The Rural Education Action Program is part of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions.
Health Outcomes
Scholarly Publications
Conditional Cash Transfers, Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Services, and Health Outcomes in Western Rural China
August 2020
Background: Empirical evidence suggests that the uptake of maternal and child health (MCH) services is still low in poor rural areas of China.
Intended And Unintended Consequences Of China’s Zero Markup Drug Policy
August 2015
Since economic liberalization in the late 1970s, China's health care providers have grown heavily reliant on revenue from drugs, which they both prescribe and sell.
Non-use of health care service among empty-nest elderly in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study
July 2015
Background: Empty-nest elderly refers to those elderly with no children or whose children have already left home.
Projects
Role of Teachers in Boosting Eyeglasses Wear
Teachers are often the crucial link Overcoming children’s hesitancy to wear glasses is a major challenge in moving forward toward a national vision care plan.
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Paying for Performance in the Battle Against Anemia: Pilot Study
ProblemDespite China’s rapid economic development, prevalence rates of iron deficiency anemia among children in China’s poorest rural areas range between 25% and 60% - implying more than 10 million...
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