Overview

Ensuring that the American public receives public services and program delivery informed by the best data and evidence has been a growing endeavor for years. As more examples abound about the successes of applying data and evidence in policy and day-to-day decision-making, attendees joined the Data Foundation for a virtual event to explore the efforts to improve storytelling across the field. As we increasingly move beyond anecdotes to highlight real cases of evidence-informed decision-making and policymaking from around the United States we invited participants to consider their own examples and successes. 

During the event, speakers addressed:

• Community Action: Real examples where evidence-informed decision-making that grew out of community interaction and led to improved health outcomes.
• Decisions from Big Data: Analytics from large administrative datasets and secure data sharing can lead to breakthroughs in actionable knowledge.
• Improving Communication: Strategies for improving how the field describes its successes for peers, policymakers, and the public.

Related Publications: From Stories to Data and Back Again: Why do we need to tell the stories of our data?