Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril Scott Burris,Jamie F. Chriqui,Y. Tony Yang,S. Bryn Austin,Lisa F. Berkman,Ross C. Brownson,Magdalena Cerdá,Kao-Ping Chua,Ana V. Diez Roux,Gregg Gonsalves,Rita Hamad,Mark D. Hayward,Kelli A. Komro,Nancy Krieger,Laura D. Lindberg,Bruce G. Link,Julie Maslowsky,Angela McGowan,Jennifer Karas Montez,Kimberly M. Nelson, October 1, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/policy-research-national-institutes-health-imperative-peril Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it.