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Abt to Help Massachusetts Extract, Review and Analyze Opioid Overdose Data

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Identifying opioid overdose events in administrative records is not always straightforward. Not all people who overdose are taken to hospitals, and some overdoses are reversed by administering naloxone (Narcan), which can be done by first responders,…
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Supporting the Planning and Evaluation of Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion

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Louisiana needs to rebuild its eroding coastline, which is degrading in part because levees prevent sediment from the Mississippi River from replenishing coastal areas. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) was proposed to reconnect the river to…
GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance

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)…
Breaking Taboos: Tajik Religious Leaders Engage Men on Women's Health

Breaking Taboos: Tajik Religious Leaders Engage Men on Women's Health

Impact Brief
In Tajikistan, Abt partnered with religious leaders and community networks to deliver health messaging through trusted, locally resonant channels. 
Tajikistan: Promoting Health Responsibility by Bicycle

Tajikistan: Promoting Health Responsibility by Bicycle

Impact Brief
Through the Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby Activity, Khurshed Khojaev promotes community responsibility for maternal and child healthcare and nutrition.
PREA Audit System Provides Tool for Auditors to Conduct Sexual Safety Audits

PREA Audit System Provides Tool for Auditors to Conduct Sexual Safety Audits

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The Department of Justice's PREA standards outline requirements for preventing, detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and sexual harassment in confinement facilities. Each year, hundreds of confinement facilities must be audited for compliance with…
Evaluating NYC’s Service Design Studio

Evaluating NYC’s Service Design Studio

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The Service Design Studio (the Studio) is a novel approach to enhancing the capacity of New York City (NYC) municipal staff to adopt service design—sometimes referred to as human-centered design or design thinking—as a strategy to improve city services,…
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Capturing Methane From Wastewater in Developing Countries

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Municipal wastewater accounts for a substantial amount of methane emissions worldwide. Capturing and using methane from wastewater systems can help create economic resources and reduce waste, while providing a source of local clean energy. However, cities in developing…
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SNAP to Skills (S2S) Technical Assistance Initiative

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For the SNAP to Skills (S2S) technical assistance initiative of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, Abt is partnering with the project lead, the Seattle Jobs Initiative, to create tools and resources for states to develop demand-driven Supplemental…
Results from the Jordan Communication, Advocacy, and Policy (JCAP) Activity

Results from the Jordan Communication, Advocacy, and Policy (JCAP) Activity

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Abt Global helped the USAID-funded JCAP activity communicate about—and change behaviors around—sustainable family planning and RMNCH+ services in Jordan.