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 Explore the latest public health research and insights about health policy.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps families with low incomes afford nutritious foods. Households most affected by coming cuts to SNAP will be those with children, especially larger families with older children.

Bloomberg American Health Initiative
A woman speaks into a microphone, addressing a crowd behind a banner reading "Rise up for Reproductive Justice" at a January 22 protest in Washington, DC.

In post-Roe America, the potential overturn of the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone looms as the latest threat to abortion access—jeopardizing telemedicine advances that helped make self-managed abortions a reality even for women living in areas where abortion is severely restricted.

Global Health NOW
Several health care workers wearing face masks and yellow protective suits acknowledge applause outside the Hospital de Barcelona on April 13, 2020 in Barcelona, during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

Global Health NOW asked some leading global health experts about their global health wish lists for 2023; they flagged the big wins they'd love to see this year and the areas that deserve more attention from the global health community.        

Global Health NOW

Health Policy Faculty Experts

 Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of health policy? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Joshua Sharfstein
Distinguished Professor of the Practice
Health Policy and Management

Joshua Sharfstein, MD, works to develop and promote public health strategies, healthcare payment approaches, and regulatory policies that advance health and equity.

Rajiv Rimal
Professor
Health, Behavior and Society

Rajiv N. Rimal, PhD, MA, works globally on social and behavior change interventions with a focus on women and children’s nutrition and well-being. He adopts a social norms-based approach to address health inequities in low- and middle-income countries.

Gerard Anderson
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Gerard Anderson, PhD, works with policymakers to control health care spending.

Albert Wu
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Albert Wu, MD, MPH, studies the impact of safety problems on patients and health care workers.