Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Leading Population Health Research for 40 Years
The Institute for Health is a hub for multidisciplinary and translational research focused on improving population health. IFH research centers span the focus areas of healthy aging, pharmacoepidemiology, biomedical informatics, health services research, state health policy, climate health, and beyond.
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“IFH excels because it facilitates a collaborative environment combining diverse disciplinary perspectives, theories, and methods to find urgently needed answers to important questions in population health.”
Tobias Gerhard, BSPharm, PhD, FISPE
Professor, Pharmacy and Epidemiology, Rutgers University
Research and Impact at a glance: FY23 & FY24
IFH Insights
2025 Institute Update
The IFH 2025 Report highlights new grants, awards and research updates from our centers.
Summer Research Internship Program
IFH’s prestigious summer internship program is training dozens of students to become the next generation of population health researchers.
Howard Leventhal Scholarship for Trainees
IFH selects two Rutgers doctoral students for the Howard Leventhal Scholarship for Trainees each year to support their independent health research.
Center for State Health Policy Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Nearly 200 policymakers, academic colleagues from Rutgers and beyond, stakeholders from across NJ and health philanthropies came together in November 2024 for a symposium and celebration.
NJHealth Study
Rutgers researchers are collaborating on the NJHealth Study – the largest cohort study of its kind in New Jersey. NJHealth seeks to better understand the relationship between stress and health outcomes.
Celebrating 40 Years
Since the Institute’s founding in 1985 by Dr. David Mechanic, Rutgers Institute for Health has grown and evolved thanks to the contributions of incredible individuals who have helped shape our legacy. We are now home to over 40 core faculty members and 8 research centers. This milestone year was not just a celebration of our achievements but also a tribute to the people who have been part of our journey over the years.
To commemorate this momentous occasion, special events took place throughout the year celebrating the advancements in population health research.
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