The mission of Health and Human Development Programs (HHD) is to create innovations that promote healthy human development worldwide.

We conduct and synthesize research and guide practice toward the most effective policies and programs that promote healthy human development and reduce risk behaviors. We serve organizations in education, public health, health care, social services, mental health, and criminal justice at the international, national, state, and local levels.

Our staff of more than 120 professionals have backgrounds in public health, mental health, social science, education, media, communications, and criminal justice. With a funding level of almost $21 million and 60 active projects in 2005, HHD has grown at an average annual rate of 12 percent over the past decade. Governments, foundations, and corporations fund the work we carry out on their behalf.

Education Development Center (EDC), our parent organization, is a nonprofit organization that has, for almost 50 years, worked with partners around the globe to generate solutions to complex challenges in education, health, and justice. EDC's overall funding level in 2006 - 2007 was over $100 million.