
NGA Center for Best Practices
The NGA Center for Best Practices teams and divisions develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.
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SEPTEMBER QUARTERLY INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR WORKSHOP

Advancing Equity in the Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Sectors

2023 Energy Cybersecurity Resources For Governors’ Advisors

How Healthy Conflict Can Strengthen Nation
Disagree Better
Americans need to disagree better. And by that we don’t mean that we need to be nicer to each other, although that’s helpful. We need to learn to disagree in a way that allows us to find solutions and solve problems instead of endlessly bickering.
The “exhausted majority” of Americans want this, and the science is clear about interventions that reduce polarization. As doers and builders, Governors are in a unique position to model what healthy conflict looks like.
Governor Spencer Cox’s Disagree Better NGA Chair’s initiative will look at the problems of polarization, elevate the solutions that groups around the country are already implementing, and feature Governors showing what disagreeing better looks like. Through public debates, service projects, public service announcements and a variety of other tactics, Americans will see a more positive and optimistic way of working through our problems.
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Center for Best Practices Library

Social Impact Bonds for Public Health Programs: An Overview
Enhancing The Role of Fusion Centers in Cybersecurity
Strategies For Improving Outcomes For Justice-Involved Youth
States Work To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Multifamily Buildings

Maternal and Child Health Update: States Are Using Medicaid and CHIP to Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers and Children

Health Investments That Pay Off: Strategies for Addressing Asthma in Children
New Hepatitis C Treatments: Considerations and Potential Strategies for States

The Expanding Role of Pharmacists in a Transformed Health Care System
An Opportunity for States to Fund Community-Based Prevention Programs
The Cybersecurity Workforce: States’ Needs and Opportunities
The Role of Physician Assistants in Health Care Delivery
Health Workforce Policy Academy Meeting Building a Transformed Health Care Workforce: Moving from Planning to Implementation
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