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Development of a Conceptual Drinking Water Supply Plan for Minnesota’s East Metro Area Affected by PFAS Contamination in Groundwater
Project
In 2018, the State of Minnesota reached a settlement with the 3M Company regarding contamination of groundwater with PFAS chemicals manufactured by 3M. Under the settlement, the 3M Company provided $850 million to the state, the bulk of which will be…
Trust and Localization: The Missing Tools in Pandemic Preparedness and Response
News
What is humanity’s best defense against a pandemic or other major threat? You’d be partially right to think: high-tech equipment in gleaming new health facilities, a computer farm in the cloud to collect and share data, highly qualified clinical staff, vast sums for vaccine research and development, and expansive budgets funding expensive national public health systems.
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…
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Guidebook for Owners of Project-Based Section 8 Developments
Publication
Reducing the Harm from Malaria in Zimbabwe
Project
Malaria is the third most common cause of illness in Zimbabwe. Approximately 1 in 12 children die before their fifth birthday due to malaria, according to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. While the country had made progress in the last decade,…
Finding a High-Quality Job in the Caring Industry: HPOG Participants’ Occupational Choices
Publication
This brief presents insights from in-person interviews with 153 Health Profession Opportunity Grants participants about why and how they chose the health field and their occupation.
Implementing Summer EBT: Key Considerations
Blog
Summer EBT can improve food security among school-age children, and successful implementation is dependent on partnerships between agencies and retailers.
Assisting Families Experiencing Homelessness with TANF Funding: Findings from a Survey of TANF Administrators
Publication
This brief covers methods that TANF agencies can use to identify and provide housing services to families experiencing homelessness.
Using Digital Tools to Address COVID-19’s Impact on Cambodia’s Horticulture
Impact Brief
In response to the challenges of COVID-19, USAID’s Abt-led Harvest II help actors in Cambodia’s horticulture sector use digital tools to adapt.
Integrated Team Care Program
Project
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have high rates of risk factors associated with chronic illness and have much higher rates of chronic disease than non-Indigenous Australians. These higher rates affect overall life expectancy and mortality…