I have created a site to make the process of involving students with my Health System activities more efficient in the future: 

http://healthsystemsstewards.wordpress.com/opportunities-for-collaboration/global-health-research/. 

Here are some ideas that I’ve had for global health research. I only ask that you notify me if you develop one of these ideas so that we avoid duplication):

-Review the initial USAID, PEPFAR, GF, etc. proposals, and then evolution: were there provisions for HSS?
-Review history of aid in any given community; where did it come from, who got it, timeline, etc.
-Review major behavior theories, and how health programs affect the behavior of health managers in developing countries.
-Behavior theories and how they fit into HSIAs
-Review the evidence of household interventions in health.
-Review the link between health and human rights, and health systems strengthening.
-Methodology for HSIAs: one for major health initiatives, others for NGOs, etc.??
-Steps taken by successful global health programs (BRAC, Jamkhed, AS, Search, Matlab, etc.) to mitigate donors’ underlying motives.
-Definition of health system
-“Health Diplomacy”
-Survey of countries/communities: does funding and/or HS structure fit disease burden/anticipated disease burden?
-Survey of all vertical programs: which have HS provisions, and what is lacking?
-Management principles and their application to health system development.
-What effect do externally-funded programs have on the market forces in health?
-Historical survey of targeted health programs: how many have been successful?
-Trust and HS (see Easterly, p. 80)
-Effect of unpredictable funding on ability to handle money, budget, etc.
-Effect of unpredictable funding on laws, customs, and property rights (Easterly p. 92)
-Link between humanitarian/Charity work and health systems strengthening.
-NNT, other evidence-based measure indicators for global health
-HS and capacity building
-HSA and culture
-Training and HSAs
-Lessons learned from AIDS for social mobilization, etc. on HS