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Healthcare Career Pathways Program Helps More Low-Income Latinos Earn Credentials

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Most healthcare jobs require postsecondary education or training. But many low-income, low-skilled Latinos face barriers to completing even short-term training for entry-level jobs due to low basic skills, limited finances, and other personal factors…
PFAS Multi-Site Research Study

PFAS Multi-Site Research Study

Project
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that are associated with health detriments. Given the large scope of a planned multi-site study (MSS) and the complexity of the data to be collected, the Agency for Toxic…
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Technical Assistance for Education Innovation and Research Evaluations

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Education Innovation and Research (EIR) is a competitive grant program, and grantees must fund an independent evaluation of their projects’ effectiveness. Abt provides technical assistance on the conduct of these evaluations to maximize the strength of…
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Developing Best Practices for Postsecondary Education

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Millions of students need to prepare for and stay in postsecondary educational programs. Numerous programs seek to help the students achieve their educational goals. There is research that evaluates these programs, but there was previously little…
Supporting Accessibility of Health Data with CDC

Supporting Accessibility of Health Data with CDC

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic and amid other virus outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) learned many lessons and acquired deep expertise in how to communicate with the American public. CDC aims to take these lessons learned…
Updating the Runaway and Homeless Youth-Homeless Management Information System

Redesigning the Runaway and Homeless Youth-Homeless Management Information System

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The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is required by Congress to develop and deploy a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for its Runaway & Homeless Youth Program (RHY). The agency wants to ensure it collects high data quality—and…
Spotlight On: CDC COVID-19 Research Studies

Spotlight On: CDC COVID-19 Research

Spotlight On
CDC’s real-time surveillance of COVID-19 cases and analyses of surveillance data inform public health policies, communication about protective behaviors, and guidance to public health and healthcare providers, communities, businesses, and schools.
How to Tackle Contaminants and Make Drinking Water Safer

How to Tackle Contaminants and Make Drinking Water Safer

Impact Brief
Abt’s expertise with PFAS, lead, and perchlorate enables us to assess health risks, technology effectiveness, and health benefits of water treatment options.
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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.

New Research Informs Nursing Home Staffing Minimums in the United States

Impact Brief
CMS contracted Abt to conduct the 2022 Nursing Home Staffing Study, and our findings informed the agency’s 2024 staffing policy.