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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…

"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.

The Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement increased receipt of college certificates and degrees but did not lead to higher incomes.

The Ethiopian private health sector is growing in size and scope. Over one-third of Ethiopian health expenditures go to private providers but the quality and availability of private providers’ priority health services is uneven. The government’s plans…

At Abt Global, we study some of the most difficult public safety and justice issues facing the nation and offer practical solutions to policymakers, practitioners and funders.

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.

On behalf of the Global Methane Initiative, Abt helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develop a handbook to assist with accounting for methane emissions and emissions reduction.

We combine topical expertise, environmental science, data analytics, & engineering to help agencies modernize systems & use data to support better decisions.

Through GHSC TA-TZ and PS3+, Abt is helping Tanzania develop an efficient, sustainable system to procure, pay for, and deliver health commodities.