The emphasis of the Network’s Commonwealth Policy Institute for Policy Issues and Civic Engagement (CPI) is research leading to policy recommendations consistent with Network goals.
Special Reports produced by CPI include:
Making Healthcare Healthier
Lifting Kentucky Families Out of Poverty
Issues for study are approved by the Network Board. Once issues for study are chosen, study committees are formed, consisting of Fellows and researchers with expertise in the area from both the Network and the community at large.
White papers summarizing research findings are distributed widely throughout Kentucky, and are used by the Network and its allies to support advocacy around study recommendations. They have been useful in the Network’s involvement in public education as well as with the legislature and Governor’s Office.
CPI Board of Fellows
- Elizabeth Jackson, Convenor, Villa Hills
- Joan Gregory, Ft. Thomas
- Bill Wilson, Lexington
- Nancy Brashear, California
- Bobby Clark, Lexington
- John Halcomb, Schochoh
- Charlene McGrath, Southgate
- Jessica Yaeger, Louisville