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Fighting Malaria Requires Many Strategies
Impact Brief
The Zimbabwe Assistance Program in Malaria reduced malaria cases through help with distribution of bednets, training, and behavior change communications.
Preparing for Medicaid’s Transition to ACOs: Three Tips for States
Blog
In this blog, we offer tips to help states meets CMS’s goal of transitioning Medicaid managed care beneficiaries to accountable care relationships.
First Nationally Representative Study of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs in 20 Years Offers a Treasure Trove of Data
News
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs provide early childhood education, social and support services to culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and seasonal farmworker families and their children. Since the last nationally representative study of MSHS was conducted almost 20 years ago, there’s an urgent need for an update on MSHS programs and centers, and the farmworker families they serve. Changes in migration patterns, immigration policies and climate conditions may be affecting these children and families in as yet unknown ways, and the MSHS program may have to adapt to their changing needs.
Career Pathways: What We Know So Far and Options for Closing Gaps in Knowledge
Project
Career pathways strategies offer articulated education and training steps between occupations in an industry sector, combined with support services, to enable individuals to enter and exit at various levels and to advance over time to higher skills,…
Building the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
Project
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Families First Prevention Services Act to systematically review…
Solar Power for Cooling Systems and Data Collection
Impact Brief
In Madagascar and Tanzania, Abt used solar power during IRS campaigns to cool insecticide storerooms and charge mobile devices for data collection.
Strengthened Local Capacity Improves Nepal’s Health Delivery
Impact Brief
A clear assessment, planning, and performance improvement process led by USAID's Abt-led Strengthening Systems for Better Health Activity in Nepal, achieved significant improvements in municipal health systems.
Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation – Knowledge Scan Results
Publication
This report is the first in a series funded by Casey Family Programs that provides a roadmap for a child and family well-being system focused on children from prenatal to age 3.
Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG 1.0) Impact Study: Six-Year Impacts Report
Publication
Abt’s evaluation of the HPOG 1.0 Program after six years shows that gains in educational progress and healthcare jobs did not lead to earnings gains.
Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS)
Project
Abt helped 25 countries reform their own health financing, improve access to and quality of health services, and prevent and contain disease outbreaks.