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Reducing the Harm from Malaria in Zimbabwe
Project
Malaria is the third most common cause of illness in Zimbabwe. Approximately 1 in 12 children die before their fifth birthday due to malaria, according to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. While the country had made progress in the last decade,…
Collecting Infectious Disease Data in Nursing Homes
Project
Infectious diseases can spread quickly through nursing homes, leading to high morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored this, causing over 1.7 million SARS-CoV-2 cases and almost 168,000 deaths among nursing…
Supporting Litigation to Enforce the Clean Water Act
Project
Abt primarily has provided expert opinion regarding the relative permanence of waterways affected by industrial, agricultural, or petroleum-related spills into waterways throughout the U.S.
Advancing Economic Equity through Housing
Publication
Abt evaluated JPMorgan Chase’s PRO Neighborhoods to understand how grantees are addressing their communities’ diverse economic needs by investing in housing.
Developing the COBRA Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool
Project
Estimating and monetizing public health benefits from reductions in emissions can be a complicated process requiring expertise in air quality modeling, health impact valuation and the monetization of health benefits. Because of this, researchers,…
Addressing the Compounding Challenges of Poverty in NYC
Blog
This blog sheds new qualitative context to New York City’s poverty data, describing challenges the city’s citizens face.
Association of Participation in the Oncology Care Model with Medicare Payments, Utilization, Care Delivery, and Quality Outcomes
Publication
Abt’s evaluation of CMS’s OCM payment model found that it helped reduce Medicare payments for oncological care.
Evaluating the HomeStart Eviction Prevention Program
Project
HomeStart is a Boston-based nonprofit organization with a goal of eliminating homelessness due to eviction for non-payment, notably for families with subsidies and the working poor in Massachusetts. Eviction is costly not only for tenants but for…
Insights and Approaches from Five Years of Addressing HIV Epidemic Control in Mozambique
Publication
The ECHO project is advancing HIV epidemic control in Mozambique through innovative approaches, local empowerment, and sustainable strategies for testing, treatment, and viral load suppression
Housing Demand and Neighborhood Choice with Housing Vouchers
Publication