Center Directors: Charles E. Begley, PhD & David R. Lairson, PhD
The mission of the Center for Health Services Research (CHSR) is to conduct research and provide technical assistance and training in the organization, financing, and outcomes of health services, systems, and policies. The Center focuses on the development and application of health services research methods in the design and evaluation of individually targeted healthcare and community-based public health.
The Center will complement other research activities within the UTHSC-H and School of Public Health by applying basic research on causal relationships, intervention design, and population surveillance to service, system, and policy questions. The CHSR will provide graduate and postgraduate training and practice opportunities for students and fellows, and collaborative research opportunities with other centers, institutes, and external organizations where knowledge of financing, evaluation, organizational relationships, and policy is important. It will create opportunities for research collaboration among faculty and students at the Houston and regional UTSPH campuses and the Texas Medical Center, as well as with other public and private organizations throughout Texas.
Research areas of the Center:
- Clarify the costs and benefits of health promotion, protection, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services
- Identify and evaluate financing and service delivery initiatives to better serve uninsured, low-income populations
- Identify and evaluate relevant federal, state, and local health policy related to these issues
