Skip to main content
NJ State House

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

An initiative within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, the Center provides impartial policy analysis, research, facilitation, and consultation on pressing state health policy issues.

CSHP 25th Anniversary Symposium & Celebration

November's Symposium & Celebration will mark the Center's 25th year of informing and supporting sound health policy in New Jersey.

CSHP 25TH SQ1

Featured Projects

Center faculty and staff are actively engaged in a number of research projects and collaborations addressing the health and well-being of New Jersey's vibrant and diverse communities.

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy has a long-standing and close working relationship with the New Jersey Department of Medical Assistance and Health Services, which oversees the state’s Medicaid Program.

Two longitudinal projects comprise the NJ Child Health Study. One followed a panel of low-income children in four NJ cities to study the impact of changes in the food and physical activity environment on changes in weight status and associated behaviors...

The NJHealth Study, launched in 2022 as the New Jersey Population Health Cohort Study, seeks to improve understanding of how life events and stress affect health, particularly within historically disadvantaged groups, multigenerational families, and immigrant groups.

The availability of safe, healthy, and affordable housing is foremost among the social determinants of health. Uneven metropolitan development and housing discrimination has driven deep health disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized groups, immigrant, and low-income populations in the United States. The Housing & Health Equity Cluster is working together to address health equity through housing using collaborative research, curricular innovations, and community engaged work.

Recent Publications

You can browse the Center's full catalog of health policy publications here.

Health insurance and transportation barriers impact access to epilepsy care in the United States

Chapter 10 - Impact of Immigration Policy on Immigrant Families: Current Research and Future Directions

Data for Behavioral Health and Equity Research: NJ Population Health Cohort (NJHealth) Study & Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) Project

Connecting Health and Homeless Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries

Stay in Touch!

Join our mailing list to receive the latest news about Center projects, publications, events, job opportunities and more.