The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
A bipartisan group of state health policymakers from both the executive and legislative branches who are focused on improving population health.
Networks of state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care.
A program dedicated to advancing state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
A leadership development program for early and mid-career state government officials who are committed to improving the health of all people in their communities.
A leadership program for senior state government officials who are committed to improving population health.
The Fund focuses on creating an affordable health care system built on strong primary care and partnerships that improve health outcomes for all.
Improving state leaders’ ability to enact and implement evidence-based health policies.
Advancing policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.
Improving population health through policies that contain health care cost growth.
Our state health policy resources offer relevant data analysis and best practices.
The Fund publishes reports, issues briefs, and case studies on state health policy issues.
Short takes on health policy issues from Milbank staff and guest authors.
Insights from Milbank President Debra Lubar on state health policymaking.
Reported articles and Q&As on timely health policy issues, as well as foundation updates.
Milbank Memorial Fund and Milbank Quarterly webinars featuring state health policymakers and researchers.
Updates and expert contact information for reporters.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is a private foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
Curtis Harrod, PhD, is the associate research director at the Center for Evidence-based Policy and has an affiliate faculty appointment with the Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University School of Public Health. He earned a master’s in public health (community health) from Colorado School of Public Health and a doctorate in epidemiology with a minor in biomedical sciences from Colorado School of Public Health. He graduated from both with Delta Omega honors and was selected to receive the Outstanding Contribution by a Student Award. At the Center, Harrod oversees junior- and senior-level research associates, policy analysts, and physicians in identifying, evaluating, synthesizing, and interpreting evidence for various clinical interventions and health policy topics. He works on research projects across the Center with the aim of transforming complex studies and data into easily understood and concise reports and presentations for policymakers to use as tools in evidence-based decision making. In his time at the Center, he has led or co-authored over 100 commissioned clinical evidence and health policy reports. Before joining the Center, Harrod instructed on epidemiology and other public health courses and served as a database manager for multiple National Institutes of Health R01 projects. He has published over a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, including being the lead author on a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. He also serves as a peer reviewer for multiple clinical journals and is a member of the US Cochrane West Evidence-based Medicine group. July 2018
July 2018