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Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

Produce Prescription Descriptive Assessment and Cost Study

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Assessment, Cost Study Document Type: Report Date: November, 2025Tags: Food as Medicine, Fruits, Health, health care, Michigan Farmers Market Association, MIFMA, Prescription, Vegetables

Year 2 Evaluation of Michigan’s Provider-Driven QRIS

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Nonprofit, State Agency Service Type: Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): ECICTags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Policy Research

Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine: Final Pilot Results Summary

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressTags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Interviews, Survey

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Restoring the Promise of Adult Education: Strategies to Make Michigan a Leader in Preparing All Adults to Succeed in a Knowledge-Driven Economy

Topic Area: Higher Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Report, Summary Partner(s): TalentFirstDate: March, 2023Tags: Adult Education, Adult Learners, Data Analysis, Educators, Focus Groups, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Literature Review, Survey, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Topic Area: Food and Nutition, Public Health Client Type: Foundation, Nonprofit Service Type: Literature Review Document Type: Literature Review Partner(s): Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the Early Childhood Investment Corporation and 1837 PartnersDate: April, 2025Tags: Child Care, Food Access, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Inequality

Case Study Report: Experiences of Infant/Toddler Quality Improvement Pilot Providers

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Nonprofit, State Agency Service Type: Case Study, Survey Document Type: Case Study, Report Date: October, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Infant/Toddler Quality Improvement

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Southeastern Michigan Environmental Scan

Topic Area: Food and Nutition, Housing and Homelessness, K-12 Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Landscape Scan Document Type: Brief Partner(s): United Way for Southeastern MichiganDate: May, 2023Tags: CIE, Food Assistance, Health, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Roundtables, Technology

Decision Guide: Designing a “Food Is Medicine” Program To Pilot In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Consulting Document Type: Guide Partner(s): Feeding America West MichiganDate: November, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Survey

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