Health Technology & Media
CRHC faculty are exploring the intersection of behavioral health, technology, and media, as well as investigating methods for using technology to improve the delivery of health care. Learn more »
Chronic Health Conditions
CRHC faculty collaboratively research to improve health care and self-management support for people with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Learn more »
Health Disparities
The CRHC-affiliated VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) has for years been following its mission of reducing disparities and promoting equity and quality in health and health care among vulnerable groups of veterans and other populations. Learn more »
Medical Decision-Making
Medical decision making encompasses a variety of research disciplines and employs normative theory (or "decision analysis") and descriptive theory (or “judgment and decision making psychology"). Learn more »
Palliative Care & Pain Management
CRHC faculty in the Palliative Research Center (PaRC) are developing, evaluating, and implementing evidence-based approaches to improving the quality of care for seriously-ill patients and their families. Learn more »
Pharmacoepidemiology
CRHC faculty are studying the issue of unsafe use of medications from several angles, including the quality and value of prescribing, insurance and benefit design, diffusion of new drugs, polypharmacy and drug safety, and medication adherence. Learn more »
Substance Use Disorders
CRHC faculty are tackling the serious problems of substance use disorders and overdoses through interventions to improve uptake and adherence to evidence-based therapies, increasing harm reduction practices in medical settings, exploring the intersection of substance use and chronic conditions (e.g., pain, chronic disease, infections), and identifying ways to decrease disparities in access to care and prevention. Learn more »
Sexual & Reproductive Health
The CRHC’s Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity (CONVERGE) is actively engaged in improving the state of women’s health and health care. Learn more »