Welcome to ICHP

The Institute for Child Health Policy brings together a multidisciplinary faculty from the University of Florida to conduct innovative and rigorous science to inform policy to promote and protect the health of children and adolescents.

The Department of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research serves as an important support infrastructure for the Institute for Child Health Policy and is the academic home for many of its faculty members from diverse disciplines who wish to pursue a career primarily focused on research and education for child and adolescent health.

Overarching Goals

Goals of the Institute for Child Health Policy are:

• Development and evaluation of community-wide programs and policies to promote and protect child and adolescent health.
• Multidisciplinary research on health care financing and delivery systems, health care quality, and outcomes of care.
• Innovative evaluation research on public programs and policies.
• Training and mentoring of students and new scientists in child and adolescent health research.
• Leadership in interpreting and disseminating research results to policymakers and the public.
• Collaboration with state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and foundations, and communities in research and policy change.