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Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation

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The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation (GJ-HC) is a rigorous evaluation of four career pathways programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The programs – enacted in response to the 2008 recession – targeted unemployed workers and those…
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Assessing the Family and Medical Leave Act

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible U.S. employees of covered employers job-protected unpaid leave to attend to their or their family’s eligible medical issues. Employees may have access to pay while on leave through other means…
The Intersection of Health and the Environment

Spotlight On: The Intersection of Health and the Environment

Spotlight On
Changes to our environment can have an enormous impact on health; Abt works with clients & communities at the intersection of health & environment.  
Evaluation of MCCM Suggests Promise for Medicare Beneficiaries with Terminal Illness and Cost Savings for Medicare

Evaluation of MCCM Suggests Promise for Medicare Beneficiaries with Terminal Illness and Cost Savings for Medicare

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Typically, terminally ill Medicare beneficiaries must choose between enrolling in hospice or continuing to receive curative treatment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) gives beneficiaries the choice…
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Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State

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In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…
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.
Modeling Biota Losses from Cooling Water Intake Structures

Modeling Biota Losses from Cooling Water Intake Structures

Project
Power plants’ cooling systems often are located along coastal waterways and use large amounts of water from oceans, bays and estuaries. As millions of tiny aquatic organisms in the water such as fish eggs and larvae pass through the power plant, the heat…
Heart Valve Disease: Increasing Education and Awareness

Heart Valve Disease: Increasing Education and Awareness

Project
The Abt team developed, implemented, and evaluated a communication campaign to increase education about and awareness of heart valve disease among the public, those at risk, and healthcare professionals.  
Aerial view of a chemical manufacturing plant just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana

AI Helps EPA Standardize and Sharpen Toxic Chemical Data

Impact Brief
Abt used AI to standardize EPA off site chemical transfer data to 97% accuracy, enabling faster analysis and stronger chemical safety decisions.
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Decades of Research Shapes Housing Assistance in the U.S.

Impact Brief