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How Do the Impacts of Healthcare Training Vary with Credential Length? Evidence from the Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program
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Our analysis of HPOG subgroups defined by program experiences found weak evidence that long-term credentials led to meaningfully larger earnings impacts.
Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults
Project
Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Supporting the Planning and Evaluation of Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
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Louisiana needs to rebuild its eroding coastline, which is degrading in part because levees prevent sediment from the Mississippi River from replenishing coastal areas. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) was proposed to reconnect the river to…
Developing the Data To Help Prevent Birth Defects
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Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for 20 percent of all infant deaths in 2018. Approximately 3 percent of babies born in the United States are affected by a major genetic or structural birth defect…
Transitional Living Program Special Population Demonstration Process Study
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This report documents the findings from a study of the Transitional Living Program Special Population Demonstration Project funded by HHS.
Engaging the Private Sector to Prevent HIV in Namibia
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The private sector can help prevent HIV transmission in Namibia by sharing messages that encourage healthy behavior and enhancing access to quality services.
Population Health, Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) Program
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Abt and three Medicare locals-- Central Queensland, Wide Bay, and Sunshine Coast--formed a consortium to establish a primary health network (PHN). To strengthen the partnership, Abt recruited a team of professionals and established the Population Health…
Supporting Efforts to Review Evidence in Education
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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…
National RCT of “Year Up” Program Finds Major, Five-Year Earnings Gains for Low-Income, Minority Young Adults
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