Research

The CHEAR Center is one of the nation’s leading sources for unbiased, rigorous pediatric health services and outcomes research.

CHEAR faculty publish studies across a variety of research themes. Our studies have appeared in high-impact journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Lancet, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Pediatrics, Health Affairs, and Pediatrics, and have been covered by national media outlets, such as CNN.

CHEAR faculty also lead several high-impact programs and initiatives designed to improve the quality of pediatric health care and to shape the national discourse on child health.