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Study of Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Child Care Settings
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Abt Global conducted a five-year Study of Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Child Care Settings for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Congress asked the USDA to conduct the study in response to concerns about…
Reducing Early Childhood Obesity (RECO) Evaluation
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Many young children are overweight or obese, which can lead to poor health outcomes later in life as well as higher health care costs. First 5 LA, an independent county agency that helps prepare children for kindergarten during their first five years,…
Assessing HUD’s IWISH Model for Aging in Place
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed the Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing (IWISH) model to help elderly adults in HUD-assisted multifamily housing age in place. New staff at IWISH sites—full-time Resident Wellness…
Mozambique Agribusiness and Trade Competitiveness Program (AgriFUTURO)
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In 2011, roughly 80 percent of Mozambicans earning their living from subsistence farming; more than 44 percent suffered from chronic malnutrition, and 34 percent faced perpetual hunger. Farm productivity was among the lowest in the world. Farmers used…
Growing Our 12-Plus Year Collaboration with NYC’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Among large cities, New York City (NYC) is unique due to the diversity of its more than 8 million residents. Residents come from a variety of countries, speak multiple languages, have varying degrees of mobility and literacy, and live in a variety of…
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Study Finds Benefits
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wanted to determine if teen pregnancy prevention programs with limited prior evidence of effectiveness can work when replicated with different populations and in different settings. HHS contracted with…
COVID-19 Study of Households
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From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed data on how common COVID-19 was out in the community and how the virus transmits among members of the same household, even among asymptomatic individuals. CDC also examined differences in disease…
The Impact of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks on Property Values
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Underground storage tanks (USTs) containing petroleum and other hazardous substances are everywhere. Accidental releases of the substances from leaking USTs (LUSTs) pose serious health, economic, and environmental risks to local residents. Abt helped the…
Hazardous Substances Spill Mitigation Analysis
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In 2019, the Natural Resource Defense Council and other organizations filed suit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) statutes regarding discharge of hazardous substances. EPA and the…