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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have high rates of risk factors associated with chronic illness and have much higher rates of chronic disease than non-Indigenous Australians. These higher rates affect overall life expectancy and mortality…

A high number of non-urgent cases that could be addressed by general practice (GP) doctors are presenting unnecessarily at hospital emergency departments (EDs); these are potentially avoidable. Strategies that can save ED health professionals’ time also…

Evidence for Program Improvement was established by The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to develop evidence-based practice guidelines for youth programs (e.g., community, mental health, public health, child welfare settings,…

“One step at a time.” This well-known axiom applies broadly to individual endeavors, such as learning to play a musical instrument or building a home. It also applies to grand aspirations of governments, such as providing citizens access to affordable, quality health care.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) tested the use of a Pay for Success (PFS) approach for funding and evaluating employment services. Under the PFS model, private and philanthropic investors cover the up-front costs of delivering an intervention. Then…

Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…

Abt’s evaluation found California’s Project Roomkey helped homeless Californians at COVID’s peak — and it could serve as an effective emergency housing model.

States can roll out summer grocery programs in 2024 for students eligible for subsidized school lunches, and here are five things states need to know.

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…