Get ready to lead
The mission of the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) is to promote the importance of health care access, cost, and delivery by training students to become leaders in health policy, health services research, and health care management.
Influence policy. Innovate health care.
The Rollins HPM department is an ideal graduate program for students interested in addressing inequities in the U.S. health care delivery system through health policy and health care management strategies. HPM students can start making a difference as soon as they enter our program through the Rollins Applied Practice Experience (APE). APE gives students opportunities to work with local, state, and national organizations; research centers; and consulting firms to gain on-the-job experience and training.
Rollins prepares HPM students to take on challenges of the future by ensuring they gain critical skills in:
Health Policy, Analysis, and Health Services ResearchQuality Improvement and Strategic Management
Human Resource Management in Health Care
Public and Health Care Administrative Law
Comprehensive coursework blended with real-world experience
We provide a multidisciplinary course of study that prepares students to meet the changing demands of health care, public health, and health policy environments. HPM offers four different degree programs:
- MPH in Health Policy: Designed to provide students with a broad understanding of how federal, state, and local policies shape the U.S. health-care system.
- MPH in Health Care Management: For toward students interested in building a leadership career for the delivery of health-care services.
- 12-Month Accelerated MPH in Health Care Management: An accelerated version of the MPH in Health Care Management.
- MSPH in Health Services Research: Aimed toward students interested in research or to those who wish to pursue a doctoral degree.
Learn more about our program options:
Online Part-Time MPH in Health Policy
Launch a thriving career
Gain unparalleled access to work with leading public health organizations and companies, such as:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- American Cancer Society
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Deloitte Consulting
- Accenture
“Getting my MPH in Health Policy and Management definitely gave me a competitive advantage during my full-time job search. I was interested in federal health care consulting, which is very competitive and difficult to get your foot in the door. Rollins and HPM gave me all the resources and support to get my dream job out of school. Everyone around you is there to help you grow personally and professionally and I am very grateful for my HPM family!”
Erin Swendsen, MPH 2019
Learn from the top in their field
Our faculty bring diverse skill sets to the classroom with expertise and backgrounds in fields including political science, economics, health care, management, and more. They provide students with a professional practice perspective in an ever-changing health-care system.
HPM is welcoming a new Department Chair, Dr. Stephen W. Patrick
Dr. Stephen W. Patrick joins Rollins from Vanderbilt University where he serves as professor of pediatrics and health policy, William R. Long Director of Child Health Policy at the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy, and as an attending neonatologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He previously served as senior policy advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy where he led an interagency policy process that resulted in the administration’s action plan to improve outcomes for pregnant people with substance use disorder and their infants.
Excellence in research
Collaborative research is a key aspect of the HPM program. We partner with Emory University affiliates, The Carter Center, the CDC, the World Health Organization, and the World Bank among many others. Recent research projects include:
- Evaluation of Georgia’s Medicaid Family Planning Waiver Program
- Overcoming Community and Policy Barriers to Treatment for Pregnant
- Women Addicted to Opioids in Rural North Georgia
- Linking State-Level Data on Cancer and HIV/AIDS to Study Patient Care & Outcomes in the State of Georgia
- THRIVE: A Communication App to Manage Symptoms and Improve Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence for Women with Breast Cancer
- The impact of False Claims Act Litigation on Practice
- Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (MHTTC) for HHS Region IV
Health Policy and Management News
Symptom Monitoring App Reduces High-Cost Health Visits for Breast Cancer Patients
June 27, 2024
In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers led by Ilana Graetz, PhD, associate professor of health policy and management, evaluated an intervention to improve AET adherence. They tested a mobile app where women could report when they took their AET medication and any symptoms they experienced, with certain reported symptoms alerting the oncology team.
Impact of Opioid Treatment on Foster Care Placement: 5 Questions with Stephen Patrick
August 20, 2024
Stephen Patrick, MD, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, highlights the significance of this research and the existing barriers that need to be addressed to ensure future newborns have an equitable opportunity to return home with their biological mothers.
Caring for Pregnant and Postpartum People During Hurricanes and Other Public Health Emergencies
October 11, 2024
Sarah Blake, PhD, associate professor of health policy and management and director of Emory’s Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence, explains the unique needs and risks that pregnant and postpartum people have during emergency situations, as well as the supports available to them.