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The Impact of 20 Years of Pollution Prevention Projects
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Do pollution prevention projects reduce toxic releases? If so, by how much? Understanding their impact would provide valuable input to efforts to protect the nation’s environment. However, the sheer number — approximately 370,000 projects over 20 years —…
Evaluating the Healthy Incentives Pilot Demonstration
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Most U.S. adults do not meet the Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake, especially people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other low-income Americans. While evidence suggests that improved diet quality…
Monitoring Flu Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women and Health Care Personnel
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Pregnant woman and health care personnel (HCP) need flu shots, yet coverage for these groups historically has been below national targets. Without shots, the groups’ health risks soar. Pregnant women who get the flu not only can contract severe diseases…
Evaluating a Permanent Supportive Housing Pay for Success Initiative in Austin, Texas
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Despite growing evidence of the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing, local governments often have difficulty securing the necessary investments to expand the programs. The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), in partnership with the…
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…
Strengthening Tanzania’s Health Supply Chain
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Despite tremendous economic growth, many Tanzanians remain underserved by public services and lack reliable access to essential medicines.
Assessing the Massachusetts Education Evaluation Framework
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From 2012-2015, Abt helped assess the implementation of Massachusetts’s new educator evaluation framework. The purpose of the research was to provide the Commonwealth and districts with real-time, usable feedback to support implementation of the…
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.
Developing the Data To Help Prevent Birth Defects
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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…
Updating AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS
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Over the past 15 years, hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and students have been taught to use AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS concepts and tools to enhance the quality and safety of patient care. Evidence has steadily accumulated to show the positive…