About CPHHP

The Center for Public Health and Health Policy (CPHHP) is a programmatic, research, and policy center. It has program components that reflect the tripartite mission of a land grant university: education, research, and service, which in public health includes both clinical services and community outreach.

CPHHP is organized as a cross-campus, interdepartmental center reporting equally to the Provost through the Vice-Provost for Research and Graduate Education and to the Vice President for Health Affairs. The Center serves to coordinate public health-related activities across many of the schools, colleges and centers within the University, and merges public health-related fiscal outlays across the University. The Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy; the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and the Neag School of Education partner with CPHHP on service-learning experiential enrichment programs for undergraduates, and theYouth Health Service Corps for high school students.  Additionally, CPHHP partners with the School of Business on health policy initiatives.

CPHHP houses a growing public health infrastructure initiative in its Institute for Public Health Research (IPHR). In collaboration with various state, local and university entities, IPHR is actively developing the Connecticut Health Information Network (CHIN), the Urban Health Partnership for the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS), providing expertise to the Connecticut General Assembly and state government on health policy and health insurance, and enhancing research in health promotion, disease prevention, and population health in the workplace, community, and corrections facilities.

Governance is focused on providing direction to support self-sustaining CPHHP initiatives. The Coordinating
Committee, representing public health strengths from across the university, provides oversight for all CPHHP programs. This committee provides counsel to the Center leadership and guides the development of resources to support the campus-wide doctoral programs and to respond to state and regional needs for resources.
Faculty and staff from across the university provide support on specific aspects of Center work—including education, urban health, research, and policy.