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Assessing the Impacts of Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Deepwater Horizon disaster contaminated habitats across the northern Gulf of Mexico, including deep water corals, shallow bays, estuaries, coastal marshes and beaches. The spill affected wildlife ranging from birds to dolphins to sea turtles.  The…
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Improving Literacy Through Experience

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The AARP Foundation’s Experience Corps (EC) is an evidence-based literacy tutoring program that targets schools within high-need communities where a significant portion of K-3 students are below grade level in reading. EC provides highly-trained,…
TAKEheart: Training for Cardiac Rehabilitation Use

TAKEheart: Training for Cardiac Rehabilitation Use

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Million Hearts® established the goal of increasing cardiac rehabilitation for eligible patients from 20-30 percent in 2018 to 70 percent by 2022. Evidence shows that participation in cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital readmissions by 25 percent,…
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Service Function Review of Palliative Care Services

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Abt's review of palliative care services for the Australian Capital Territory Government identified critical gaps in service capacity and coordination.
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Scaling Success in Workforce Training Programs

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Abt, in partnership with US Department of Labor(DOL) is leading a 5-year evaluation of sector training programs, identifying effective scalable workforce strategies to increase accessibility to high-quality employment.
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National Flood Risk Characterization Tool

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Extreme weather volatility has increased the need for more effective and cost-efficient risk assessment tools. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked with Abt to address this challenge...
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Pathways to Healthcare Boosts College Entry, Training Hours and Credentials

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Adults with low skills or limited English proficiency face poor employment and earnings prospects. Postsecondary training is one way to improve job opportunities if the training aligns with industries’ local demand for skilled workers. Access to training…
Abt Implements SSDI Benefit Offset Demonstration

Abt Implements SSDI Benefit Offset Demonstration

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In 2015, Congress directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to test mitigating the effects of ending Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits when earnings exceed the cutoff level. The test allowed beneficiaries to keep $1 in benefits…
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Health Careers for All Increased Healthcare Training Enrollment

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Healthcare jobs are projected to be the fastest-growing occupations in the next decade. Almost all jobs in healthcare require postsecondary education or training, whether for  entry-level employment or for advancement to higher-paying positions. But many…
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Support for the Mathematics and Science Program (MSP)

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The goal of the U.S. Department of Education’s Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) program is to boost students’ academic achievement in math and science. The approach for doing that is to augment classroom teachers’ science, technology,…