Health policy
Scholarly Publications
Healthy Aging in Asia
May 2020
Life expectancy in Japan, South Korea, and much of urban China has now outpaced that of the United States and other high-income countries.
Healing One-Fifth of Humanity: Progress and Challenges for China's Health System
October 2019
In the 2019 fourth quarter edition of the Milken Institute Review, Asia Health Policy Program director Karen Eggleston discusses the progress China has made since the 2009 reforms to its healthcare...
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2019-20
December 2020
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for the academic year 2019-20 is now available.
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2018-19
December 2019
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for academic year 2018-19 is now available.
Disparities in health and health care in Myanmar
December 2015
Myanmar (Burma) is undergoing a complex political and economic transformation, from a long civil war and military regime to a peace process and democratisation.
News
How to Prevent Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases Cost-Effectively
December 2020
Addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases in India and other low- and middle-income countries requires comprehensive evidence on the cost-effectiveness of health interventions, argue APARC’s Asia...
Thomas Fingar and Jean Oi Analyze the Choices and Challenges Facing China’s Leaders
August 2020
Fingar and Oi joined the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to discuss their edited volume, ‘Fateful Decisions: Choices that Will Shape China’s Future.’
Call for Stanford Student Applications: APARC Hiring 2020-21 Research Assistants
August 2020
To support Stanford students working in the area of contemporary Asia, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center is offering research assistant positions for the fall, winter, and spring quarters of the...
Events
South Korea's Public Health Response to COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Soon after South Korea identified its first positive COVID-19 case on January 21st, the number of infections surged in February.
CANCELED: The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Asia and Beyond
February 25, 2020
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE: In keeping with Stanford University's March 3 message to the campus community on COVID-19 and current recommendations of the CDC, the Asia-Pacific Research Center is...
Projects
Asia Health Policy Program Working Paper Series
The Asia Health Policy Program (AHPP) working paper series promotes dissemination of high-quality social science research on health policy and demographic change in the Asia-Pacific region, drawing...
English
Population Aging, Child Health and Control of Infectious Diseases
The Asia Health Policy Program works with other researchers at Stanford and several countries of the Asia-Pacific to analyze prominent issues in population aging, child health, and control of...
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...
Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States
May 2017
Video and transcript from the panel discussion, "Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States," on April 24, 2017, with presentations from Hirotaka Unami, senior director for policy planning and research...
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,...
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