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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2024 Governors’ Legal Counsel Convening
The 2024 Governors’ Legal Counsel Convening was held on September 26-27 in Burlington, Vermont. Hosted by the National Governors Association, the event brought together Governors’ chief legal counsel, general counsel, and deputy ...
Governors Address Healthcare Labor Shortages
Concerns about healthcare workforce supply and preparing the next generation of the healthcare workforce have been building for several years for a variety of reasons. Last month, Mercer released a report examining projected ...
Ensuring Energy Security & Resilience for All
Strategies for Governors to address the needs of certain vulnerable individuals during energy emergencies (Download) As states and territories face an increasing range of threats that could compromise energy reliability, ...
Let’s Get Ready
All Americans should have access to education that prepares them for success in life. As the world changes and technology evolves, ensuring all students graduate with the skills and knowledge necessary for success is increasingly critical for our nation’s economic competitiveness.
As Governors, we lead states facing economic opportunities but also challenges, shortages in workforce, skills mismatch, and widening opportunity gaps that limit true economic mobility for Americans. We must take these indicators as a call to action.
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Leveraging Gubernatorial Executive Authorities to Maximize Scope of Practice for the Health Care Workforce During an Influenza Pandemic Roundtable
An influenza pandemic has a much broader impact on the population than the typical seasonal flu. Pandemics usually lastlonger and ...
Health Investments that Pay Off: Strategies to Improve Oral Health
Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among American children. Access to oral health care that could prevent tooth ...
Health Workforce Policy Academy Closing Meeting
October 21-22, 2015 | Washington, D.C.October 22, 2015 Agenda Presentations:October 21 State Team Presentations Moderator: Lauren Block, program director, Health ...
Using Data to Better Serve the Most Complex Patients
Across the country, health care systems continue to grapple with how best to serve patients with the greatest needs. These ...
Tackling Intergenerational Poverty: How Governors Can Advance Coordinated Services for Low-Income Parents and Children
Poverty and long-term unemployment plague Americans of all ages, including parents and their children. The complexity of the issues requires ...
Social Impact Bonds for Public Health Programs: An Overview
The desire to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs has led states to rethink how they deliver health care ...
Enhancing The Role of Fusion Centers in Cybersecurity
Fusion centers were created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to facilitate the type of multi-jurisdictional information sharing needed to prevent ...
Strategies For Improving Outcomes For Justice-Involved Youth
A growing body of research finds that for many youth, involvement in the juvenile justice system can increase rates of ...
States Work To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Multifamily Buildings
WASHINGTON—Improving the energy efficiency of multifamily buildings can help states reduce consumers’ energy costs, strengthen electricity system reliability and lower ...
Maternal and Child Health Update: States Are Using Medicaid and CHIP to Improve Health Outcomes for Mothers and Children
The 2014 Maternal and Child Health Update (MCH Update) presents data gathered by the National Governors Association Center for Best ...
Health Investments That Pay Off: Strategies for Addressing Asthma in Children
Leading experts in asthma policy and research have asserted that to improve health outcomes and reduce asthma-related health care costs, ...
New Hepatitis C Treatments: Considerations and Potential Strategies for States
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) convened an expert roundtable to discuss the opportunities and challenges ...
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