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Alumni In Action
Janelle M. Sauz… and improving joy in medicine. My background in public health and healthcare management drew me to the field of … as an AmeriCorps member at a federally-qualified health center (FQHC), serving the Medicaid population, led me to my passions for community health, quality improvement, population health, and health …
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UPADM-GP.102
Introduction to Social Impact… such as poverty, climate change, racial equity, and public health. Through lectures, guest speakers and discussions, …Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Moses Mansu (MPA 2000)… Public Service and how did it impact your understanding of health and healthcare? I relocated from Ghana to the United States and went to work for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau of Operations on an … interest in the operations and management side of public health. In a casual conversation with the then Director of …
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Medicaid and Mortality: New Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative DataWe use large-scale federal survey data linked to administrative death records to investigate the relationship between Medicaid enrollment and mortality. Our analysis compares changes in mortality for near-elderly adults in states with and without …
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Multigenerational Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net: Early Life Exposure to Medicaid and the Next Generation’s Health… We examine multigenerational impacts of positive in utero health interventions using a new research design that … early life Medicaid exposure and the next generation's health at birth. We find evidence that the health benefits associated with treated generations' early …
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Elective Courses… Health Policy & Management … Development Policy & Management Specialization Health, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Aid Focus Area Courses … and disaster settings, supporting advocacy to advance health, human rights and humanitarian concerns, and … MPA-Health : Health Finance Specialization Core Courses …
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Student Spotlight: Sean Pomory (MPA-HPAM 2024)… and food access—all the things that contribute to positive health outcomes." I chose Wagner over peer programs because … it was one of the few that seemed to consciously integrate health management and policy in fruitful ways. The MPA-Health program really seemed built from the ground up with an …
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Application Deadlines & Process … MS in Health Law and Strategy Joint degree with NYU School of Law Please visit the MS in Health Law and Strategy website for more information about …
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Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Van Busum (MPA 2010)… villages. While at Wagner, Kristin was involved with the Health Policy Network and the Wagner Food Policy Alliance. … changes the direction of their life, leading to better health and economic independence. At Project Alianza we …
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Alumni Spotlight: Anjana Sreedhar (MPA-HPAM 2020)… equity in the healthcare space. Anjana recently published Health Care of a Thousand Slights, Connecting Legacy to Access to Healthcare , which details the history of health care disparities among marginalized communities in the … information and provides solutions to mitigating health care disparities. To get a deeper insight into the …
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URPL-GP.4638
Housing Policy II… by focusing on dynamics related to the intersection of health, mental health, and homelessness as well as efforts to address racial …Publication
The Racial Wealth Gap: Implications for Philanthropy in the Black Community… author concludes by arguing for a new research agenda that links the burgeoning literature on race and wealth to that on …
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Who is Enrolled in For-Profit vs. Nonprofit Medicare HMOs?… of enrollees in for-profit and nonprofit Medicare health plans using nationwide data from the 1996 Medicare … Beneficiary Survey. We find few differences in overall health status, limitations in activities of daily living … plan with the expectation of reducing their out-of-pocket health care costs. …
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Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s Health… and neighborhoods could also improve their children’s health, through any number of mechanisms. For example, less … asthma; a safer, less violent neighborhood could improve health by reducing the chances of injury and death, and by … policies don’t show a strong effect on poor children’s health. One problem is that neighborhood improvements may …
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Student Spotlight: Maya Koehn-Wu (MUP 2026)… women and children together to learn English, access health education, connect with community services, and build … they were working through eco-tourism to raise funds for a health clinic, due to their geographic isolation and limited …
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Alumni in Healthcare… The Health Alumni Group works closely with the Wagner Health Network to provide a bridge for students to the alumni … Alumni-Student Health Networking Event …
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Health Degree Programs… NYU Wagner's Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Health Policy & Management and Online Master of Health Administration (MHA) prepare you to make a long and lasting impact on the health sector. Learn more about what makes each program … NYU Wagner MPA - Health Policy & Management NYU Wagner Online MHA LOCATION …
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Elbel B, Schlesinger M. Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health Plans… CONTEXT: American health policy is increasingly relying on consumerism to … extent to which consumers respond to problems with their health plans . METHODS: Using a telephone survey of five … consumers voice formal grievances or exit from their health plan in response to problems of differing severity. …
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Adverse Health Effects, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage Behavior of Farm Operators… it is important to understand what drives farmer behavior. Health belief models in public health and social psychology argue that persons who have adverse health experiences are likely to undertake preventive … Adverse Health Effects, Environmental Attitudes, and Pesticide Usage …
Faculty Profile
Dr. Aaron J. Drew… the Technical Director for the Supply Chain Product Line (Health) within the Office of Information & Technology. … Engineer and Technical Product Manager for the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture … as part of a coordinated care endeavor. As the Director, Health IT Product Engineering for the U.S. Department of …
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Health Care Reform in France - The Birth of State-Led Managed Care… The World Health Organization recently ranked the French health care system the best in the world.1 Although the … the French system. Yet in August 2004, with the national health insurance (NHI) system facing a severe financial … Health Care Reform in France - The Birth of State-Led Managed …
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UPADM-GP.219
Segregation and Public Policy in the American CityIn early 2020 the intertwined economic, social, and political crises facing cities brought renewed public awareness to entrenched racial inequality and oppression in the United States, particularly anti-Black racism. Students in this course will develop a …Stories
Student Spotlight: Brian Charles (MHA 2023)… How has the MHA program enhanced your understanding of the health field? More than anything, my genuine passion is … with these laws can be. Furthermore, the role of health executives in navigating the complex regulatory … has grown immensely. You’re currently with Montefiore Health System. Can you share a bit about your …
Capstone Projects
LINKED LEARNING ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT IN OAKLAND SCHOOLSThe Urban Strategies Council (USC) is an anti-poverty organization based in Oakland, California that works to transform low-income neighborhoods into vibrant, healthy communities. In response to disparate educational outcomes among students, California …