Evidence for Action (E4A) and Race Forward recently had the pleasure of hosting an incredibly dynamic and thought-provoking discussion between Drs. Thomas A. LaVeist, Assata-Nicole Richards, and George Ayala moderated by our very own Dr.
We think of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lens as the commitment to incorporate DEI principles and practices into the environments in which we work and the knowledge that we produce.
Policymakers, administrators, and other decision makers need high quality evidence about the effects – both positive and negative – of policy and programming options to make well-informed decisions about how to target resources aimed at advancing health and racial equity.
Many social programs and policies may have larger benefits for some people but smaller benefits for other people or may even benefit one group, while harming another.
While a variety of study designs can be used to estimate the population health impacts of social interventions, randomized control trials (RCTs) are uniquely well-suited to assess causal relationships between an intervention and outcomes.
Since Evidence for Action (E4A) launched in 2015, with more than 2000 Letters of Intent and over 100 Full Proposals reviewed, we have seen time and again that methodological issues– the approaches used to evaluate an intervention – are one of the most important barriers to providing compelling, act
