Search

Search

Filter
1241 - 1250 of 1418 results

Results for

blood test

Assessing HIV/AIDS Client Factors Associated with Detectable Viral Loads

Project
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provides services to support comprehensive care for people living with HIV and AIDS. Despite improvements in testing, linkage, and…
Growing Our 12-Plus Year Collaboration with NYC’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Growing Our 12-Plus Year Collaboration with NYC’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Project
Among large cities, New York City (NYC) is unique due to the diversity of its more than 8 million residents. Residents come from a variety of countries,  speak multiple languages, have varying degrees of mobility and literacy, and live in a variety of…
Replication of Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families-Impact Study (R3-Impact)

Replication of Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families-Impact Study (R3-Impact)

Project
In the last 20 years, parental substance use disorder (SUD) has become an increasingly prevalent reason for children to enter foster care. Recovery coaching is a promising strategy to support parents’ recovery and help keep families safe and together…
Nurse smiling with older woman

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…
decorative image

How to Make Federal Justice Data More User Friendly

Blog
Abt is making federal justice data more user friendly through better visualization and filtering capabilities.
The 2019-2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress: Pt. 2

The 2019-2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress: Pt. 2

Publication
Part 2 of the AHAR showed that overall sheltered homelessness was down while introducing new elements to the data collection.
preschool students in classroom

Making the Most of a Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG)

Project
In late 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) was awarded a federal Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG) to expand high-quality early childhood education to more than 800 4-year-old children per year in five underserved…
Identifying Core Components of Effective Youth Programs

Evidence for Program Improvement: Core Components of Effective Youth Programs

Project
Evidence for Program Improvement was established by The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to develop evidence-based practice guidelines for youth programs (e.g., community, mental health, public health, child welfare settings,…
Mother and baby

Portrait of WIC Participants and Programs: Capturing Data through the Abt-Designed Automated Reporting System

Project
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health-care referrals, and nutrition education. The beneficiaries:  nearly 8 million low-income pregnant,…
doctor and elderly patient

Improving Patient Choice: Meaningful Measures of Home Health and Hospice Care Quality

Project
To help patients and their families find high quality home health and hospice care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires support for developing and maintaining patient assessment tools and quality measures for its Home Health and…