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Spotlight On: Solutions for Malaria, Vector-Borne Diseases, and Novel Pathogens

Spotlight On: Solutions for Malaria, Vector-Borne Diseases, and Novel Pathogens

Spotlight On
Abt Global is the world’s largest provider of interventions to track and control malaria, protecting millions of people annually in nearly 30 countries.
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Human Trafficking Prevalence Estimation Feasibility Study

Publication
Abt developed a feasibility study to determine how the U.S. could pilot important data collection to assess national estimates of human trafficking. 
Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families

Expanding Evidence on Recovery and Reunification Interventions for Families

Project
The child welfare system has seen recent increases in removals of children from homes where parental substance use disorder (SUD) is a contributing factor, due in part to the depth of the opioid crisis. Some parents with SUD have limited access to…
The Policy Maker’s Handbook for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in the Biogas Sector

The Policy Maker’s Handbook for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in the Biogas Sector

Publication
On behalf of the Global Methane Initiative, Abt helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develop a handbook to assist with accounting for methane emissions and emissions reduction.
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Success Boston: Evaluating Transition Coaching for College Success

Project
A 2008 report showed only 35 percent of Boston public school graduates who had enrolled in college had completed a postsecondary credential within seven years of graduation. To improve completion rates, the Boston Foundation, the city of Boston, Boston…
Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

Project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…
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Developing Best Practices for Postsecondary Education

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Millions of students need to prepare for and stay in postsecondary educational programs. Numerous programs seek to help the students achieve their educational goals. There is research that evaluates these programs, but there was previously little…
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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,…
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

Project
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…