>> [Music] Introduction to
evidence based decision-making.
Evidence in this tool is
defined as information or facts
that are systematically
obtained.
Meaning obtained in a manner
that is replicable, observable,
credible, and verifiable for use
in making judgments
or decisions.
>> Using the best available
research evidence helps give us
all the tools that we need
to make our resources the most
effectively used that we can,
to use those resources, those
program slots, those dollars
that we have available
from grants,
the community connections
that we have
to impact our communities in the
most effective way that we can.
>> Evidence based
decision-making is a process
for making decisions
about a program, practice,
or policy that is grounded
in the best available
research evidence and informed
by experiential evidence
from the field
and relevant contextual--