Chima Ndumele, MPH, PhD

Dr. Chima Ndumele is the Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) at the Yale School of Public Health. He co-leads the SCALE research group and is affiliated with the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale. His research is focused on better understanding factors that influence the way vulnerable populations connect with and access healthcare resources. This work includes examining the effect of public policy on the care received by Medicaid enrollees, identifying strategies to improve the quality of services delivered in the healthcare safety net, and investigating how the design and allocation of services in social policy programs impact the health of low-income families. Dr. Ndumele received his PhD from the Brown University School of Public Health.

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