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Improving Access to High-Quality Healthcare Through Strategic Purchasing

Spotlight On: Improving Access to High-Quality Healthcare Through Strategic Purchasing

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Helping country health systems change how they pay for health care to improve quality, efficiency, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction.
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SHOPS Plus: Public-Private Engagement for Better Health

Project
The private sector is a key provider of priority health-care services. But too often it is overlooked or not fully integrated into the health system. The public sector frequently does not have accurate information about the size and scope of the private…
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Regulating Harmful Contaminants for Healthier Communities

Impact Brief
Abt supported the EPA in developing and implementing data-driven regulations for hazardous chemicals—particularly carbon tetrachloride—helping turn scientific evidence into enforceable protections that reduce risks to workers, nearby communities, and the environment.
Development of a Conceptual Drinking Water Supply Plan for Minnesota’s East Metro Area Affected by PFAS Contamination in Groundwater

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…
Team Nutrition Training Grant E-STAR Evaluation

Team Nutrition Training Grant E-STAR Evaluation

Project
The Team Nutrition Training Grant E-STAR Evaluation is a 4.5-year study that addresses Food and Nutrition Service’s need to understand the implementation of the Enhanced Strategies, Training, Action Plans, and Resources (E-STAR) Team Nutrition Training…
Abt Showcases Lessons Applied to Nigerian Family Planning Programming

Abt Showcases Lessons Applied to Nigerian Family Planning Programming

Impact Brief
The Abt-led, USAID-funded SHOPS Plus program found new ways to bolster family planning training for practitioners.
Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water

Publication
Abt experts co-authored a study explaining how stakeholders—including individual citizens—can better estimate PFAS blood levels from water concentrations.
Supporting Efforts to Review Evidence in Education

Supporting Efforts to Review Evidence in Education

Project
The U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was established in 2002 to serve as a central and trusted source of evidence on best practices in education. As the standard bearer for evidence in education, the WWC needs to stay abreast…
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Decades of Research Shapes Housing Assistance in the U.S.

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Technical Assistance for Behavioral Health Workforce & Apprenticeship Programs

Technical Assistance for Behavioral Health Workforce & Apprenticeship Programs

Project
Communities across the nation often need more support and access to behavioral health providers. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Health…