The Institute for Health Research & Policy at Whitman-Walker is the research, policy, advocacy, and education arm of Whitman-Walker, a Washington, D.C.-based community health organization. It advances health equity through person-centered health research, clinical trials, evidence-based policy solutions, and community engagement, with a focus on people facing barriers to good health, including LGBTQ+ communities and people living with HIV.
Health care access and insurance coverage, health equity, HIV and infectious disease prevention and treatment, LGBTQ+ health, data privacy and representation in health systems, community health education, and evidence-based public health policy
Primarily supported through Whitman-Walker’s health system, philanthropic donations, grants, research funding, and partnerships
Whitman-Walker Health, Whitman-Walker Foundation, Whitman-Walker Health System, and leadership including Heather Aaron
Non-profit health research and policy institute
