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Health

Working to bring quality health care to rural communities.

Overview

While China has recently made leaps in reforming its health system, major gaps still remain. Due to the sheer size of China’s population and economy, the success or failure of its healthcare system has outsized implications for global health and growth. Underlying issues in China’s health system range from a lack of resources, insufficient expertise, and misaligned incentives for providers. However, unlike many developing countries, China has the wherewithal to deploy novel approaches to improve healthcare outcomes. This unique combination of need and means makes China important for the study of health systems and care for underserved populations.

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Text Messaging and Its Impacts on the Health and Education of the Poor: Evidence from Field Experiments in Rural China

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World Development,
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Improving the Health and Education of Elementary Schoolchildren in Rural China: Iron Supplementation Versus Nutritional Training for Parents

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Journal of Development Studies,
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Dormitory Management and Boarding Students in China’s Rural Elementary Schools

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China Agricultural Economic Review,
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Survey using Incognito Standardized Patients Shows Poor Quality Care in China’s Rural Clinics

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Health Policy & Planning,
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The Cost of Disability in China

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Demography,
Working Papers

272- Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children

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Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Reduces Anemia and Anxiety in Rural China's Elementary School Children

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The Journal of Nutrition,
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Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors

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China & World Economy,
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Neglected Rural Public Health Issue: The Case of Intestinal Roundworms

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China & World Economy,
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Evidence on the Impact of Sustained Exposure to Air Pollution on Life Expectancy from China's Hua River Policy

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
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Eggs versus Chewable Vitamins: Which Intervention Can Increase Nutrition and Test Scores in Rural China?

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China Economic Review,
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Which Households are Most Distant from Health Centers in Rural China? Evidence from a GIS Network Analysis

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GeoJournal,
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New Evidence on the Impact of China’s New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme and its Implications for Rural Primary Healthcare: Multivariate Difference-in-difference Analysis

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BMJ,
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A comparison of rural and urban healthcare consumption and health insurance

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China Agricultural Economic Review,
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Good and Bad News From China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme

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IDS Bulletin,
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Children’s Social Welfare in China, 1989–1997: Access to Health Insurance and Education

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Access to Health Insurance and Education,