Global Health

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

Research Spotlight

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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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Publications

Working Papers

Reforming Intellectual Property Rights, Bio-safety Management and the Bt Cotton Seed Industry in China: Who Benefits from Policy Reform?

2006

Journal Articles

National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency

Council on Foreign Relations, 2006

Journal Articles

Rapid HIV Testing at home: Does it Solve a Problem or Create One?

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2006

Testimonies

Iraq: Democracy or Civil War?

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, 2006

Journal Articles

Offshore Aquaculture Legislation

Science, 2006

Books

Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexico

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, 2006

Books

Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexico

Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, 2006

Working Papers

Nuclear Power: A Status Report

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #58, 2006

Working Papers

The Development, Challenges and Management of Ground Water in Rural China

Chapter in The Development, Challenges and Management of Groundwater in Rural China. Groundwater in Developing World Agriculture: Past, Present and Options for a Sustainable Future, Edited by Mark Giordano and Tushaar Shah, International Water Manage, 2006

Journal Articles

Reducing Mortality from Anthrax Bioterrorism: Strategies for Stockpiling and Dispensing Medical and Pharmaceutical Supplies

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2006

Working Papers

Public health policy for cervical cancer prevention: the role of decision science, economic evaluation, and mathematical modeling

Vaccine, 2006

Working Papers

Global Health

Research Spotlight

Tackling the Health of Women and Children in Global Conflict Settings

Ethics and Governance of Digital Epidemiology