Center for Evidence-based Policy

The Center's Mission is to address public policy challenges by identifying and applying best available evidence through self-governing communities of interest.

The Center is a collaboration of academic, private sector and government entities throughout the world with the directive of informing policy through the use of the best available evidence. Established in 2003 by former Oregon Governor, John Kitzhaber, M.D., (legislator 1979-85, Senate President 1985-93, and Governor 1995-2003) the Center builds on lessons learned from improving public policy in the field of health care through innovation, collaboration, and use of best evidence.

In fulfilling its mission the Center provides assistance in:

• Finding research relevant to the needs of decision makers in government, business and nonprofit sectors;
• Working with qualified researchers to commission original research that provides evidence-based answers to policy questions;
• Pooling resources among like-minded parties interested in using evidence-based research in decision-making; and
• Using high quality research in evidence-based decision making processes.