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Amplifying EPA’s Heat Island Reduction Program
Project
Structures such as buildings and roads, absorb and re-emit much more of the sun’s heat than do natural landscapes such as forests and bodies of water. Urban areas with highly concentrated structures become “islands” of higher temperatures compared to…
Evaluation of Youth Substance Use Prevention
Project
In 2013, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation initiated a five-year Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative to promote early detection and intervention for substance use among youth age 15-22. The initiative called for use…
Strengthening Intellectual Disability Health Awareness
Project
The Primary Care Enhancement Program pilot improved the capability of general practitioners to care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Using Behavioral Insights to Market a Workplace Safety Program: Evidence From a Multi-Armed Experiment
Publication
An Abt evaluation found marketing OSHA’s safety consultation service via brochure was effective but incorporating behavioral nudges didn’t increase uptake.
Risk Factors for College Success: Insights from Adults in Nine Career Pathways Programs
Publication
Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation
Project
For far too long, the child welfare system has been designed to be reactive, where caseworkers respond after child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences have occurred, with the primary intervention being removal from the home. For young…
Improving Conservation Services Through Agile Digital Transformation
Project
TSPi is using agile teams to modernize the financial management portion of the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s information technology portfolio.
Evaluating Australia’s Rural Primary Health Services
Project
There is clear evidence that individuals living within rural and remote areas are more likely to suffer from disease compared to metropolitan areas. The lack of health services prompted Australia’s Department of Health to implement the Rural Primary…
Spotlight On: Digital and Data Services for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Spotlight On
Abt’s digital and data services support all aspects of policy research, monitoring, and program evaluation through an array of digital tools and technologies.