Policies 4 Action
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A @RWJF signature research program growing the evidence base on community-driven policy solutions that promote #racialjustice and #healthequity.
What becomes possible when communities help shape research? Researchers, policymakers, and community advocates will come together at GWU in DC to explore how community partnership in research can create systems change. Apr 21 12-5pm. For details and registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-evide...
Events
Urban.org
April 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What becomes possible when communities help shape research? Researchers, policymakers, and community advocates will come together at GWU in DC to explore how community partnership in research can create systems change. Apr 21 12-5pm. For details and registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-evide...
E4A & P4HE are sponsoring a Ways of Knowing issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Submit an abstract by April 8, 2026. Learn more: e4action.org/WOK-AJPH
e4action.org
February 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
E4A & P4HE are sponsoring a Ways of Knowing issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Submit an abstract by April 8, 2026. Learn more: e4action.org/WOK-AJPH
10 years of research point to one conclusion: inequality is structured through policy design. Wealth gaps and justice disparities persist because tax, credit, housing, and criminal justice systems allocate risk and advantage. These outcomes are choices.
Full reflection:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Full reflection:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
What Has 10+ Years of Policy Research Taught Us About Race, Justice, and Power?
Karen James Cody
substack.com
February 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
10 years of research point to one conclusion: inequality is structured through policy design. Wealth gaps and justice disparities persist because tax, credit, housing, and criminal justice systems allocate risk and advantage. These outcomes are choices.
Full reflection:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Full reflection:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Ten years ago, the Data Walk invited people to engage directly with data about their own neighborhoods.
A decade later, the lesson is clear: lasting change happens when communities are treated as experts.
Read the full post:
policiesforaction.org/blog/communi...
A decade later, the lesson is clear: lasting change happens when communities are treated as experts.
Read the full post:
policiesforaction.org/blog/communi...
Communities as Experts: Celebrating 10 Years of Data Walks
Ten years ago, the Urban Institute introduced the Data Walk as a groundbreaking way to share research findings with communities. Instead of static reports or presentations with experts leading and com...
policiesforaction.org
February 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Ten years ago, the Data Walk invited people to engage directly with data about their own neighborhoods.
A decade later, the lesson is clear: lasting change happens when communities are treated as experts.
Read the full post:
policiesforaction.org/blog/communi...
A decade later, the lesson is clear: lasting change happens when communities are treated as experts.
Read the full post:
policiesforaction.org/blog/communi...
Maternal health is not just clinical care. It is policy design, administrative rules, and public investment. Policies shape outcomes long before a hospital visit. We follow evidence. Start here: policiesforaction.org
Policy Research to Build a Culture of Health
policiesforaction.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Maternal health is not just clinical care. It is policy design, administrative rules, and public investment. Policies shape outcomes long before a hospital visit. We follow evidence. Start here: policiesforaction.org
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How can #AI help short-staffed #prisons improve safety and rehabilitation without creating new risks? A new op-ed from Urban Institute’s David Pitts explains why guardrails and human oversight matter.
Read the op-ed: https://urbn.is/4qC0GLc
Related brief: https://urbn.is/40b8ybK
Read the op-ed: https://urbn.is/4qC0GLc
Related brief: https://urbn.is/40b8ybK
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
How can #AI help short-staffed #prisons improve safety and rehabilitation without creating new risks? A new op-ed from Urban Institute’s David Pitts explains why guardrails and human oversight matter.
Read the op-ed: https://urbn.is/4qC0GLc
Related brief: https://urbn.is/40b8ybK
Read the op-ed: https://urbn.is/4qC0GLc
Related brief: https://urbn.is/40b8ybK