March 16, 2019
Dear University community,
We send this message in the wake of the recent terror attack that took the lives of more than 40 people and injured scores of others at two mosques in New Zealand.
The Institute of Public Policy (IPP), with funding from a National Science Foundation EPSCoR grant, has spent the first two years of the project researching what makes communities resilient in the face of natural and human-made threats. The goal of this research was to provide communities with the capacity and tools to prepare resilience plans for a broad range of natural and human-made threats.
The Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs (TSPA) in the College of Arts and Science and the Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources are excited to announce that the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) joined the Truman School to partner with the Institute of Public Policy (IPP), effective January 1, 2019.
The 21st Century Community Learning Center program provides funding to three programs in the Columbia/Boonville area for enhanced afterschool education. Programs use the funding to provide additional teachers and counselors, conduct ongoing training, make curriculum improvements, and enhance the afterschool opportunities of area youth. The Institute of Public Policy has been contracted by each of the programs to conduct an external evaluation of the programming including progress toward reaching student academic and behavioral outcomes, parent engagement, and t
The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) contracted IPP to serve as the external evaluators for the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) and the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education program (SRAE). Missouri’s PREP and SRAE programs are part of a national initiative to reduce teenage pregnancy rates through the use of evidence-based programs. DHSS chose five evidence-based programs to implement in Missouri:
The Institute of Public Policy conducted focus groups and surveys to understand the public’s awareness of the Zika virus and birth defects for the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services in order to strengthen the Missouri Zika Surveillance, Intervention and Referral System (MOZSIRS). The IPP conducted six focus groups in total between January and March 2018. Four focus groups and surveys were conducted with women of childbearing ages in Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Cape Girardeau.
The Institute of Public Policy and OSEDA were contracted by the Boone Indicators Group to collect and maintain the most reliable data sources regarding populations and issues of Boone County residents in the Boone Indicators Dashboard. The data is used by community stakeholders to inform their planning, resource investment, and management.
The University of Missouri benefits all Missourians through teaching, research, extension, and engagements that have statewide reach and impact well beyond the campus and its classrooms.
The University of Missouri IMPACT website provides a searchable inventory of MU programs, activities and educational opportunities that bring valuable knowledge and resources directly to the people and communities of Missouri. Information can be viewed statewide or can be filtered by county, school district, or State House, State Senate and Congressional legislative districts.