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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood condition that affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States, many of whom are Black and Hispanic Americans. While newborn screening for SCD occurs in every state, there…

The demand for healthcare services in the United States is outpacing the number of care providers, and projections show that trend continuing into the future, exacerbating an already overstretched healthcare system. 

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is engaged in the Health Systems Capacity Building initiative that supports 21 Community of Practice (COP) health systems working to expand screening for colorectal and breast cancer and vaccination for human…

Abt’s Joe Donahue explains how programs like EPA’s Abt-supported GreenChill Partnership can help different sectors reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions.

Abt’s Lynn Hoffman offers three tips for observing National Health Quality Week based on our work for CDC and on AHRQ’s Making Healthcare Safer III Report.

An influenza pandemic is a major public health threat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) needed a communications strategy to notify communities of the latest scientific findings on nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the wake of…

Two small tests of a college-based version of the Year Up program found a general need for improvements and identified a strategy that may address this need.

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…

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government’s largest low-income housing assistance program. It gives 2.1 million households subsidies to rent units in the private market. The 2,300 public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer…

The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Families First Prevention Services Act to systematically review…