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Building More Evidence in Reemployment Services for Unemployment Claimants

Building More Evidence in Reemployment Services for Unemployment Claimants

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In 2018, Congress permanently authorized the RESEA program, which aims to help Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants return to work more quickly. As a result, RESEA now requires that states use evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of their programs.
Monitoring Flu Vaccine Use in Priority Populations

Monitoring Flu Vaccine Use in Priority Populations

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Influenza is a periodic and potentially fatal illness, so it is vital to monitor the flu vaccine coverage of groups targeted for vaccination, including pregnant women and healthcare providers (HCPs). Abt Global works with the Centers for Disease Control…
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I-BEST Did Not Have Educational or Earnings Impact

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Adults with low skills or limited English proficiency face poor employment and earnings prospects. Postsecondary training is one way to improve job opportunities if the training aligns with industries’ growing local demand for skilled workers. Enabling…
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Reducing Early Childhood Obesity (RECO) Evaluation

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Many young children are overweight or obese, which can lead to poor health outcomes later in life as well as higher health care costs. First 5 LA, an independent county agency that helps prepare children for kindergarten during their first five years,…
Providing Local Evaluation Support to ACF’s PREP Grantees

Providing Local Evaluation Support to ACF’s PREP Grantees

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With funding from FYSB, ACF’s Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) contracted with Abt Global and its partner, Child Trends to provide local evaluation support to PREP grantees and to disseminate project information.
Moving to Work: Incentivizing Landlords in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Moving to Work: Incentivizing Landlords in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program provides voucher subsidies that enables low-income households to select the type of housing and location that meets their needs. However, the HCV program…
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Developing the COBRA Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool

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Estimating and monetizing public health benefits from reductions in emissions can be a complicated process requiring expertise in air quality modeling, health impact valuation and the monetization of health benefits. Because of this, researchers,…
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Evaluating SMART Recovery in Active-Duty Service Members

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Abt is testing whether the SMART Recovery program can reduce risky drinking and support military readiness.
Studying National Trends in Homelessness

Studying National Trends in Homelessness

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To successfully address homelessness in the U.S., we need to understand the extent of the challenge at local, state levels.
Tracking Minnesotans Access and Use of Home and Community-based Health Services

Tracking Minnesotans' Access and Use of Home and Community-based Health Services

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Minnesota’s Department of Human Services wanted to leverage existing state data to develop measures to help monitor access to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS). To build on our prior work evaluating critical access to the state’s…