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Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Chance of Infection and Isolation Measures Reduce Household Transmission
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A new CDC household study from the pre-Omicron era shows COVID-19 vaccines reduce the chance of COVID-19 infection, and isolation helps prevent transmission.
First Nationally Representative Study of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs in 20 Years Offers a Treasure Trove of Data
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Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs provide early childhood education, social and support services to culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and seasonal farmworker families and their children. Since the last nationally representative study of MSHS was conducted almost 20 years ago, there’s an urgent need for an update on MSHS programs and centers, and the farmworker families they serve. Changes in migration patterns, immigration policies and climate conditions may be affecting these children and families in as yet unknown ways, and the MSHS program may have to adapt to their changing needs.
New Surveys of Parents and Early Care and Education Providers Show Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Families and Providers in Massachusetts
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New Research Shows First 5 LA Grantees Reducing Early Childhood Obesity in Los Angeles County
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Abt studies show that First 5 LA’s investments reduced early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County overall and in communities where RECO activities occurred.
New Study Finds Massive Benefit in Reducing Lead Exposure in the Adult Population
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A new study from Abt finds that lead exposure is a wider-ranging threat to adults than previously understood.
New Study Raises Questions About Benefits of Text Messaging to Increase College Enrollment Among Low-Income Students
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A new study on the Department of Education’s GEAR UP program calls into question the benefits of using text messaging to encourage low-income college students.
Fully Accounting for Air Emissions with Massachusetts’ Cumulative Impact Analysis Approach
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed sweeping legislation to address climate issues and protect environmental justice (EJ) populations. That legislation requires the state, with input from stakeholders, to develop a cumulative impact analysis (CIA…
Effective and Innovative Communications Strategies for the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Abt Can Help
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Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)
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Since 1983, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) FJSP has been the government’s source of information about people arrested on federal charges and processed through the federal criminal justice system, from the point of arrest to release from prison to…