Where We Work

The Policy Resource Group, LLC is a health policy research consultancy with domestic and international emphases.

• Serving communities with focus on issues such as HIV/AIDS, STDs, substance abuse, polio eradication, and health policy

• Working with governments to strengthen evaluation and program expertise

• Building capacity of communities to conduct policy analysis and program evaluation

Recent Projects

Show Me the Money: States Invest $0.23 Per Capita in STD Prevention

With 19 million new STD infections each year in the U.S. (a rate of 36 every minute), it might be surprising that states invest on average only $0.23 per capita for STD prevention. A new study conducted by the Policy Resource Group, LLC for the American Social Health Association found that states could do a better job at investing in health. “Investing in STD prevention would significantly reduce the cost of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and for their health consequences,” says Dr. Beth Meyerson, the co-director of the study.  Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that in 2006, the U.S. spent $773.68 in treatment costs for every reported case of an STD. The study found that on average states fund less than ¼ of their STD prevention effort…..more

Moving Forward Together: A Research Agenda for HIV Prevention in Indiana

In May 2010 the Indiana HIV Prevention Community Planning Group established a research agenda for HIV prevention in Indiana. The agenda builds upon the past decade of learning, relies on partnerships to extend understanding beyond traditional program boundaries and focuses on structural factors that impact HIV..more

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