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Five Insights on How Governance Can Help Build a Responsive Health Workforce
February 5, 2018
By Kate Greene
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Abt Associates hosted an event in January to learn about ongoing global initiatives in building responsive community health systems and how they connect to governance and achieving universal health coverage.
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Categories:
Governance & Health Policy
Tags:
global health,
governance,
health equity,
health finance,
Low and Middle Income Countries,
public health
Big Data, Idealism, and Vaporware: Looking Back at Blockchain in 2017 and Ahead to 2018
January 22, 2018
By Jane Thomason
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I've led an interesting life, but my work with blockchain in the last 12 months has been the most interesting period yet. Here's what happened in 2017 in blockchain and what I think will in 2018.
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Categories:
Technologies
Tags:
blockchain,
digital development,
governance
Staying in Touch with Research Subjects Can Help Prevent Selection Bias in Prospective Cohort Studies
January 9, 2018
By Ann J. Cloud
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To combat selection bias in long-term studies, researchers need to maintain a cohort of at least 80-90 percent of those who originally enrolled. But this takes time, effort, training, and sometimes a little lip balm.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
program evaluation,
research
NFL’s Carlos Dunlap Tackles Bullying and Promotes Literacy
January 8, 2018
By Helga Luest
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Recently Abt’s Helga Luest interviewed NFL player Carlos Dunlap about his efforts to fight bullying and improve literacy. He began a campaign after he heard about a bullied child in Cincinnati who took his own life.
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Categories:
U.S. Health
Tags:
child trauma,
mental health,
trauma,
US health
A Hands-On Approach to Challenging Myths about Homelessness
December 13, 2017
By Korrin Bishop
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This month, with the release of new data on homelessness in the U.S., we are reminded that each data point in the report is a person and that everyone can do something about homelessness.
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Categories:
Housing & Communities
Tags:
homelessness,
housing,
housing policy,
poverty,
public housing
What is the Economic Impact of Infant Exposure to Arsenic in Rice Cereals in the U.S.?
December 7, 2017
By Meghan Lynch
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Countless news stories and media coverage have been devoted to the health impacts of lead in drinking water. Now, a lesser-known issue, the health impact of arsenic in rice, is getting more and more attention, and deservedly so.
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Categories:
Health Communications,
U.S. Health
Tags:
early childhood development,
nutrition,
public health
The Youth Boom: Strategies to Empower Young People Worldwide
December 6, 2017
By Peter Levine
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The global youth boom is dramatically affecting the developing world, especially in Africa, where 10 million young people enter the labor market annually. How are young people being integrated into program design and implementation?
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Categories:
Development,
Workforce Development
Tags:
agriculture,
economic growth,
Global Health Security,
Low and Middle Income Countries,
youth development
Bullying is a Public Health Issue in America, Especially for Sikh-American Children
December 5, 2017
By Helga Luest
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The negative consequences of bullying has the attention of many federal agencies, community organizations and socially minded entrepreneurs who work together and convene to discuss new research, concerning data and creative approaches to prevention.
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Categories:
U.S. Health
Tags:
child trauma,
mental health,
public health,
US health,
youth development
Gaming the System: User Experience for Governance
November 20, 2017
By Natalia Jardon
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While much of the technical support in governance is poured into making a project robust and innovative, little if any attention is given to the users. User Experience (UX) methods can be a solution to improve these programs.
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Categories:
Governance & Health Policy
Tags:
governance,
user experience
What Have We Learned about Housing Recovery After Disaster Strikes?
November 13, 2017
By Jennifer Turnham
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The 2017 and 2005 hurricane seasons have many similarities, so we are revisiting findings from evaluations we conducted after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to summarize what worked in housing people who lost homes in the storms.
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Categories:
Tags:
climate change,
evaluation,
experimental evaluation,
housing policy,
hurricanes,
program evaluation,
public health,
public housing
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