About CHAS
The Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) at The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice has been a leader for over 75 years in research and education in health policy and services. CHAS engages an interdisciplinary and international group of health policy and services researchers on topics of health policy innovation and reform, health and social service integration, health access, cost and quality, behavioral health, global health, and preventive intervention. We are the experts in health policy and service effectiveness for the disadvantaged.
An intentionally interdisciplinary center located in a graduate school of social work is a unique institutional form that both exploits and enriches the values and orientation of the University of Chicago. CHAS has explored new questions, identified knowledge gaps, sought to enhance the translation of research-to-practice, and identified opportunities for collaborations within and outside the University of Chicago. Our programs support faculty research, research dissemination and translation, student learning, and engage researchers, scholars, policy makers, and practitioners.
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CHAS eNews: June 2022
POLICY BRIEF: Social Workers: A Neglected Partner in Health Policy and Public Health SERVICE INNOVATION: Disparities in Expected Driving Time to Opioid Treatment and Treatment Completion: Findings From an Exploratory Study Go to June...
CHAS eNews: May 2022
POLICY BRIEFS: A Bifurcated Opioid Treatment System and Widening Insidious Disparities; Early Experience of the Quality Improvement Award Program in Federally Funded Health Center ANNOUNCEMENTS: It’s Not Too Late to Submit a CHAS PhD...
CHAS eNews: April 2022
POLICY BRIEFS: “Girls have commercial sex, boys don’t:” Mixed-Methods Evidence for a Gendered Risk Environment for Street-Connected Young People in the Republic of Georgia; Identifying Relative Strength of Methadone Versus Health and...
2021 HIGHLIGHTS
Faculty Seed Grants
Online Lectures
Doctoral Student Awards
CHAS YouTube Videos
CHAS 2021 Annual Report
The Center for Health Administration Studies (CHAS) fosters the interdisciplinary work needed to address the nation’s complex health care problems. Pandemic restrictions in 2020 did not deter CHAS from continuing to support research, steer innovative inquiry, and promote learning and teaching in health policy and services. In 2020, and proceeding into the 2021 academic year, the Center adapted to utilizing online and virtual resources to support key programming, including online workshops and committees, CHAS Seed Grants, Michael M. Davis eLectures and stipends to pre-doctoral students.