Table 2 Evidence-Based Policy Communication (EBPC) Study indicators by Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Components, 2016^a

Accurate knowledge about policy

 What policy is and where it happens

Exposure to or participation in collaborative policy learning

 Experience with policy learning on the job, in association context, other

Rankings for potential to develop EBPC for HPV

 Researcher assigned: Low, Moderate, High

Accurate knowledge about EBPC (what it is)

 EBPC: Using a balance of quantitative and qualitative information through a variety of policy behaviors to convey public health evidence to a policy audience based on their known preferences.

Exposure to EBPC examples from others

 Reported exposure through peers, peer organizations, on the job, other

Rankings for potential to use EBPC for HPV

 Researcher assigned as Low, Moderate, High

Accurate knowledge about goals for policy communication and audience

 Policy communication informs decisions about administrative or legislative policy. Awareness of audience preferences for communication (how much narrative, how much data, what type of data).

Prior/current experience in environments which have potential to enhance social learning about EBPC

 Reported experience (current or past)

Reported policy behavior indicating understanding and use of EBPC

Reported examples of past or current EBPC.

Proximity to the policy process

Working in state policy process full time, part time, sometimes, seldom within the last 3–5 years.

Response to EBPC “mock-up”

 Recognition of this type of communication, impact of mock up on interview discourse, engaged discussion (participant driven) about EBPC based on mock up.