Involving constituents in agency priority setting: a case study.
Many government agencies have "constituents" who believe the agencies should hear and consider their needs and desires in establishing program priorities. This article describes how one involves interested constituents (consumers, industry, medical professionals, and state organizations) in the agency's annual priority-setting process. This participation has produced a number of beneficial results-some expected and some unexpected.
D003256:Community Participation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*