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Decoding is an essential skill to read words that a person may only have heard spoken. It is not just important for children. Millions of U.S. adults are non-literate or can perform only simple, literacy tasks. They need decoding skills, too—although…

Older adults are at high risk for contracting novel coronavirus and for developing severe illnesses if infected. To inform policy starting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed more data on medical care for hospitalized patients 50 or older in rural…

Under federal law enacted in the 1990s, a limited number of public housing agencies (PHAs) have received demonstration authority under which they may experiment with alternatives to the standard rules under which the Housing Choice Voucher and public…

Abt Global provided technical assistance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to support the development of a draft report outlining potential approaches to inform a health-based benchmark for lead…

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…

The demand for healthcare services in the United States is outpacing the number of care providers, and projections show that trend continuing into the future, exacerbating an already overstretched healthcare system. 

Million Hearts® established the goal of increasing cardiac rehabilitation for eligible patients from 20-30 percent in 2018 to 70 percent by 2022. Evidence shows that participation in cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital readmissions by 25 percent,…

Extreme weather volatility has increased the need for more effective and cost-efficient risk assessment tools. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked with Abt to address this challenge...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program provides voucher subsidies that enables low-income households to select the type of housing and location that meets their needs. However, the HCV program…

An evaluation of the Coordinated Veterans’ Care Program confirmed the program’s positive impact on participants' health and satisfaction.