Transforming data into actionable insights Since 1984

Our mission is to create positive social impact by providing tailored data-centric solutions that move public health initiatives forward.

As a public benefit corporation, we’re committed to our clients, our community, and our environment.

Our mission is to create positive social impact by providing tailored data-centric solutions that move public health initiatives forward.

As a public benefit corporation, we’re committed to our clients, our community, and our environment.

Our Services

We are a full-service program evaluation firm, skilled in all aspects of evaluation, data collection, and analysis. Our commitment to clients is objective, high-quality data and innovative, cost-effective solutions.

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About Us

We’re a Certified B Corporation full of data nerds, sustainability stewards, and dog lovers. We work collaboratively both within our teams and with our clients. Everything we do is tailored to meet the specific needs of individual clients while maintaining our commitment to social betterment.

Highlights

From tobacco cessation to cancer control, bullying prevention, and more, our projects cover a range of public health and educational initiatives. And we believe in sharing our knowledge by authoring white papers, publishing journal articles, and presenting at conferences.

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we're proud to be a certified B corporation

A Certified B Corporation® is a new kind of business that’s guided by a set of socially- and environmentally-focused principles.

As a B Corp™, we’re held to high standards, almost as high as the ones we set for ourselves. We strive for positive social impact through our work, volunteerism, financial support, and sustainability efforts.

The B Corp certification aligns with our mission and values and means we’re formally committed to doing business in a way that benefits all stakeholders. We consider our staff, clients, suppliers, community, and environment in every decision we make.

Our Clients

We are proud to partner with state health departments, foundations, nonprofits, medical institutions, and more to support transformative health and wellness initiatives. These are a few of our valued partners.

"The Hawai‘i Community Foundation values PDA’s work because they are excellent partners who help our tobacco prevention and control programs be more effective. Their evaluation reports are relevant, easily understood, effective tools that we use with grantees, public and private partners, funders, the media, and the public to help our communities move towards a tobacco-free Hawai‘i."

Tom Matsuda & Larissa Kick, Program Directors, Community Grants & Initiatives

Hawai‘i Community Foundation

"Since 2000, PDA’s evaluations of QUITPLAN^® Services and health systems change initiatives have given us timely, high-quality information to help us better understand our programs – both what’s working and what’s not – allowing us to be more efficient and effective. This has allowed us to answer key questions and improve our programs while advancing tobacco control practice. We wouldn’t have been this successful without PDA."

Paula Keller, MPH, Director of Cessation Programs

ClearWay Minnesota

"Gillette has worked with PDA for many years because the communication and service when providing statistical analysis and manuscript support is superior. They understand our needs and limitations and work with our investigators to get the best result possible for the project."

Joyce Trost, Director - Research Operations

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare

"PDA is a leader in Quitline research and evaluation, providing exceptional quality and efficiency in design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results. Their collaborative approach to our evaluation of the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline has resulted in numerous reports, presentations, and manuscripts. These important contributions have resulted in improvements in Quitline service delivery and the advancement of cessation services within state tobacco control programs across the nation."

Laura A Beebe, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

"PDA has assisted our Research Department with study design, statistical analysis, and manuscripts for over ten years, and consistently provides our physicians and researchers with thorough and timely results."

Berit Swanberg, Clinical Research Coordinator

Twin Cities Spine Center

"The team of evaluators at PDA has in-depth expertise in both quantitative and qualitative methods and provides added value at every step of the evaluation process. They are particularly skillful at anticipating clients’ needs and proactively raising issues. We have found this level of forward-thinking to be crucial in implementing quality evaluations with high levels of respondent participation."

Barbara A. Schillo, PhD, Vice President

ClearWay Minnesota

"The PDA team worked closely with us to develop a tool that will reduce the workload of the BARR team immensely while creating reports that are quickly produced and higher in quality than we have ever had before."

Rob Metz, Deputy Director

BARR

"We don’t have to worry about the data with PDA. We know they’ve thoroughly checked and rechecked the numbers. They present the data in a way that’s easily understood. PDA’s evaluation of our program has helped immensely in making programmatic decisions for the betterment of our Quitline participants. PDA understands tobacco cessation and utilizes that knowledge in creating more informed evaluation questions and recommendations. It’s a joy to work with the PDA team!"

Leslie Yap, Hawai‘i Tobacco Quitline Coordinator

Hawai‘i Tobacco Quitline

"Florida’s successful tobacco cessation program was built on data and PDA’s evaluation recommendations. The collaboration with PDA resulted in Florida’s robust array of cessation services provided by Tobacco Free Florida."

Jane Parker, Tobacco Cessation Manager

Florida Department of Health

"I have worked with PDA for nearly four years and have been consistently impressed with their customer relations and the level of professionalism within their organization. Our contract, though small in scale to others, is well-managed and always treated as a high priority among project staff. The work that PDA does for our project has been an essential component for improving the quality and delivery of services, and we value the time that the staff at PDA have spent to go above and beyond to ensure that they are meeting our needs."

Brianna Longeway, MPH, Community Treatment Coordinator - Tobacco Prevention and Control

Minnesota Department of Health

"PDA's evaluation of BikeMN's education programming has made it possible for us to continue our work promoting safe and fun biking, walking, and rolling. The team members are a true asset with unmatched organizational skills, attention to details, and analysis support. We have appreciated their ability to keep us on track through ever-evolving projects and truly enjoy their collaboration and guidance."

Angela Olson, Deputy Director and Director of Education

BikeMN

"PDA’s work brings a human lens to rigorous evaluation. In our work with them in both Minnesota and Oregon, PDA staff have brought a deep understanding of Safe Routes to School considerations and established evaluative methods that communicate myriad benefits while providing actionable feedback for Program administrators. PDA staff are collaborative and support the team, while championing appropriate data collection and analysis methods."

Hannah Day-Kapell, Principal

Alta Planning + Design, Inc.