The Asia Health Policy Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Population health
Scholarly Publications
Health Insurance and Chronic Disease Control: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Hypertension in Rural China
February 2017
"Health Insurance and Chronic Disease Control: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Hypertension in Rural China" is a chapter within the volume China's Healthcare System and Reform.
The weaker sex? Vulnerable men and women's resilience to socio-economic disadvantage
September 2016
Sex differences in mortality vary over time and place as a function of social, health, and medical circumstances.
Contracting with Private Providers for Primary Care Services: Evidence from Urban China
January 2013
Controversy surrounds the role of the private sector in health service delivery, including primary care and population health services.
News
Eggleston and colleagues find women facing adversity live longer than men
September 2016
A long line of research has shown that women live longer than men, yet according to Karen Eggleston, director of the Asia Health Policy Program, and four other Stanford health researchers,...
Xi'an summit explores China in transition
April 2016
More than fifty experts met in Xi’an, China, for an international academic conference on demographic change and social development last week.
China provides universal health insurance at a fraction of the cost
May 2012
Chinese officials are developing a social security network to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing demographic landscape.
Events
Region-based v. Distance-based Information in Emergency Health Risk Communication: Evidence from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
October 9, 2013
A tremendous amount of radioactive products were discharged as a result of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, which resulted in radioactive contamination of the plant...
To What Extent Do Biological Markers Account for the Large Social Disparities in Health in Moscow?
April 9, 2012
The physiological factors underlying links between health and socioeconomic position in the Russian population are important to investigate.
Evidence on the Benefits of Primary Care: Implications for Asia
October 22, 2009
As part of health reforms announced in April 2009, China plans to expand and strengthen primary care (i.e., provision of first contact, person-focused, ongoing care over time, and coordinating care...
Multimedia
Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages," on April 24, 2017, by Marco Angrisani, an economist at the University of Southern California, followed by discussion led by Kathleen...
From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China," on April 24, 2017, by Bei Lu, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales,...