Research Areas

  • Social, economic and cultural determinants of health and disease
  • Survey on community health indicators (e.g., Community Health Survey, etc.)
  • Study on the healthcare system and the national health insurance in Korea
  • Study on patient-centeredness and responsiveness of a healthcare system
  • Medical decision making
  • Healthcare as a social institution: Basic theory of the interaction between the healthcare system and actors in the system
  • Community intervention research (e.g. randomized controlled trial of the matemal early childhood home visitation intervention, etc.)
  • Joint research on healthcare policies and systems with other clinical fields(rehabilitation, emergency medical care, primary care, etc.)
  • Delivering training programs to enhance research and practice performance
  • Various projects for the development and achievement of other research institutes