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Which Nursing Homes Are at Risk of COVID-19?

Which Nursing Homes Are at Risk of COVID-19?

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In this white paper, Abt offers tips to ensure that nursing homes have the resources and training needed to prevent the introduction of—or combat--COVID-19.
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Setting a Health-Based Benchmark for Lead in Drinking Water

Project
Abt Global provided technical assistance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to support the development of a draft report outlining potential approaches to inform a health-based benchmark for lead…
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BRFSS Data Gets the Jump on Chronic Health Challenges

Project
With health departments at the state and local level, the United States need consistent data to identify trends, track benchmarks and implement solutions at national, state and local scales. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a…
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SHOPS Plus: Public-Private Engagement for Better Health

Project
The private sector is a key provider of priority health-care services. But too often it is overlooked or not fully integrated into the health system. The public sector frequently does not have accurate information about the size and scope of the private…
Evaluation of CMS’s Oncology Care Model

Evaluation of CMS’s Oncology Care Model

Publication
CMS’s Oncology Care Model did not deliver enough savings to offset costs, but the cost reductions it achieved may point the way for future models. 
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Deepwater Horizon Spill Assessment and Restoration Plan

Project
In 2010, an explosion on a Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. It required a massive response to minimize damage and protect the environment, with involvement by many federal and…
Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Project

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…
Assateague State Park Dune Restoration

Monitoring Ecological and Socioeconomic Effects of Coastal Restoration

Project
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) wanted to understand the socioeconomic effects of 38 restoration projects funded through its Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Grant Program. The goal was to ensure accountability of Department of Interior…
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Racing Against Time: The CDC's Campaign to Prevent Zika Transmission

Project
The pictures from Brazil showed babies born with small heads or distended limbs. They were victims of Zika, the first mosquito-transmitted virus to cause devastating birth defects. Brazil and Puerto Rico reported growing numbers of Zika-related cases in…