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Spotlight On: Boosting Skills and Earnings

Spotlight On
For more than 30 years, Abt Global has conducted research on workforce development programs and their effectiveness raising participants’ skills to meet employers’ workforce needs and to increase employment and earnings prospects for workers.
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Spotlight On: Early Childhood Care and Education

Spotlight On
The first five years of a child’s life comprise the most dynamic period for their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Children who experience developmentally, culturally, and linguistically responsive early childhood education programs are more likely to build a strong foundation for success in school and life.
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Evaluating Minnesota's Teen Outreach Program

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In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded 16 grantees, including Hennepin County, Minn., to replicate and evaluate evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. Abt Global conducted a rigorous evaluation of Hennepin County’s…
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Measuring Photo-Induced Toxicity of North West Shelf Oil in Australia

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Photo-induced toxicity of crude oil occurs when ultraviolet light (UV) contacts certain photo-active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which act as catalysts and produce reactive oxygen species. When this reaction occurs in the tissues of…
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Developing the Data To Help Prevent Birth Defects

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Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for 20 percent of all infant deaths in 2018. Approximately 3 percent of babies born in the United States are affected by a major genetic or structural birth defect…
Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

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Abt experts co-authored a study explaining how stakeholders—including individual citizens—can better estimate PFAS blood levels from water concentrations.
Abt Team To Help CMS Determine Quality Standards for Home and Hospice Care

Abt Team To Help CMS Determine Quality Standards for Home and Hospice Care

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Under a new contract to CMS, Abt and partners will help close gaps in the quality of care in home health and hospice for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Improving Conservation Services Through Agile Digital Transformation

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TSPi is using agile teams to modernize the financial management portion of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s information technology portfolio.
Homeless Encampments: Local Responses to a National Problem

Homeless Encampments: Local Responses to a National Problem

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