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Bringing the latest research to legislators, agency leadership and the academic community.
The Oregon Family Impact Seminar connects state policymakers with national experts and the best scientific evidence on topics of current interest. It fosters learning in a nonpartisan, solution-oriented way, with a focus on the impact of policies on families.
As part of OSU’s land grant mission, the seminar is co-organized by the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families and OSU Extension Family and Community Health. Both are housed in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
The seminar is intended for legislators, legislative aides and state agency leaders.
A two-hour seminar of two or three presentations by premier researchers and policy analysts, followed by discussion. Each seminar is accompanied by a briefing report that summarizes high-quality research on the topic and explains policy implications.
Seminars provide policymakers with the opportunity to understand the impact of policies on families.
Seminars feature nationally recognized researchers and policy analysts who present nonpartisan, state-of-the-art information on a range of policy options, without advocating for specific policies.
Seminars provide a neutral setting and atmosphere for policymakers to discuss issues and find common ground for policy development.
"Oregon's Child Care and Early Education Crisis: Research-based Solutions for Options, Financing, and Equity"
"How housing policy can make a difference in child and family outcomes"
"Childhood Obesity: School and Community Solutions"
"Two-Generation Approaches to Reduce Poverty"
Two-generation approaches to poverty: A conversation
Hear from nationally recognized, nonpartisan experts who bring the two-generation approach – linking early childhood education and the education and workforce training of parents – to life. Greg Duncan brings an economist’s perspective, while C. Cybele Raver addresses the issue as a psychologist, with a focus on the neurobiological development of children.
David Rothwell, Barbara Knudson Endowed Chair
