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Institute for Health Policy and Practice Keeps New Hampshire Healthy
To analyze the data at the root of high-quality health care and inform policy and practice, the state of New Hampshire often turns to UNH’s Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Read More
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06/03/25Ph.D. Student Researching Rare Bone Disorder She Was Diagnosed with as a Child
Camryn Berry can distinctly recall the first time a doctor talked to her rather than around her. Now, years later, she’s bringing that same... -
06/02/25UNH Police Sergeant Balances the Badge and the Books
UNH Police Sgt. Callum Cochran is earning his master’s in social work to help improve mental health resources for first responders. Balancing full-... -
05/27/25Student Research Project Engineers Better CPR Training
UNH Ph.D. student Prashant Purohit developed a CPR training mannequin for newborn care, using real-time feedback to improve technique and reduce... -
05/22/25What’s Up with Medicaid? And Why Should We Care?
Deborah Fournier, J.D., director of health law and policy for UNH's Institute for Health Policy and Practice and former N.H. Medicaid director,...
Recent Stories
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06/23/21 - Local FlavorHalf of Granite Staters report buying food from local farms at least a few times a month but only 15% do so weekly, according to new research released by the Carsey School of... Read More -
06/22/21 - One Step CloserHer own experiences as a patient are inspiring Lauren Schoeller ’21 to pursue a career as an orthopedic surgeon. Read More -
05/26/21 - PFAS Are ForeverTwo studies from UNH look at the fate of PFAS after being processed by wastewater treatment facilities. Read More -
05/21/21 - A Champion for Adapted Physical EducationAssociate professor ofkinesiology Michelle Grenier has been awarded the prestigious Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement Award by SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators)... Read More -
05/19/21 - The Laconia Daily Sun: As Families Struggle, Some States Lead the Way on Childcare, Paid LeaveJess Carson, a research professor at the Univeristy of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in The Laconia Daily Sun regarding her research on how... Read More -
05/18/21 - An App for Violence PreventionWith new NSF funding, UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center will launch and pilot a new violence prevention and safety app targeted to high school students and... Read More -
05/17/21 - UNH's Citizens Health Initiative Partners with Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Launch Second Phase of Project ECHOThe New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative at the University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice has joined a national effort to stop the spread of COVID-... Read More -
05/12/21 - Study: 1.4M Children Annually Receive Medical Care for ViolenceA national report from UNH shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or... Read More -
05/07/21 - The Hill: U.S. Birthrate Drops to Record Low Amid Pandemic FalloutKen Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in The Hill regarding new data that shows that the new babies born in the United... Read More -
05/05/21 - Hotter, Drier and AdaptedResearchers at the University of New Hampshire found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and exist without water, there is more than one genetic mechanism... Read More