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The Vulnerabilities of Water Systems to Climate Change in the Philippines
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USAID released its climate-resilient development (CRD) framework in March 2014 to ensure consideration of climate issues in development decision-making. The goals included reducing climate vulnerabilities and improving development outcomes. The framework…
Studying the Moving to Work Demonstration Program
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Under federal law enacted in the 1990s, a limited number of public housing agencies (PHAs) have received demonstration authority under which they may experiment with alternatives to the standard rules under which the Housing Choice Voucher and public…
Migrant Seasonal Head Start Study
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Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) provides early childhood education, social and support services to culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and seasonal farmworker families and their children. Since the last nationally representative study of…
Navigating Tomorrow's Challenges: Advancing Health Security with Digital Innovation
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On May 9, 2024, Abt Global, USAID, Intellisoft, and Gryphon Scientific met to explore the next generation of digital solutions for strengthening global health security.
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
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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…
Reducing Uzbekistan’s Tuberculosis (TB) Burden
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Uzbekistan has made great strides in tuberculosis (TB) control. However, the TB burden remains high, and Uzbekistan is in the top 30 countries with cases of multidrug-resistant TB. Across USAID’s reach, cure, prevent, innovate, and sustain strategic…
GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faced discontinuation of support for legacy Lotus Notes databases, which had previously hosted archives of reporting guidance materials that were inaccessible to the public. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)…
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,…
Improving Diagnostic Pathways for Rare Diseases in Australia
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Abt recommended a variety of ways to improve the diagnostic journey for Tasmanians with a rare disease through a rare disease diagnostic care pathway.
Mitigating Pollution from Solid Waste
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Since 2013, Abt Global has been assisting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in addressing air pollution in the solid waste sector under the auspices of the Global Methane Initiative.