Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri

The Center for Health Policy is a campus-wide center that integrates the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, and the Truman School of Public Affairs. Each School has a health policy coordinator, who together comprise the Board of the Health Policy Center. Within the School of Medicine, faculty leadership for health policy analysis and policy making is provided by Karen Edison, M.D. in the Department of Health Management and Informatics. She serves as the leader to the Center for Health Policy from the School of Medicine.

Health policy research is carried out through the Center for Health Care Quality. The Health Policy Center provides ongoing communications and interaction with policy makers to provide objective, evidence-based information for policy decisions. Programs include a training program for freshmen legislators, a particularly important function with the initiation of mandatory term limits in Missouri. The Center for Health Policy provides integration with other policy areas on campus and a network with national and state policy makers.

Center for Family Medicine Science

The Center for Family Medicine Science, funded by the American Academy of Family Physicians, is a multidisciplinary community of researchers engaged in research and research training to improve health and health care provided by family physicians.

Our mission is to improve health of families and communities through:

• the discovery, integration and dissemination of knowledge relevant to family practice, primary care, and community medicine;
  
• the translation of research into clinical practice, health promotion, and prevention;
  
• the provision of an inter-disciplinary and supportive environment for family medicine researchers; and
  
• the enhancement and expansion of academic family practice, primary care, and prevention research and training.

Many Research Programs at MU's Department of Family and Community Medicine improve health and enhance the mission of the Center for Family Medicine Science.

Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs

Established by the University of Missouri Board of Curators in May, 2001 the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs grows out of MU's highly regarded Department of Public Administration, which for forty years offered professional education for careers in public service. The creation of the Truman School represents an extensive new commitment to public affairs education, research, and public service on the Columbia campus. As a result, the School has added new faculty, completely redesigned the MPA Program, and increased research and outreach activities.  The Truman School includes the Institute of Public Policy, the Center for the Study of Organizational Change, the European Union Center the Rural Policy Research Institute, and a group of affiliated centers.

The mission of the Truman School is to advance the knowledge and practice of governance in Missouri, the nation, and beyond by informing public policy, educating for ethical leadership in public service, and fostering democratic discourse among citizens, policy makers, and scholars.

Network for Healthcare Management

The Network for Healthcare Management is a consortium of 17 universities having an accredited program in health services management. Member universities collaborate according to their special expertise in areas such as clinical practice patterns, health care information, physician-organization arrangements, system integration, quality improvement, clinical practice guidelines, and other issues of importance in today's health care environment. Member universities are Arizona State University, Boston University, New York University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, San Diego State University, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Michigan, University of Missouri, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, University of Washington, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

European Union, University of Missouri

The European Union has been one of the CHCQ's strongest partners. In the past, CHCQ and the EU have collaborated on healthcare conferences and publications.

Established in 1998 as part of the European Union Center Network, the Center is part of the EU's effort to build stronger ties among Europeans and Americans through outreach, educational, and research programming. The Center's outreach efforts involve local and regional colleges and universities, local businesses and business groups, chambers of commerce, state and local government, high school educators, the media, as well as the larger University of Missouri System. To promote knowledge of the EU, its institutions and policies, and to enhance EU-US relations, the Center also encourages original research on the EU and hosts a number of EU specific courses and conferences each year.

University of Regensburg , Germany

Regensburg University was founded in 1962 in the Bavarian region of Germany in the 2000-year-old city of Regensburg. The unique combination of the historic city and the young, creative academic environment attracts almost 20.000 students to Regensburg. With its strong emphasis on the transfer of research innovation to practice, the University has helped Regensburg to have one of the most highly increased rates in productivity of all cities in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Medical Faculty of Research and Teaching at the University of Regensburg partners with University of Missouri researchers in telemedicine, informatics, and health care quality. Faculty members have presented lectures, performed fellowships in residence, and collaborated in various projects with University of Missouri researchers.

Rural Policy Research Institue

The Rural Policy Research Institue site contains information on other partner centers focusing on Rural Health issues, weekly editorials, and links to Rural Health programs in Missouri and around the country.

The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs. Many policies which are not explicitly "rural policies" nevertheless have substantial implications for rural areas, and RUPRI is dedicated to understanding and articulating these implications. RUPRI utilizes an inter-disciplinary approach to facilitate understanding of the rural impacts of public policies and to provide decision support to policy makers.

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