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Transparency Policy

@SunshinePolicy

We seek to understand and improve disclosure systems that protect the public. We are affiliated with the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Joined November 2010
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@HarvardAsh3 Nov 2020
Members of the Ash Center and @Kennedy_School community are voting! Whether ballots are cast by mail, early, or today, in-person, we're celebrating this participation in our democracy #Vote2020 @HVotesChallenge
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David Weil@profsheena7 Aug 2020
Where is #OSHA? A shameful story of federal incompetence and corporate greed in the face of #COVID19 at my hometown #Greeley meatpacking plant. @DebbieBerkowitz @drdavidmichaels washingtonpost.com/national/…
He fled Congo to work in a U.S. meat plant. Then he — and hundreds of his co-workers — got the...

He fled Congo to work in a U.S. meat plant. Then he — and hundreds of his co-workers — got the...

Vice President Pence and CDC Director Redfield pushed to keep a Colorado meatpacking plant operating against the advice of some top local and state heath officials.

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David Weil@profsheena30 Apr 2020
The pandemic lays bare the risks millions of workers face and the holes in our workplace protections. My take on the steps that have been taken so far and how much more needs to be done. @TheHellerSchool @theprospect prospect.org/labor/new-laws-…
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@HarvardAsh21 Jun 2019
Can transparency and technology make us healthier❓ Two new case studies from the Transparency and Technology for Better Health Project explore a digital research and patient network and a closed Facebook community bit.ly/2L87Xma @eattransparent @SunshinePolicy @Arfung
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Commonwealth Fund@commonwealthfnd17 Mar 2019
To realize the full promise of #digitalhealth tools, they must be made useful and accessible to everyone, regardless of race, income, or education. buff.ly/2H1mTkM
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Christian Minter@LibGirl0917 Mar 2019
With people increasingly getting, sharing, and generating health information online, digital health technologies need to become more engaging, informative, and useful for medical researchers, clinicians, and patients alike commonwealthfund.org/blog/20…
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Archon Fung@Arfung15 Mar 2019
Very happy that our piece in ⁦@sciencemagazine⁩ on “the crisis of democracy and the science of deliberation” is out. Proud that this field devoted to making democracy better has so many great minds and great colleagues! ⁦⁦⁦@HarvardAsh⁩ science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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@HarvardAsh12 Mar 2019
But people aren’t just receiving health information; increasingly, they’re generating it. And that has the potential to revolutionize our approach to health care, writes @Arfung & @eattransparent @SunshinePolicy 🌐 bit.ly/2XUzJWV #Sunshineweek #transparency
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An info campaign in Delhi slums used #transparency to bring politicians' priorities more in line w/needs of the poor. Research by Pande, @NilsEnevoldsen, Walton/@CPR_India & Banerjee/@JPAL_Global review.chicagobooth.edu/econ… @anticorruption @SunshinePolicy @AnjaliB_ @WRIGovernance

Public Disclosures Help Hold Politicians Accountable

Issuing public report cards can cause politicians to shift their spending priorities.

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Harvard Ash Center
@HarvardAsh12 Mar 2019
Want to learn more about the field of transparency policy? 🔎 @SunshinePolicy provides info on resources from environmental monitoring to food safety bit.ly/2Uu7CM5 #SunshineWeek
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Commonwealth Fund@commonwealthfnd6 Mar 2019
With people increasingly getting, sharing, and generating health information online, digital health technologies need to become more engaging, informative, and useful for medical researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. buff.ly/2H1mTkM
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@HarvardAsh5 Mar 2019
Digital health tools have great potential, but they have to be accessible to everyone, write @Arfung & @eattransparent @SunshinePolicy @commonwealthfnd 🌐 bit.ly/2SLOkAi
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Harvard Ash Center
@HarvardAsh28 Jun 2018
New York launched a single web form for all Freedom of Information Law requests, reports @Statescoop @SunshinePolicy bit.ly/2yQwJT7
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@HarvardAsh15 Mar 2018
The U.S. Justice Department recently launched a new FOIA.gov site. The improved site, designed by @18F, can help better gov. transparency through a new UX. govtech.com/civic/Whats-New-… @SunshinePolicy @SunFoundation @FOIAPost
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Archon Fung@Arfung11 Jan 2018
Great piece on @profsheena views on future of work and how to make it better @SunshinePolicy @HarvardAsh politico.com/magazine/story/…
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David Weil@profsheena18 Dec 2017
During his presidency, @BarackObama challenged increasing inequality. I was proud to be part of those efforts. The need to address #inequality has only intensified as @paulkrugman made clear earlier this year. nyti.ms/2kFEUr0
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Open Notes Labs@myopennotes11 Dec 2017
That's our Tom. #OpenNotes Co-Founder recognized for decades of "pioneering work in patient engagement and health care transparency" bit.ly/2A0ZMiS #hcldr
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Commonwealth Fund@commonwealthfnd12 Dec 2017
When choosing skilled nursing facilities after the hospital, patients and families receive little guidance and often feel rushed and unprepared. buff.ly/2BglCTA #ltc
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@HarvardAsh12 Dec 2017
Thailand's official unemployment rate is unusually low. The Bank of Thailand wanted a more accurate number & is using #bigdata to get a more complete picture of the job market, using sources like social media & online stores, reports @business. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #innovation
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Open Notes Labs@myopennotes10 Dec 2017
.@harvardmed creates new professorship dedicated to transparency and improving patient-clinician partnerships bit.ly/2A0ZMiS #s4pm #epatient #opennotes #hcsm
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