Understanding Policymakers' Opinions Can Help Foster Policy Change

Jonathan Purtle¹, Rosie Mae Henson¹, Amy Carroll-Scott¹+3

• ¹Jonathan Purtle, Rosie Mae Henson, and Jennifer Kolker are with the Department of Health Management & Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Amy Carroll-Scott is with the Department of Community Health & Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Rennie Joshi and Ana V. Diez Roux are with the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. All of the authors are affiliated with the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative.