Goals

■        Raise critical health policy issues and engage in opportunities for innovation and change.

■        Provide trusted technical expertise to ensure effective public policy decisions on health.

■        Commit to programmatic sustainability by establishing collaborative partnerships.

■        Advocate health policy changes by communicating recommendations to elected officials,

      state and federal agencies, and other private policy makers.

■        Lead the state and nation in creating health improvement programs and health policy

      initiatives that provoke positive change in health and health care.

Strategies

■        Identify and prioritize critical health-related issues.

■        Establish relationships with stakeholders and key decision makers in Arkansas and the U.S.

■        Identify and secure credible evidence and data.

■        Transform data into information by employing appropriate methods and assessments.

■        Submit findings for independent review by informed, unbiased experts.

■        Share all results—positive and negative—with the public.

■        Advocate for improved health by stimulating action.