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Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Project
Studies indicate that dementia care in the United States is, generally, impersonal and fragmented. Massachusetts requires long-term care facilities to provide dementia care training to direct-care workers. The intention of the regulation was to address…
Understanding Public Perception of Extreme Heat and Health Risks
Publication
This report by CRC, Abt, and the National Weather Service profiles public perception of dangerous heat events & recommends actionable messaging.
Family Options: Finding the Best Interventions to End Homelessness for Families
Project
More than 150,000 families experience homelessness each year and are forced to seek emergency shelter or face life on the street. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development wanted to understand the most effective options to help these families.
Increasing Community and Facility HIV Testing in Mozambique
Impact Brief
The Abt-led USAID Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes project’s scale up of HIV testing in Mozambique has helped save lives.
Spotlight On: Housing as a Platform for Health and Well-Being
Spotlight On
Abt Global’s research teams combine expertise in housing and health to deliver leading-edge evaluations of initiatives that promote health and well-being among vulnerable populations.
One Step at a Time: Participant Perspectives on Career Pathways
Publication
Interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants program participants indicate that the program positively influenced how participants navigate their career pathways.
Descriptive and Analytical Career Pathways Project
Project
Over the last 30 years, adults in the United States with a high school education or less have experienced stagnating wages and relatively high unemployment, while those with postsecondary credentials enjoyed economic gains (Autor, 2015; Carnevale et al.,…
Overcoming Undermatching in Postsecondary Education
Project
Where students go to college is key to their educational attainment and later economic success. However, 41 percent of students nationally and about half of those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds undermatch—meaning they don’t attend college or they…
Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State
Project
In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…