The Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center of the University of Michigan is a multidisciplinary health services research unit, based in the Division of General Pediatrics that brings together faculty from multiple pediatric subspecialty disciplines, other departments from the school of medicine and multiple schools and institutes across the University of Michigan. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, the CHEAR unit addresses high-impact research questions in child health.
The mission of the CHEAR Center is to conduct high-quality, rigorous, timely health services research with the potential for real impact on children’s health. Primary research areas include health services research; child and family health policy; public opinion and health communication; health outcomes and quality of care; comparative effectiveness and economic evaluation; and program evaluation.
The CHEAR Center conducts projects which involve both primary data collection and secondary data analysis and utilizes both quantitative and qualitative research methods where appropriate. A full-time research staff includes data programmers/analysts, master’s-level research associates, research assistants, and support personnel.
For more information regarding research in General Pediatrics and the CHEAR Center, please visit our website.
Program for Equity in Adolescent & Child Health (PEACH)
PEACH is an innovative research and improvement program committed to improving equity in pediatric care and experience. We take an interdisciplinary, data-driven approach to identifying inequities and use quality improvement expertise to develop systems-level approaches to eliminating any inequities identified. PEACH is supported by 10 clinical departments/divisions in the School of Medicine, along with Mott Hospital, the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, Poverty Solutions, and several other units at the University of Michigan. Visit the Program for Equity in Adolescent & Child Health (PEACH) Website for more information.
