$170 billion in public health benefits. That’s what New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act would deliver, according to Abt’s Climate HealthCounts analysis. NYSERDA hired Abt to determine the impact its Scoping Plan could have on public health benefits. Learn more >>
A new CDC study has confirmed what health experts have long argued: mask use, vaccinations, and boosters reduce the risk of COVID-19 reinfection. Researchers found that mRNA vaccines reduce reinfection risk for essential and frontline workers by 50 percent. Read on >>
Policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and funders are increasingly emphasizing that a quality education requires an array of academic and non-academic supports. In this new blog, Abt’sDr. Allison DymnickiandAllan Porowski dive into how school-based approaches can bring community resources into schools to serve the whole child equitably. See how >>
The Evidence Act aims to improve and enhance how the federal government makes evidence-based policy decisions. Abt’s Zachary McDermott explains the core tenets of the Evidence Act and the impacts it will have on researchers. View the benefits >>
When trying to articulate how a program works, a picture is worth a thousand words. Abt has developed a playbook that illustrates six different types of program theories to help program developers and evaluators guide and share their work – with pictures doing the heavy lifting.
In a recently released study, Abt found that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) marketing brochures increased safety consultation service requests. Additional behavioral nudges did not make the marketing more effective. Abt used a randomized experiment to test several versions of a marketing strategy based on behavior change concepts. See our findings >>
A new study in the American Evaluation Association’s flagship journal captures the state of the art of evaluation capacity building research. Co-authored by Abt’s Sebastian Lemire, it provides an overview of 20 years of trends and findings about ECB interventions in public health, education, and beyond. Explore study >>
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Abt’s Dr. Laura Peck has been appointed co-chair for the SREE 2023 annual conference! This year’s theme – Embedding Equity for Better Methods, Evidence, and Practice – provides researchers a great opportunity to share their transformative work in this important space. The call for proposals is out now – learn more!
In January, we welcomed Dr. Sam Hanna as Abt’s Chief Solutions Officer to lead our overall suite of capabilities—including our Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation team delivering high-quality, innovative solutions to our clients’ most pressing problems. Click to learn more!
Meet Dr. Katrina Bledsoe, one of Abt’s top evaluators affiliated with the Chief Global Equity Office (CGEO). Dr. Bledsoe is expert in culturally responsive research and equity-centeredevaluation approaches, theory-driven evaluation, and organizational learning. She is a thought leader whose work aims to transform evaluation practice. Check out Dr. Bledsoe’s full profilehere!
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