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Estimating the Prevalence of ‘Doctor Shopping' for Prescription Drugs
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Misuse of opioid analgesics threatens public health and results in rising numbers of overdose deaths and admissions to emergency departments and treatment facilities. In the absence of adequate patient information systems, patients who engage in “doctor…
Building Back Better for Young Adults
Publication
This paper argues for scaling Year Up’s program for young adults, which Abt’s independent evaluation found effective, replicable, and financially beneficial to society.
Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Project
Project
To streamline emissions data, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) is a modelling tool that helps policy makers, researchers, and communities explore data on releases of toxic substances from…
Potential Health Benefits of Sustained Air Quality Improvements in New York City
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This study finds New York City’s shutdown during COVID-19 suggests how thousands of lives and billions of dollars could be saved through improved air quality.
Implementation and Relative Impacts of Two Job Search Assistance Programs in New York City
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Lessons Learned from Private Sector Engagement Across Sectors
Blog
Sarah Kozyn’s and Sean Callahan’s Marketlinks blog details how engaging the private sector has helped health systems, renewable energy, and more across sectors.
Controlling the HIV Epidemic in Mozambique
Project
Mozambique has the eighth highest HIV prevalence in the world, with 12.6 percent of adults living with HIV, and one of the highest HIV mortality rates. The country has made strides in testing people for HIV and providing treatment. But a high proportion…
Students Less Likely To Attend College if They Didn’t Think Their Families Could Pay
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Shelter from the Storm: Addressing the Dual Crisis of Extreme Weather and Homelessness
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Homeless response systems need support to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather shocks and the disproportionate harm that extreme weather has on people experiencing homelessness.