In recent years, many researchers have reported that the utilization of evaluation infor
mation by public administrators has been limited This article describes a new approach
for building a bridge between the evaluation and policy-marking functions in the Florida
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services The formal linkage, termed the
evaluation analysis and policy development process, has important implications for the
utilization of evaluation findings, as well as for the role and level of satisfaction of the
career evaluator.
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