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3 Questions To Promote Head Start Attendance

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This blog asks how we can promote attendance in Head Start, which expands access to early care and education for children from low-income households.
Factors That Affect Opioid Quality Improvement Initiatives in Primary Care: Insights from Ten Health Systems

Factors That Affect Opioid Quality Improvement Initiatives in Primary Care: Insights from Ten Health Systems

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This study of an Opioid Quality Improvement Collaborative can help providers adopt CDC opioid guidelines and improve their prescribing practices.
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Measuring Photo-Induced Toxicity of North West Shelf Oil in Australia

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Photo-induced toxicity of crude oil occurs when ultraviolet light (UV) contacts certain photo-active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which act as catalysts and produce reactive oxygen species. When this reaction occurs in the tissues of…
Spotlight On: Adaptive Management

Spotlight On: Adaptive Management

Spotlight On
Abt-led programs use adaptive management processes such as rapid cycle learning and strategy testing to promote a learning culture and deliver social impact.
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Supporting Low-Income Veteran Households Experiencing—or At-Risk of Experiencing—Homelessness

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Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a Veterans Affairs program that provides grants to more than 250 private, non-profit organizations (grantees) and consumer cooperatives that rapidly re-house low-income Veteran households.
Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…
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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…