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Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

Project
Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Abt’s Program Theory Playbook: Six Visual Strategies That Will Change Your Evaluation Game

Abt’s Program Theory Playbook: Six Visual Strategies That Will Change Your Evaluation Game

Blog
Abt’s developed a playbook that illustrates six different types of program theories to help program developers and evaluators visualize program theories.
Past is prologue: A case study exploration of the role of climate indicators in adaptation in the United States

Past Is Prologue: A Case Study Exploration of the Role of Climate Indicators in Adaptation in the United States

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This journal article finds that pairing climate indicators and projections is more productive for adaptation decision making than climate projections alone.
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Assessing the Family and Medical Leave Act

Project
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible U.S. employees of covered employers job-protected unpaid leave to attend to their or their family’s eligible medical issues. Employees may have access to pay while on leave through other means…
Monitoring Evaluation and Operational Research (MEOR) component of the Nepal Health Sector Programme 3 (NHSP3)

Nepal’s MEOR Program Monitors Health Outcomes

Project
Despite its post-conflict legacy and the 2015 earthquake, Nepal continues to achieve substantial health progress. Critical health indicators are improving, including under-five and maternal mortality rates, but there are dramatically changing burden-of…
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City Approaches, Strategies and Costs of Responding to Homeless Encampments

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Abt Global conducted this study to help policymakers and practitioners understand strategies and associated costs for responding to homeless encampments.
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Supporting and Refining the Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes

Project
When individuals need long-term care, information on provider quality is critical to making an informed choice. The major ongoing challenge in the project is preparing the monthly updates to Care Compare and its Five-Star Quality Rating System to support…
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

Publication
This study of an Opioid Quality Improvement Collaborative can help providers adopt CDC opioid guidelines and improve their prescribing practices.