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Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP

Study of College Transition Messaging in GEAR UP

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Many high school seniors who plan to attend college do not enroll, and others enroll but do not return for a second year. Low-income students are more likely than their higher-income peers to fall off track after high school ends. Text message-based…
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Setting a Health-Based Benchmark for Lead in Drinking Water

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Abt Global provided technical assistance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to support the development of a draft report outlining potential approaches to inform a health-based benchmark for lead…
Evaluation of SkilledKC

Evaluation of SkilledKC

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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.
COVID-19 Study of Hospitalized Older Adults

COVID-19 Study of Hospitalized Older Adults

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Older adults are at high risk for contracting novel coronavirus and for developing severe illnesses if infected. To inform policy starting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed more data on medical care for hospitalized patients 50 or older in rural…
Evaluating Australia’s Rural Primary Health Services

Evaluating Australia’s Rural Primary Health Services

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There is clear evidence that individuals living within rural and remote areas are more likely to suffer from disease compared to metropolitan areas.  The lack of health services prompted Australia’s Department of Health to implement the Rural Primary…
Improving Nutrition for Tajik Mothers and Children

Improving Nutrition for Tajik Mothers and Children

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The primary goal of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Healthy Mother Healthy Baby (HMHB) activity in Tajikistan is to improve the nutritional status of mothers and children under two and reduce their morbidity and mortality rates. To…
Recovering From Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Recovering From Hurricanes Irma and Maria

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In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria left behind a massive trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Local officials were faced with the challenge of quickly and efficiently assessing the most pressing needs, and determining how to…
Evaluating Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments

Evaluating Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments

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The  goals of the Department of Labor’s Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program were to address the reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants and prevent and detect improper payments. Abt Global conducted a study of 250…
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National Prisoner Statistics and Corrections Reporting Programs

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For years, collecting prisoner data was treated as little more than an accounting exercise: PIPO (prisoner in, prisoner out). The National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program counts male and female prisoners each year plus confirmed HIV and AIDS cases.
Evaluation of 2019-2022 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Program

Evaluating Summer Nutrition Assistance for Children

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The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) pilots have operated since 2011 to provide grocery assistance to households with eligible children during summer months when millions of U.S. children lose access to free or reduced-price school lunches. Abt…