Earlier this month, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio released a newsletter that focused on the percentage of outpatient ...

As a policy analyst, I encounter a range of different types of policy studies. Different research questions demand different tools. For example, measuring the economic footprint of a cycling industry ...

If your organization works on issues, you probably have people who can explain why they matter. You have communications ...

Last week, I went to a webinar hosted by the National Coalition for Literacy and the Learning Impact Network about adult ...

Public policy analysis is a professional service conducted by policy analysts at the federal, state, and local level. If ...

We live in a post-welfare reform world. In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich worked together to reform welfare in the United States. A large part of the bargain struck ...

From this table, you can get an idea of which states rely the most on federal funding. For instance, let’s consider Alaska. Between national parks, conservation land, and military bases, 60% of Alaska ...

On Wednesday, I went to a luncheon hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club on the topic of homelessness. The host posed a question to one of the panelists: what would it cost to end homelessness in ...

When an analyst approaches a problem and are trying to take an efficiency lens to it, she has two main options at her fingertips: cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis. Understanding ...

A few years ago, I first heard about a research project conducted by United Way affiliates called ALICE. How do we know if someone lives in an ALICE household? Well, it’s very similar to how we ...

Mapping technology has contributed a lot to understanding the impact of geography on public well being. Luckily, you don’t have to be a GIS whiz to work with geographic data. The US Census Bureau ...

“Middle-class” is an ubiquitous term in U.S. public policy debates. A strong middle class is seen as emblematic of a strong country. Middle-class is the American dream: a steady, dependable job, a car ...