Global Health

Interdisciplinary research on global health problems through the lenses of economics, nutrition and politics.

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Tackling the Health of Women and Children in Global Conflict Settings

A new four-paper series in The Lancet exposes the far-reaching effects of modern warfare on women’s and children’s health. Stanford researchers, including SHP's Paul Wise and Eran Bendavid, have joined other academics and health-care experts in calling for an international commitment from humanitarian actors and donors to confront political and security challenges.

Ethics and Governance of Digital Epidemiology

Many countries have taken digital epidemiology to the next level in responding to COVID-19. Focusing on core public health functions of case detection, contact tracing, and isolation and quarantine, the authors explore ethical concerns raised by digital technologies and new data sources in public health surveillance during epidemics.

Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland

African-American men have the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group in the United States and live on average 4.5 fewer years than non-Hispanic white men. This paper finds that the mortality disparity is partly related to underutilized preventive healthcare services.

Featured Scholars

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Michelle Mello

Professor of Medicine

Professor of Law

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Doug Owens

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Professor of Medicine

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Maya Rossin-Slater

Assistant Professor, Medicine

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Paul Wise

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Professor of Child Health and Society

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Risky but Rational: War as an Institutionally Induced Gamble

Journal of Politics, 2009

Journal Articles

What Iranian leaders really say about doing away with Israel

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, 2008

Books

Proliferation of International Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: The Threat of Fragmentation vs. the Promise of a More Effective System? - Some Reflections from the Perspective of Investment Arbitration

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers in "International Law between Universalism and Fragmentation - Festschrift in Honour of Gerhard Hafner", J. Crawford/A. Pellet/I. Buffard/S. Wittich (eds.), 2008

Journal Articles

Colonoscopy Appropriateness: Education is Important to Identify the Right Patient, at the Right Time, for the Right Reason

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2008

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Susceptibility locus for clinical and subclinical coronary artery disease at chromosome 9p21 in the multi-ethnic ADVANCE Study.

Human Molecular Genetics, 2008

Journal Articles

The role of irrigation expansion in past and future temperature trends

Earth Interactions, 2008

Books

Targeting Civilians in War

Cornell University Press, 2008

Journal Articles

A Global Model Tracking Water, Nitrogen, and Land Inputs and Virtual Transfers from Industrialized Meat Production and Trade

Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 2008

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Global Health

Research Spotlight

Tackling the Health of Women and Children in Global Conflict Settings

Ethics and Governance of Digital Epidemiology