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Best Practices to Improve International Solid Waste Management
Project
Many medium and large cities in developing countries lack the capacity to adequately manage solid waste. Limited awareness of best practices for waste management and lack of access to key technical resources are key barriers to improvement.
Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Incarcerated Mothers
Project
There has been little research on women who are pregnant, give birth, or experience a pregnancy termination or loss while in prison or jail. Understanding the health and well-being of pregnant women who are incarcerated at the federal, state, and local…
Engaging Employers to Register Apprenticeship Programs: Outcomes from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Employer Engagement Demonstration
Publication
A study of an approach to recruit employers to register apprenticeship programs detected a statistically significant impact on adoption of such programs.
Vietnam’s Playbook for a Country-Led HIV Response
Blog
From partnerships to policies, Vietnam is demonstrating how countries can sustainably transition their HIV response from donor-funded to country-led.
Evaluating Child Welfare Community Collaborations
Project
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is transforming the field of child welfare by supporting communities’ efforts to prevent child maltreatment, rather than only respond once it occurs. ACF funded two cohorts of grantees under the Child…
Promoting Children’s Savings Accounts
Project
Employment rates and earnings rise sharply for those with a post-secondary education. However, the high cost can put it out of reach for many children; fully 97 percent of college students from low-income households are unable to cover their costs…
Evaluation of SkilledKC
Project
Widening skills gaps in high-demand occupations indicate the need to develop training programs that better fit industry needs and the circumstances of individuals who could fill those needs.
Tracking COVID-19 in Pregnant Women and Infants
Project
Pregnant women may be more vulnerable than the general population to respiratory infections and severe respiratory complications from COVID-19, and CDC needs more research on their potential effects on birth outcomes to continue to guide the public. In…
Public-Private Teaming to Pay for Health
Impact Brief
USAID’s Abt-led International Health Program works with public and private stakeholders to mobilize resources for health in the DRC.