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Locally Driven Economic Development in the Dominican Republic

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More than 12,000 small-scale and rural dairy farmers, coffee and cacao bean growers, furniture makers and weavers, and others improved the quality of their goods and found new markets for them, thanks to an Abt-led effort. Now the project has transitioned to local control.
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Malaria:
A Disease We
Can Defeat

 

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Malaria is not a mysterious disease. We have long understood how it weakens hundreds of millions and kills hundreds of thousands each year and we have the methods for curing and preventing this illness. Learn more about Abt Associates’ work in malaria across Africa via an interactive map and video.
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Anticipating and 
Responding to
Climate Change

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As climate change becomes real, Abt Associates’ team of more than 100 climate change experts are working across the globe to help governments and others track and reduce their environmental impact and understand and prepare for the potential effects of climate change. Abt also launched an internal program to reduce our own environmental footprint.           GO

Improving the Effectiveness of STEM Education Programs

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Global demand is growing for workers knowledgeable in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — subjects collectively known as STEM. Abt Associates — through its evaluation work — is helping to refine programs designed to increase the STEM knowledge of teachers, the STEM performance of students, and the professional preparation of STEM  researchers.          GO

Who gets
flu vaccinations?

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Seasonal influenza is at least a factor in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans each year. Abt Associates’ flu vaccination surveys are helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strategically address who isn’t getting flu vaccinations and why to reduce this risk.

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Increasing the Resilience of Households and Communities

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A common thread in Abt Associate’s work in the U.S. and around the world is the development of strategies that help people protect themselves against risk and increase their resilience. Read more about the activities and strategies developed under the aegis of Abt’s Associates’ new Risk and Resilience Methods Center.
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Questions We're Addressing

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How can states use their housing tax credits to connect low-income families to high-opportunity neighborhoods?


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How do barriers to regional trade affect food security in West Africa?


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How can communities end the demand for prostitution and fight human trafficking?


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How valid are common criticisms of social experiments?


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Vaccination


Is there a link between autism and early childhood vaccines?


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What are the barriers to prescribing and receiving the most-effective family planning methods?


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What are the greatest challenges to ending AIDS?


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Real-World Impact

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Abt Associates’ CarbonCounts Adopted by Massachusetts to Manage 2020 Clean Energy & Climate Plan  Learn More >
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Time/Abt SRBI Poll: Public Ambivalent on Surveillance Program  Learn More >
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Abt Study: Lithium-ion Vehicle Batteries have Benefits & Potential Environmental & Health Impact  Learn More >
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Abt Associates at Women Deliver 2013: Improving the Health of Women and Girls  Learn More >
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