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September 22, 2014

The National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR), based in the UK College of Public Health, has received $1.8 million of renewed funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to extend its research on ways to improve the health and economic impact

April 4, 2014

Research shows that improving the public’s health requires much more than simply expanding health insurance coverage and improving access to doctors and hospitals.  This is why leaders in public health research, policy, and practice from around the country will gather in Lexington this week to sh

April 3, 2014

The National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) and Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) has announced the three recipients of the Dr. E. Richard “Rick” Brown Keeneland Conference Scholarships.

January 23, 2014

Four early-career scholars from across the U.S. will receive two years of funding and scientific mentorship designed to speed the discovery of strategies for improving the nation’s public health system.

November 13, 2013

The American Public Health Association (APHA) Health Administration Section has selected Rachel A.

October 11, 2013
In the current era of health reform, public health transformation, and diminishing resources, practitioners and policy-makers need sound evidence on the most efficient and impactful approaches for improving population health.
May 19, 2013

A new round of funding from the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will support up to eight grants to emerging researchers exploring the effect of the organization, financing and delivery of public health serv

March 20, 2013

The National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) has announced the first three recipients of the Dr. E. Richard “Rick” Brown Keeneland Conference Scholarships.

February 24, 2013

Nine promising investigators have been awarded grants to conduct research that will provide public health practitioners with valuable information – evidence that will in particular help guide financial and workforce decisions critical to the future of the public health system in the wake of the A

December 12, 2012

Four new $100,000 grants will enable a small cadre of emerging researchers to explore the effect of the organization, financing and delivery of public health services on population health.