Aafppolicy.org
Title
Graham Center -- The Robert Graham Center
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- In July 1997, the AAFP Board of Directors approved the development of a "Center for Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care" to be located in Washington, DC. It was envisioned that the Center would be responsible for research and analysis to inform deliberations of the Academy in its public policy work and to provide a family practice perspective to policy deliberations in Washington, DC. The proposal for the Center stated:
- "The Center would be focused on important policy questions related to family physician services and the general domain of primary care, and would seek to marshal arguments regarding the importance of such services, and prepare rebuttal analyses to proposals and initiatives which would appear to inhibit or limit the ability of clinicians in the primary care area to provide services effectively."
- From its inception, it was decided that the Center’s activity would be a blend of research to support the Academy’s policy development and advocacy efforts and Center-initiated studies.
