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Resource page supporting academics who wish to engage in harm reduction, anti-racist, drug policy reform. Founded in January 2016, DPA's Department of Research and Academic Engagement (DRAE) works to bridge the divide between research and effective drug policies. Our drug policies are driven by ideology, politics, stigma, greed, and/or racism rather than the evidence about what works. We at DRAE believe that it is more important than ever to promote policies grounded in scholarship and that policymakers need tools to access and use research.

The Urban Institute is another think tank and research organization that publishes on national and DC policies concerning health and related public policy topics.

DC Fiscal Policy Institute conducts "research and public education on budget and tax issues in the District of Columbia, with a particular emphasis on issues that affect low- and moderate-income residents."

Brookings Institution (think tank) produces reports on national issues that concern health and social policy.

The NCAI was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The Center for Social Inclusion's mission is to achieve a fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of public policy to transform structural racism and create solutions to poverty and social exclusion.

The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. More than 200 interventions have been reviewed and the Task Force on Community Preventive Services has issued recommendations for their use. Learn more about the guide, our systematic review methods, and the Community Guide team.

NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO supports efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.

Founded in 2001 by life-long South Bronx resident, Majora Carter, SSBx addresses land-use, energy, transportation, water & waste policy, and education to advance the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, and inspire solutions in areas like it across the nation and around the world.

Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (SKAPP) located at the GWU SPHHS examines the influence of corporate interests on environmental and occupational health sciences.

Beyond Pesticides advocates for substitutes for pesticides and educates the public and policy makers about pesticides' harms.

Data visualization of state level data on incarceration and other criminal justice statistics. Pulls from primary source data - U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data. Provides high level and detailed data. Excellent place to access data that is often difficult to find. Great starting point.

Absolutely fantastic mapping tool with free and subscriber options. GWU students - you have access to the professional license by going through Gelman Library > Databases > Policy Mapper. PolicyMap offers easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US. From the classroom to the boardroom, thousands of organizations trust PolicyMap to find the right data for their research, market studies, business planning, site selection, grant applications and impact analysis.

Paid mapping program (academic discounts available) that focuses on tools to tell stories with data. View examples of a variety of topics for free. Note - GWU students - you have free access via Gelman > Databases > Social Explorer. Description: Gain deep insights into any location of interest through thousands of data variables and stunning visualizations. Reinforce your decisions with Social Explorer's reliable data mapping capabilities. Alternate program is Policy Mapper

Kaiser Family Foundation reports on disparities in health care and health status in their State Health Reports.

America, land of the free, has earned the disturbing distinction of being the world's leading jailer. Representing just 5 percent of the world's population, we now hold 25 percent of its inmates. The "tough on crime" politics of the 1980s and 1990s fueled an explosion in incarceration rates.

DC Appleseed Center conducts research and advocacy on a range of health and community issues. Its reports are rich in local data.

Alaska Natives have increasingly assumed management of the Alaska Native health care system from the federal government. The Alaska Tribal Health Compact is the umbrella agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions of government-to-government relations through the Indian Health Service. Twenty-two tribes and tribal organizations belong to the compact. (Click here for list of Compact members.) The Compact authorizes tribes and Native health organizations to operate health and health-related programs. Each tribal organization retains its autonomy with regard to health priorities, services, and policies in their respective service areas.