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Do Employers Earn Positive Returns to Investments in Apprenticeship? Evidence from Registered Programs under the American Apprenticeship Initiative
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Employers experienced positive returns on their investments in registered apprenticeships.
From Policy to Action: Broadening Health Services in Rwanda
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Through SHOPS Plus, Abt helped Rwanda increase access to DMPA oral contraceptive by helping to create a regulatory and logistical enabling environment.
The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 1.0: Eligibility Criteria and Application Procedures
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When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers
Blog
"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.
Building Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Employment Outcomes for Individuals With Substance Use Disorders
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This paper reviews promising efforts to integrate employment services with treatment and recovery services for people with substance use disorder.
Egyptian Agribusiness Study Tour Participants Visit United States
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The Feed the Future Egypt Rural Agribusiness Strengthening Project, a USAID-funded activity, organized a study tour to the U.S. for Egyptian food processors.
School Meal Reforms’ Impacts on Nutrition and Costs
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The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (NSLP/SBP) underwent widespread changes beginning in school year 2012-2013. USDA needed to know how these food, nutrition and price reforms affected school food authorities and student participation.
Healthcare Career Pathways Program Helps More Low-Income Latinos Earn Credentials
Project
Most healthcare jobs require postsecondary education or training. But many low-income, low-skilled Latinos face barriers to completing even short-term training for entry-level jobs due to low basic skills, limited finances, and other personal factors…
Diabetes Health Card Increases Risk Awareness
Project
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…
Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: an evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model
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This article showcases behavioral health crisis program, GRAND Model, which was found to be effective in reducing inpatient hospitalizations in Oklahoma.