The Arlington Free Clinic – Community Care in Action Part I

Hands in a circle

The Arlington Free Clinic – Community Care in Action Part I By Caryn Sever In a country where access to health care is hotly debated, even after the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, there are many communities and organizations reaching out to help their citizens in need. This is certainly true about [...]

Projects

The Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics in consistently involved in projects both inside and outside of George Mason University. These projects deal with Health Care Policy, Health Ethics, and other Health Care related activity. Click here to view our Active projects.

Active Projects Overview

Health Policy Research at CHPRE We have 7 active health policy research projects: Making Payment Reform Work Payment Innovations Community Evaluating Beacon Communities Developing a Monitoring Strategy for Health Reform’s Progress and Effects at the State Level Making Health Markets Work Better Finding the Proper Role for Government in Health Markets Physician Morale and Engagement [...]

Health Policy Communication

Health Policy Communication: We have 3 types of active health policy communication projects: Using Narrative for More Effective Health Policy Communication , Public speaking about health reform , Commentary about Health Reform They are briefly described with appropriate links.  Please contact us to learn more about any or all of them.

Health Reform Implementation at CHPRE

 Health Reform Implementation at CHPRE We have 2 active health reform implementation projects: Technical Assistance to Fairfax County , Technical Assistance to the Virginia Health Reform Initiative. They are briefly described with appropriate links.  Please contact us to learn more about any or all of them.

Health Policy Research at CHPRE

Health Policy Research at CHPRE We have 7 active health policy research projects: Making Payment Reform Work , Payment Innovations Community , Evaluating Beacon Communities , Developing a Monitoring Strategy for Health Reform’s Progress and Effects at the State Level , Making Health Markets Work Better , Finding the Proper Role for Government in Health [...]

Using Narrative for More Effective Health Policy Communication

Skillful use of narrative is key to effectively communicating healthcare research and policy. Even the most technical research report tells a story. It presents a narrative about how healthcare is defined, about what resources are being allocated, and how individuals and communities are affected. Healthcare narratives seek to connect with an audience and define that [...]

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