Mission
Advancing Substance Use Health Economics Research
CHERISH develops and disseminates health economics research on healthcare utilization, health outcomes, and health-related behaviors that informs substance use disorder treatment and the HCV and HIV care of people who use substances.
We are committed to fostering research excellence and maximizing impact by bringing relevant experiences and perspectives into our research practice:
- We value the perspectives of individuals, communities, the healthcare system, and our society, and incorporate them across our research process – the development of the research question; study design and implementation; and interpretation and dissemination of results.
- We cultivate a community of researchers whose work integrates relevant perspectives and experiences of individuals, communities, the healthcare system, and our society.
- We recruit, train, and engage students, trainees, and early-stage investigators in conducting health economics research on substance use to address individual-, community-, healthcare system-, and societal-level concerns.
A Community of Experts
Our multidisciplinary team develops and disseminates health economic research on healthcare utilization, health outcomes, and health-related behaviors that inform substance use disorder policies and the HCV and HIV care of people who use substances.