Office of Policy Analytics & Population Health

The Office of Policy Analytics & Population Health (OPAPH) serves to amplify the work of CDC to accelerate improved population health, healthcare, and evidence-based policy analytics to inform decision-making.

Help make the case for evidence-driven policy to improve health:

CDC Policy Process

Learn more about CDC’s policy process and policy analytical framework.

Community Health and Economic Prosperity

Learn about the relationship between community health and economic prosperity and the vital conditions that shape individual, family and community health.

Policy Translation Tools and Products

Access a one-stop-shop for resources and tools to help you through the policy process.

POLARIS

Access CDC’s portal for navigating policy-relevant tools, trainings, and resources

Learn how to work with public health professionals, healthcare professionals, insurers, and employers to improve health and control costs through two main programs:

HI-5 Initiative highlights non-clinical, community-wide approaches that improve health within five years and are cost effective over the lifetime of a population.

6|18 Initiative works with partners to target six common and costly health conditions with proven interventions.

Gain an understanding of population health strategies and policies to improve health and lower costs.

Health Policy Series

State Strategies

Patient-Centered Health Risk Assessments

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