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Job Corps Evidence Building (JCEB) Portfolio
Project
The goal of the project is to strengthen capacity for evidence-building in the federally funded Job Corps program, which serves youth disconnected from education and employment. The project also is to generate new evidence about the effectiveness of…
Online Tool for Systematic Evidence Review
Impact Brief
Abt developed an Online Review Tool to help screen studies, conduct systematic evidence reviews, and provide a public website to disseminate review findings.
Better Insight on Methane Emissions with SWEET Tool
Impact Brief
Having graduated from EPA’s peer review process, the Abt-designed SWEET tool has been updated to better identify and resolve methane emissions.
Local Health Leaders Empowered with USAID Support
Impact Brief
The Abt-led, USAID-funded Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby Activity’s technical assistance helps a Tajikistan lifestyle center improve community health behavior.
New York’s Bold Climate Plan Approved After Abt Analysis
Impact Brief
Abt’s analysis of New York State’s climate act found it would provide $170 billion in health benefits, helping the plan earn approval for implementation.
Evaluating the Healthy Incentives Pilot Demonstration
Project
Most U.S. adults do not meet the Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake, especially people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other low-income Americans. While evidence suggests that improved diet quality…
Helping Get the Kinks out of Home Health Prospective Payments
Project
Changes in the complex prospective payment system (PPS) for home health agencies (HHAs) may have led to HHA behavior changes that thwarted the modifications’ goals. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wanted an assessment of…
Analyzing If An Oncology Care Model Will Improve Care and Lower Costs
Project
Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…
Monitoring Flu Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women and Health Care Personnel
Project
Pregnant woman and health care personnel (HCP) need flu shots, yet coverage for these groups historically has been below national targets. Without shots, the groups’ health risks soar. Pregnant women who get the flu not only can contract severe diseases…
Summer EBT for Children: A Way to Fight Low Food Security
Project
Millions of U.S. children receive free or reduced-price lunches each school day, but that number drops greatly during summer. In 2014, summer nutrition programs reached only about 16 percent of the children who received food assistance during the year…