S2E6: How Evidence-Building Strengthens HHS Policymaking
The 2019 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act—or Evidence Act—aims to improve federal programs applying data, evidence, and evaluations in decision-making. Five years later, how are agencies meeting the requirements of the legislation, and how has the act improved how our government accomplishes its mission? We explore these questions looking into evidence and evaluations at one agency, the Department of Health and Human Services with its evaluation officer, Dr. Susan Jenkins.
Dr. Susan Jenkins is the HHS evaluation officer and director of the agency's Division of Evidence…
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