112 Paterson Street
Health Sciences Complex
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1293
Telephone: 732-932-8374; Fax: 732-932-6872
David Mechanic, Director
The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research (IHHCPAR) was established to consolidate and focus the resources of the university on critical health and aging issues facing the nation. It facilitates collaboration among scholars who represent many disciplines, providing them with opportunities to pool their knowledge and expertise in examining multifaceted health issues. The institute has three
divisions on health, health policy, and aging. Its centers include the Center for State Health Policy; Center for Health Services
Research on Pharmacotherapy, Chronic Disease Management, and Outcomes; Center
for Education and Research in Therapeutics; and Center for the Study of Health
Beliefs and Behavior. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator
Awards Program in Health Policy Research is also housed at the institute. The
divisions and centers of the institute provide research and training
opportunities to predoctoral students enrolled in degree-granting programs
elsewhere in the university, to trainees enrolled in the institute's
postdoctoral program, and to undergraduates. While the institute has a broad
scope, it focuses its research and policy efforts in areas where it has
analytic strength and where it
can build on the excellence of academic departments and professional schools at the university.
