HHS Scientific Integrity Policy and ACF Evaluation Policy
At OPRE and ACF, we work every day to help build evidence that is used to support policy and decision making. We are proud to guide our work by the five principles of the ACF Evaluation Policy: rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics.
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Leveraging Data to Improve Lives
ACF and OPRE are committed to recognizing and harnessing the power of data to help achieve our mission. Learn about the inaugural ACF Data Strategy.
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With the People, By the People, for the People: Co-Creating Evidence Use with American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
The establishment of partnerships is crucial to ensure that the data collected under AIAN FACES is co-created with AIAN communities, with input by members of the community, and for use by AIAN programs themselves.
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Insights from a Project to Examine Research Use in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Contexts
. In order to achieve our mission to build evidence to improve the lives of children and families, our research needs to be accessed, translated, and utilized by human services program decision-makers and practitioners.
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Are Insights Generated by AI a Form of Evidence?
Artificial intelligence — AI — is a hot topic right now that seems to be generating interest in all sectors of society. But are insights generated by AI a form of evidence?
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What Does it Mean to Use Evidence Well?
It is important for policy to be using the most rigorous evidence available, but equally important is how we conceptualize the quality of evidence use.
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Happy Data Privacy Week 2023
One of my favorite parts about working at HHS is that our predecessor agency published the privacy principles that helped lay the groundwork for all Federal privacy programs. It also influenced many of the privacy programs, policies, and laws you will find across the world!
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New Compendiums to Support Linking Data for Research
Data analysts and researchers interested in taking greater advantage of rich administrative data sources for their work will want to take a closer look at two new resources recently released by OPRE.
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