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Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

Evaluating ACOs and Rural Healthcare for CMS

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the ACO Investment Model (AIM) to improve health care delivery in rural and underserved areas. AIM provided up-front payments to ACOs participating in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (SSP)…
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Racing Against Time: The CDC's Campaign to Prevent Zika Transmission

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The pictures from Brazil showed babies born with small heads or distended limbs. They were victims of Zika, the first mosquito-transmitted virus to cause devastating birth defects. Brazil and Puerto Rico reported growing numbers of Zika-related cases in…
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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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.
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Service Function Review of Palliative Care Services

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Abt's review of palliative care services for the Australian Capital Territory Government identified critical gaps in service capacity and coordination.
Managing Waste in Developing Countries to Prevent Marine Litter

Best Practices to Improve International Solid Waste Management

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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. 
Namibia tourism

Namibia MCC Tourism Project Evaluation

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Etosha National Park, one of Namibia’s primary attractions, covers 8,600 square miles of wilderness, including the massive Etosha salt pan and savanna woodlands. Visitors stay in lodges within the park and visit watering holes to watch zebras, giraffes,…
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Healthy Military Families Undergird National Readiness

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The only DoW-wide longitudinal study on U.S. military family health has generated vital evidence to inform programs, policies, and support services critical to family stability and force readiness.
Strategies for Success: How To Boost Students’ College Completion and Earnings

Strategies for Success: How To Boost Students’ College Completion and Earnings

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Colleges could help more adults complete credentials and boost earnings by combining features of proven career pathways and sector training programs.
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Supporting Low-Income Veteran Households Experiencing—or At-Risk of Experiencing—Homelessness

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Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a Veterans Affairs program that provides grants to more than 250 private, non-profit organizations (grantees) and consumer cooperatives that rapidly re-house low-income Veteran households.