Tailored policy technical assistance
We offer one-on-one policy consultation to local governments, agencies, and communities.
Policy + System Change Network
The Policy + System Change Network at the Center for Public Health practice helps to elevate local expertise and leverage the power of community networks to create sustainable systemic change. The PSCN team has extensive experience tailoring technical assistance to local governments, agencies, and communities.
The Policy + System Change Network approach
- Prioritize authentic community engagement to achieve equitable outcomes
- Use proven strategies to advance policy campaigns grounded in experience
- Develop and support evidence-based, legally sound, and tailored policy interventions
- Support passage of policy, implementation, and ongoing evaluation
Our policy continuum
Our approach to local policy recognizes that systemic change is a cyclical process beginning with assessment and community engagement and progressing towards policy implementation and evaluation. This is represented in a circular diagram, with each stage of the continuum building on previous stages and their accompanying strategies and activities. This approach recognizes that real-world policymaking is not a linear process and that these stages are dynamic and often intersect.
What we offer
Legal technical assistance
Policy language matters. The PSCN team assists with drafting ordinances and policies that have an equity lens.Peer learning opportunities and support
The PSCN team hosts regularly scheduled group check-ins to facilitate learning, group connection, and peer-to-peer capacity building.
Stakeholder identification and relations
Connections with public health professionals, community members, and decision makers are critical to successful change efforts. Our team assists in the identification of partners in order to elevate community-driven health policy efforts.
Customized training events and materials
We develop customized fact sheets and conduct in-depth trainings to support and train stakeholders involved in the policy process.