ES&T The EPA Science Advisory Board: A Case Study in Institutional History and Public Policy

Abstract Background The objectives are to: 1) describe engagement processes used to prioritize and address regional comprehensive cancer control needs among a Community-Academic Advisory Board (CAB) in the medically-underserved, rural Appalachian region, and 2) detail longitudinal CAB evaluation findings. Methods This three-year case study (2017–2020) used a convergent parallel, mixed-methods design. The approach was guided by community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles, the Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation process, and Nine Habits of Successful Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalitions. Meeting artifacts were tracked and evaluated. CAB members completed quantitative surveys at three time points and semi-structured interviews at two time points. Quantitative data were analyzed using analysis of variance tests. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed via an inductive-deductive process. Results Through 13 meetings, Prevention and Early Detection Action Teams created causal models and prioritized four cancer control needs: human papillomavirus vaccination, tobacco control, colorectal cancer screening, and lung cancer screening. These sub-groups also began advancing into planning and intervention proposal development phases. As rated by 49 involved CAB members, all habits significantly improved from Time 1 to Time 2 (i.e., communication, priority work plans, roles/accountability, shared decision making, value-added collaboration, empowered leadership, diversified funding, trust, satisfaction; all p < .05), and most remained significantly higher at Time 3. CAB members also identified specific challenges (e.g., fully utilizing member expertise), strengths (e.g., diverse membership), and recommendations across habits. Conclusion This project’s equity-based CBPR approach used a CPPE process in conjunction with internal evaluation of cancer coalition best practices to advance CAB efforts to address cancer disparities in rural Appalachia. This approach encouraged CAB buy-in and identified key strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities that will lay the foundation for continued involvement in cancer control projects. These engagement processes may serve as a template for similar coalitions in rural, underserved areas.

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Examining the potential of textual big data analytics for public policy decision-making: A case study with driverless cars in Denmark

Transport Policy ◽

10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.05.026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 68-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Aseem Kinra ◽

Samaneh Beheshti-Kashi ◽

Rasmus Buch ◽

Thomas Alexander Sick Nielsen ◽

Francisco Pereira

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Decision Making ◽

Big Data ◽

Data Analytics ◽

Big Data Analytics ◽

Policy Decision ◽

Driverless Cars ◽

Policy Decision Making

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Social urbanism: public policy and place brand

Journal of Place Management and Development ◽

10.1108/jpmd-01-2018-0006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 326-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Caroline Doyle

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Social Problem ◽

Local Governments ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Approach ◽

Local Stakeholders ◽

Place Brand ◽

The City

PurposeThis paper aims to focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately became the place brand.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a qualitative case study approach focusing on the city of Medellín, Colombia. It draws from fieldwork conducted in Medellín over 2014 and 2015, including semi-structured interviews with an array of local stakeholders.FindingsThe paper concludes that local governments should be aware that the policymaking process can become part of their branding. It also shows the importance of the continual involvement of stakeholders in the place brand process to ensure it is a sustainable brand.Originality/valueThere are limited studies which focus on how a public policy designed to address a social problem ultimately becomes the place brand. This paper shows how a public policy, social urbanism, became the branding of Medellín.

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Guerra, élites locali e monarchia nella Lombardia del seicento. Per un'interpretazione in chiave di compromesso d'interessi

SOCIETÀ E STORIA ◽

10.3280/ss2009-123002 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 3-30

Author(s):

Alessandro Buono

Keyword(s):

Social Economic ◽

Social Ties ◽

Military History ◽

Institutional Framework ◽

Power Elite ◽

Institutional History ◽

The Military ◽

Political Groups ◽

Xviith Century

- Through the case study of Spanish Lombardy during the Thirty years' war, the Author tries to link the latest results of military history with the politico-institutional framework, with a view to overcome the narrowness of an exclusive military approach. By focussing on the agenda of a commission for the control of the army composed of civil and military authorities from 1638 to 1679 and on the careers of some financiers and military entrepreneurs, the Author suggests the need to abandon the pattern of the militarization of society in order to describe the processes affecting the Milanesado. The military tool appears to be purposefully used to strengthen political and social ties between centre and periphery and also to integrate emerging social, economic and political groups into the Lombard power elite. The interpretation underlying the essay is therefore based on the idea of a «compromise of interests» between centre and periphery of the Spanish imperial system as a way to stabilize the situation of Lombardy.Keywords: Milan, Spanish Monarchy, XVIIth century, power élites, military history, institutional history, Thirty Years' WarParole chiave: Lombardia, Monarchia spagnola, secolo XVII, elites dominanti, storia militare, storia delle istituzioni, Guerra dei Trent'anni

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