Abt’s expertise in data collection, study design, risk assessment, and disease epidemiology is now supporting a variety of CDC COVID-19 research initiatives. Learn more about how our previous infectious disease research is helping pandemic efforts now.
Testing for COVID-19 is the first step in identifying and treating patients. Learn how 24 government laboratory specialists in Tajikistan trained to use polymerase chain reaction technology to diagnose COVID-19 with support from the Abt-led USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project.
Unemployment levels among those with opioid use disorders are soaring amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To promote recovery and economic well-being, the Department of Labor awarded Abt a five-year contract to evaluate its Support to Communities: Fostering Opioid Recovery through Workforce Development Grant Program.
Abt evaluation experts Sebastian Lemire and Laura Peck each contributed to the latest New Directions for Evaluation. Lemire discusses how realist evaluations have examined causal mechanisms; Peck explores how theory, design, and analysis are the trifecta for experimental evaluation in practice.
Emerging research suggests the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on the mental wellbeing of young people. Leigh Fischer discusses the potential rise in suicidal thoughts and behaviors, mental illness, and substance use—and what providers and communities are doing about it.
Understanding where parents take sick children for care is key to improving equitable, high-quality treatment and catalyzing reductions in child morbidity and mortality. This article details the most recent Demographic and Health Survey data in 24 of USAID’s maternal and child health priority countries, examining levels and sources of care for children sick with acute respiratory infection symptoms, diarrhea, and/or fever.
Economic shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can increase food insecurity and food insufficiency. This white paper highlights key programs in the food assistance framework and the need for more research on how food assistance can stimulate the national economy.
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Our Experts at APPAM and Eval20
Abt proudly participated in the APPAM 2020 and Eval20 virtual conferences. Click here to explore our virtual booth and see the list of nearly 30 panels, roundtables, and posters featuring Abt staff at APPAM 2020. Hear what our researchers had to say at Eval20, and learn more about our presentations.
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