Australian Health Policy Institute

Australia’s premier academic contributor to national and international policies that sustain and improve people’s health

The Australian Health Policy Institute was established by the College of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney in 1999. Its purpose is to provide a high-level capability for authoritative, independent, non-partisan analysis of major health policy questions which confront Australian and international health systems. The Institute has four themes: Futures; Equity; Serious and Continuing Illnesses; and Governance.

Institute staff collaborate extensively with government and non-government organisations, locally and internationally, on a range of research projects. Health policy seminars are conducted by the Institute to promote academic, professional and public debate on policy issues. The Institute provides an educational capacity in health policy, policy analysis and policy research in the School of Public Health’s teaching programs, and in particular the Graduate Certificate in Health Policy. Please visit http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/future/coursework/healthpolicy/index.php for further information.

The Australian Health Policy Institute incorporates The Diabetes Unit which has an explicit focus on policy, planning and health system reform activities across the continuum of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in relation to diabetes and associated chronic diseases

The Menzies Centre for Health Policy, a joint venture between The Australian National University and the University of Sydney, was established in 2006 through a competitive grant from the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation. The Menzies Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) will provide the Australian people with a better understanding of their health system and what it provides for them. It will encourage informed debate about how Australians can influence health policy to ensure that it is consistent with their values and priorities and is able to deliver safe, high quality health care that is sustainable in the long term. The Centre has been awarded an NHMRC Program Grant to implement strategies for better prevention, management and care for Australians with, or at risk of, serious and continuing illnesses.

Professor Stephen Leeder is the Director of the Australian Health Policy Institute.