The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) is a research unit within the department of community health sciences, in the Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. We focus on the question "What makes people healthy?"

Population-based research

MCHP carries out research on health services, population and public health, and the social determinants of health, using de-identified data from administrative records of Manitobans. Explore our Data Repository page to learn more.

Data Repository

A world-wide research team

Our team consists of more than 60 University researchers and graduate students, data managers, systems analysts, research coordinators and research support staff. We collaborate with peers across Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia.

Our team

Outstanding educational opportunities

MCHP researchers teach graduate level courses in community health sciences and advise graduates students through thesis projects.

MCHP staff support researchers using the data repository, and mentor co-op students and interns.

For more about educational opportunities, visit our MCHP Education page.

MCHP Education