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Structures such as buildings and roads, absorb and re-emit much more of the sun’s heat than do natural landscapes such as forests and bodies of water. Urban areas with highly concentrated structures become “islands” of higher temperatures compared to…

Extreme weather events and natural disasters are impacting communities across the United States, and Americans are already feeling its effects. While environmental hazards have devastating effects on all communities, low- and moderate-income communities, including…

In late 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) was awarded a federal Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG) to expand high-quality early childhood education to more than 800 4-year-old children per year in five underserved…

We sat down with Dr. Paul Biddinger of MGH to discuss how emergency services changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned for EMS and ED providers.

Abt’s evaluation of Medicare’s AIM found $381.5 million in savings, and raised questions about how those savings—and risks—are shared.

In the DRC, Abt trained frontline health workers to collect, analyze, and share malaria data with community members to bring local voices into problem-solving.

This report from Abt provides qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.