoption for addressing demographic change.
Innovation for Healthy Aging
The imperative to address the many needs of aging individuals and societies is a defining issue of our time. AHPP is leading a collaborative research project that analyzes new approaches to developing solutions for healthy aging in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the role of the government and private sectors
Net Value in Diabetes Management
To promote understanding of the economics of caring for patients with chronic diseases across diverse health systems, this AHPP-led collaborative research project gathers teams of clinicians and health economists in over ten countries and regions to compare the health care use and patient outcomes for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Do Research at AHPP
We offer multiple fellowship and training opportunities for students and scholars.
Completed Research Projects
Comparative Policy Responses to Demographic Change in East Asia
Global Tobacco Prevention Research Initiative
Health Improvement Under Mao and Its Implications for Contemporary Aging in China
Health Service Delivery in the Asia-Pacific
Historical Development of Healthcare Institutions in East Asia
Population Aging, Child Health and Control of Infectious Diseases
Browse Our Publications
We share our research findings through peer-reviewed journals, scholarly and trade presses, and a working paper series.