OPTIC Policy Wheel Studio

Joshua Eagan, Alyson Youngblood, Beth Ann Griffin, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Seema Choksy Pessar, Bradley D. Stein

ToolPublished Jul 8, 2025

Use this tool to quickly create data visualization policy wheels that illustrate the timeline over which state policies are implemented.

Policy wheels have been used, for example, to illustrate the evolution and geographic concentration of state policies related to substance use in pregnancy.

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  • Release Date: Jul 8, 2025
  • Version: 1.0
  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Status: Active
  • Document Number: TL-A3054-2

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Eagan, Joshua, Alyson Youngblood, Beth Ann Griffin, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Seema Choksy Pessar, and Bradley D. Stein, OPTIC Policy Wheel Studio. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2025. https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA3054-2.html.
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