Dept. of Health Services
Program Affiliations
Program Affiliations
Aaron Katz
Principal Lecturer
Adjunct Principal Lecturer, Global Health
Aaron Katz teaches several health policy courses for MPH and MHA students, including in the Community Oriented Public Health Practice and Global Health MPH programs. Aaron is also Director of the Leadership, Policy, and Management Track of the Global Health MPH program. Aaron was director of the Health Policy Analysis Program from 1988 through 2003. His current research interests focus on strengthening public health systems in developing countries through enhancing policy research, development, and advocacy capacity and leadership training and development, in addition to long-standing research on changes in the safety net system and health care markets in the United States.
Aaron received the American Public Health Association's Award for Excellence in 2006 and the School of Public Health and Community Medicine's Outstanding Teaching Award in 2004.
Research Interests:
Health policy; health sector leadership; social/political determinants; health system market change; health care costs and access
Contact Information
email: garlyk@u.washington.edu
address:
1107 NE 45th, Suite 400
Suite 400, University District Building
Seattle, WA 98195-4809
campus box: 354809
voice: 206-616-5227
fax: 206-616-9415
address:
1107 NE 45th, Suite 400
Suite 400, University District Building
Seattle, WA 98195-4809
campus box: 354809
voice: 206-616-5227
fax: 206-616-9415
Education
CPH
University of Toronto (Canada), 1975 (Public Health)
BS University of Wisconsin, 1974 (Zoology)
BS University of Wisconsin, 1974 (Zoology)
Teaching (Department of Health Services Courses)
Recent Publications
Cunningham PJ, Bazzoli GJ, Katz A. Caught in the competitive crossfire: safety-net providers balance margin and mission in a profit-driven health care market. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Sep-Oct;27(5):w374-82. Epub 2008 Aug 12. PMID: 18697764
Felland LE, Katz A, Liebhaber A, Cohen GR. Developing health system surge capacity: community efforts in jeopardy. Res Briefs. 2008 Jun;(5):1-8. PMID: 18630400
Hurley R, Katz A, Felland L. Relief, restoration and reform: economic upturn yields modest and uneven health returns. Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change. 2008 Jan;(117):1-4. PMID: 18396571
Katz A, Staiti AB, McKenzie KL. Preparing for the unknown, responding to the known: communities and public health preparedness. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Jul-Aug;25(4):946-57. PMID: 16835173
Staiti AB, Hurley RE, Katz A. Stretching the safety net to serve undocumented immigrants: community responses to health needs. Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change. 2006 Feb;(104):1-4. PMID: 16506345
Felland LE, Katz A, Liebhaber A, Cohen GR. Developing health system surge capacity: community efforts in jeopardy. Res Briefs. 2008 Jun;(5):1-8. PMID: 18630400
Hurley R, Katz A, Felland L. Relief, restoration and reform: economic upturn yields modest and uneven health returns. Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change. 2008 Jan;(117):1-4. PMID: 18396571
Katz A, Staiti AB, McKenzie KL. Preparing for the unknown, responding to the known: communities and public health preparedness. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Jul-Aug;25(4):946-57. PMID: 16835173
Staiti AB, Hurley RE, Katz A. Stretching the safety net to serve undocumented immigrants: community responses to health needs. Issue Brief Cent Stud Health Syst Change. 2006 Feb;(104):1-4. PMID: 16506345
Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)
2011
Chair, capstone for Kathryn Bergh
Transition of the universal purchasing system for childhood immunizations in Washington State
2011
Chair, capstone for Rebecca Meiksin
Designing training and program evaluations for a new HIV care and support coordination programme in Namibia
2011
Chair, capstone for Barbara Rose
Integrating the Snohomish Health District's obesity prevention work in schools
2010
Chair, capstone for Joseph Benedict
The tuberculosis care system of migrant urban-industrial workers in New Delhi
2010
Member, capstone for Lauren Carr
Opportunities for the Washington Poll to inform health care policy in Washington State
2010
Chair, capstone for Priyanka Randeria
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Maintaining Medicaid primary care reimbursement to match Medicare reimbursement at 100% starting 2017 in Washington State
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the Government of the Republic of Namibia Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Downer Dates: 4/1/2012 - 3/31/2013
International Partnership
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesPI: Katz Dates: 1/1/2012 - 12/31/2012
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
WSU: UW Health Services FY 12
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012
WSU Nurse Staffing G002939
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 5/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
NSSC-UW DHS Focus Groups
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 5/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the Government of the Republic of Namibia Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Downer Dates: 4/1/2011 - 3/31/2012
International Partnership
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesPI: Katz Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
WSU Nurse Staffing FY 2011
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 1/1/2011 - 4/30/2011
WSU Nurse Staffing FY 2011
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 7/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
WSU: UW Dept. Health Services FY11
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the Government of the Republic of Namibia Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Downer Dates: 4/10/2010 - 3/31/2011
Round 7 Community Tracking Survey (CTS) Site Visits-Cleveland
Center for Studying Health System ChangePI: Katz Dates: 12/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Round 7 Community Tracking Survey (CTS) Site Visits - Phoenix
Center for Studying Health System ChangePI: Katz Dates: 12/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Round 7 Community Tracking Survey (CTS) Site Visits- Indianapolis
Center for Studying Health System ChangePI: Katz Dates: 12/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
WSU Nurse Staffing FY 2010
Washington State University (WSU)PI: Katz Dates: 8/1/2009 - 6/30/2010
International Budget Partnership
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesPI: Katz Dates: 4/1/2009 - 12/31/2009
International Budget partnership
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesPI: Katz Dates: 3/19/2009 - 12/31/2010
Strengthening Graduate-Level Public Health Education in the Government of the Republic of Namibia Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Downer Dates: 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2013
Health Systems Change - California Site Visits
Center for Studying Health System ChangePI: Katz Dates: 8/1/2008 - 9/30/2009
Capacity Building for Health Management, Planning, Policy, and Health Financing Issues
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), SudanPI: Katz Dates: 6/1/2008 - 11/30/2009
Global Health Fellows Program
Public Health Institute (PHI)PI: Katz Dates: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2011
Northwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Thompson Dates: 9/1/2004 - 8/31/2009
Projects
Public Health Political Mapping Study
Aaron is a co-investigator on this multi-country study of civil society organizations efforts to influence health systems and health policy in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Community Tracking Study / Center for Studying Health System Change
Since 1995, Aaron has participated in these biennial site visits for this Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded longitudinal study of how community health systems are changing across the country.
Effective Collaborations Between Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations
Aaron was the principal investigator on this cross-national study of how nonprofit organizations and local governments interact and what public policies can facilitate such relationships to the benefit of communities and their residents. The study was funded by the Center for Global Partnership, Japan Foundation, in New York City.
Beyond Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage: Lessons from State Health Policy
Aaron was an investigator in this project designed to mine state-based health policy and health services research concerning alternatives to employer-based health insurance. The project was funded by The Commonwealth Fund.
Study of the Potential Effects of the Conversion of Premera Blue Cross to For-Profit Status
As director of HPAP, Aaron directed an assessment of the potential impacts of the Premera conversion on the health care systems in Washington and Alaska. The study was commissioned by a coalition of consumer groups, Washington State Hospital Association, and Washington State Medical Association.
Links
Packard-Gates Population Leadership Program
Center for Studying Health System Change
Northwest Public Health
Center for Studying Health System Change
Northwest Public Health
