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Diabetes Health Card Increases Risk Awareness
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Changing behavior requires reaching people at the right time: when they are open to making a change. One indication of that willingness in the diabetes context is if they are searching for diabetes-related information online. The challenge is how to take…
NRHA's 49th Annual Rural Health Conference
Event
Abt’s 60 years of federal health work help partners address today’s toughest rural health challenges – let's connect in California.
The Future of Health Systems: Advancing Health Systems Strengthening: Metrics, Learnings, and Future Directions
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This Future of Health Systems series webinar focuses on the evolving health systems landscape and how MEL strategies are indispensable for improving performance.
Evaluating an Innovative Job Corps Pilot Program
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Abt Global and its partner, MDRC, evaluated a Job Corps pilot program, the Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy (CCCA), for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The Cascades pilot was an ambitious and evidence-based attempt to increase education…
Factors Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases in Nepal: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Population-Based Study
Publication
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a serious and growing health issue in Nepal, but targeting risk factors can reduce the disease burden.
Reliability and Validity of an Innovative High Performing Healthcare System Assessment Tool
Publication
An innovative new tool that measures health systems performance and dimensions of universal health coverage (UHC) covered in-depth in BMC Health Services Research
Clearinghouse Synthesizes Evidence on Labor Policies, Programs
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The DOL-funded Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) has several goals. It makes research on labor topics more accessible to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public. It also provides information to inform decisions…
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…
Funding Model Helps Bangladesh Expand Primary Health Care
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Some municipalities fund primary health care services in urban areas of Bangladesh.
VIDA Program Shows Promising Educational Results
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Low-income workers with only a high school education face poor and declining employment prospects. Policymakers, workforce development organizations, educators and other key stakeholders are interested in how to facilitate a better match between the…