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From Exposure to Protection: Securing Safe Drinking Water
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Abt helped the EPA develop data-driven regulations, treatment tools, and exposure models that strengthen protections against contaminants such as PFAS and lead, improving drinking water safety for millions of Americans.
Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation
Project
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs typically provide job search assistance (JSA) in addition to their income-support role. JSA strategies can include group, one-on-one, or self-directed activities. While there is evidence JSA…
Localised Solutions to Water Security in Papua New Guinea
Impact Brief
Locally led infrastructure and governance approaches have stabilized access to clean water, supported schools and rural markets, and built long-term community ownership.
Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Project
Studies indicate that dementia care in the United States is, generally, impersonal and fragmented. Massachusetts requires long-term care facilities to provide dementia care training to direct-care workers. The intention of the regulation was to address…
Financing and Governance Strengthen Ethiopia’s Health System
Impact Brief
“One step at a time.” This well-known axiom applies broadly to individual endeavors, such as learning to play a musical instrument or building a home. It also applies to grand aspirations of governments, such as providing citizens access to affordable, quality health care.
Playing the Long Game: Strengthening the Private Health Sector in Ethiopia
Impact Brief
Over 15 years, Abt has led successive USAID projects that have helped strengthen Ethiopia’s private health sector.
Health Effects from Exposure to Aerosolized Cyanobacterial Toxins
Project
Toxic cyanobacteria blooms, or cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs), are becoming increasingly problematic as a result of reduced oxygen levels in bodies of water around the globe; Florida has been significantly impacted.
Spotlight On: The Intersection of Health and the Environment
Spotlight On
Changes to our environment can have an enormous impact on health; Abt works with clients & communities at the intersection of health & environment.
Maternal Health in Rural America: Innovative Solutions
Blog
States and communities are developing and implementing innovative approaches to reduce the alarmingly high rate of preventable maternal deaths in the rural U.S.