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Interfaculty Initiatives
Health
Center on the Developing Child
The vitality and sustainability of a democratic society depend on the extent to which it equalizes opportunities early in life for all children to achieve their full potential and engage in responsible and productive citizenship. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has been established to advance that vision. Building initially on faculty in the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Harvard Medical School-affiliated Children's Hospital Boston, the Center will draw ultimately on all Harvard-wide schools and affiliated hospitals to generate a rich portfolio of scholarship, education, and public engagement. Our mission is to close the gap between what we know and what we do to build a strong foundation during childhood for a lifetime of successful learning, physical and mental health, adaptive behavior, and community well-being, in the United States and globally. Our strategy is to advance scientific knowledge in the service of securing a brighter future for the world through enlightened investment in its children. Read more
Harvard Initiative for Global Health
Harvard's Initiative for Global Health seeks to create a new generation of leaders, and develop new and innovative solutions to the vital problems of global health. This university-wide effort will bridge the gap from basic to applied life sciences, including social, economic, political and ethical issues that influence global health. Current boundaries between disciplines, sectors, institutions and geographic locations must be crossed to enable a meaningful response to these grand challenges. Read more
Program in Health Policy
The Harvard Ph.D. in Health Policy, awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is a collaborative program among six Harvard University faculties: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Law School, and John F. Kennedy School of Government. Read more
Program on Health Systems Improvement
Motivated by the belief that American universities should be leaders in resolving the complex problems facing the nation's health care system, Harvard University created the Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement in 2001 to provide a new dimension of leadership in health policy. The Program's purpose is to engage the University's vast scholarly talent in non-traditional research and convening activities that leverage their expertise and scholarly contributions for the purpose of improving health system performance. This extraordinary resource, coupled with the University's ability to convene national thought-leaders and policy makers, provides a unique vehicle for translating new knowledge and creative approaches into recommendations for practical change. Read more
