The Asia Health Policy Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Nutrition
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.
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.
Prevention of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in Mongolia: A Facility-Based Qualitative Study
October 2012
Nutrition, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption are major causes of morbidity and mortality related to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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,...
Health economists press for chronic disease as top agenda item
March 2016
Nearly 100 health economists from across the United States signed a pledge urging U.S. presidential candidates to make chronic disease a policy priority.
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
Information, Development, and Life-course Smoking Pattern in Mainland China and Taiwan over 50 Years
January 28, 2014
We use retrospectively reported data on smoking behavior of residents of Mainland China and Taiwan to compare and contrast patterns in smoking behavior over the life-course of individuals in these...
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.
Projects
Health Improvement under Mao and Its Implications for Contemporary Aging in China
This study aimed to better understand the dramatic health improvements in Maoist China and the age-related health disparities that it may have generated.
English
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...
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes and Pre-diabetes among Adults in Vietnam
August 2016
Audio and transcript from the Asia Health Policy Program seminar "Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes and Pre-diabetes among Adults in Vietnam" on Feb.
The Effects of Indonesia's Conditional Cash Transfer Program
July 2016
Audio, transcript and presentation from the event "The Effects of Indonesia's Conditional Cash Transfer Program" on May 8, 2014, with Margaret Triyana, the 2013-14 Asia Health Policy Postdoctoral Fellow.Triyana's study analyzes the effects of...