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Tracking COVID-19 in High-Risk Workers
Project
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed timely information on COVID-19 illness characterization and vaccine effectiveness in this highly exposed cohort. CDC also needed data on rates of symptomatic and asymptomatic infection and re-infection…
Developing the Data To Help Prevent Birth Defects
Project
Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for 20 percent of all infant deaths in 2018. Approximately 3 percent of babies born in the United States are affected by a major genetic or structural birth defect…
Supporting Organizational Transformation at HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Project
MCHB is in a critical moment of growth and change. The Bureau has received numerous Congressional appropriations and developed new programs in the last several years to meet the health needs of women, children, and families. The result is a rapid…
Young Entrepreneurs in the Food Processing Industry
Impact Brief
USAID’s Abt-led Harvest II program helps young entrepreneurs develop their products and capacity, creating linkages with new business partners and markets.
Evaluating the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs)
Project
The Institute of Education Sciences’ Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) provide applied research and trainings to state and local education agencies. Their mission is to support a more evidence-based educational system. To determine whether the…
Madagascar Says No to Mosquito Breeding Sites in Rice Fields
Resource
Health experts in Madagascar used satellite data and modeling to detect mosquito-prone rice paddies, improving local malaria early warning and targeted response.
Evaluating Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)
Project
One Step at a Time: Participant Perspectives on Career Pathways
Publication
Interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants program participants indicate that the program positively influenced how participants navigate their career pathways.
Evaluating an Innovative Job Corps Pilot Program
Project
Abt Global and its partner, MDRC, evaluated a Job Corps pilot program, the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy (CCCA), for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The Cascades pilot was an ambitious and evidence-based attempt to increase education…