IHPP's 2025 Annual Report

IHPP's 2025 Annual Report
How research, policy, and practice came together to strengthen health across New Hampshire this year.
August 1, 2026

The Institute for Health Policy and Practice is UNH's hub for translating research into real-world health solutions across New Hampshire. Here's a look at what the team accomplished in 2025.

37
projects
$3.6 million
in grants & contracts
All 10
NH counties reached throughout our work
24
publications developed with over 870 downloads

2025 Highlights

Learn more about some of the ways that IHPP made an impact this past year. 

Mark Bonica headshot

New leadership, same mission

Mark Bonica, PhD, joined IHPP as director in 2025, bringing more than three decades of health systems leadership to strengthen the Institute's connection to UNH's academic mission.

IHPP staff with a nursing student

Innovation and research excellence

Senior nursing students from the UNH School of Nursing partnered with IHPP on the Health at Syringe Services Project, conducting nearly 300 surveys and 60 interviews statewide — generating insights now shaping healthcare access across New Hampshire.

Nursing student at the UNH Sim lab

Growing NH's nursing workforce

Through the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program, IHPP supported 95 graduate nursing students — including psychiatric mental health and family nurse practitioners — with over $2.28 million in funding to help close the state's healthcare workforce gaps.

Interested in learning more?

Explore the full 2025 Annual Report for the complete list of projects, funding, and impact across New Hampshire.

Published
August 1, 2026