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Re-defining Evidence:

Re-defining Evidence:. Lessons from the Policy Process. AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Jill Jamison Rissi June 2, 2007. Methodological Approach. Observations House of Representatives; Committee on Health March 2, 9 and 16, 2005. Interviews Legislators

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Re-defining Evidence:

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  1. Re-defining Evidence: Lessons from the Policy Process AcademyHealth State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Jill Jamison Rissi June 2, 2007

  2. Methodological Approach • Observations • House of Representatives; Committee on Health • March 2, 9 and 16, 2005 • Interviews • Legislators • Lobbyists • Policy Analyst/Advisors • Documents • Legislative summaries • Articles (one journal, two newspapers) • Newsletters

  3. Data Analysis • Keyword coding of data • Content • What counts as ‘evidence?’ • Roles • Insider/Outsider • Identity • Authority • Issues • NUD-IST software

  4. Finding #1 about It’s not the data and sometimes it’s not even about the issue…

  5. Finding #2 • On the surface, it’s sometimes hard to know what’s going on.

  6. Finding#3 always • It’s about relationships

  7. Finding #4 • Tacit knowledge is requisite.

  8. Finding #5 • Time and place define the process.

  9. Conclusions • The role of the researcher matters. • Entrée • Bias • Tacit knowledge • Boundaries are arbitrary. • Space • Time • Focus

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