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March 31, 2021
Introduction
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... Read more
February 25, 2021
Introduction
Data is at the heart of quantitative public health research. We spend our days analyzing the relationship between exposures and outcomes to figure out what makes people healthier. But universally, datasets such as claims data and... Read more
February 1, 2021
A Brief Discussion on Time-Varying Confounding in the Evaluation of Programs, Practices, or Policies
Introduction
At E4A, we’re constantly thinking about change: the relationship between changes – how health outcomes change in response to policy or practice changes – how to measure those changes, and how to account for other things that are... Read more
December 23, 2020
It is a truth universally acknowledged that 2020 has been the year we couldn’t be happier to say farewell to and leave behind. The only constant to life is change, and we certainly hope that is true for 2021.
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November 30, 2020
Interview
The COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and restrictions have forced researchers and evaluators to shift from traditional in-person data collection, as face-to-face interviews and observations are, in many instances, not allowable, too risky, or not... Read more