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Developing the COBRA Health Impacts Screening and Mapping Tool
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Estimating and monetizing public health benefits from reductions in emissions can be a complicated process requiring expertise in air quality modeling, health impact valuation and the monetization of health benefits. Because of this, researchers,…
SPECIATE: EPA's Repository of Volatile Organic Gas and Particulate Matter Speciation Profiles of Air Pollution Sources
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The SPECIATE database is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) repository of volatile organic gas and particulate matter (PM) speciation profiles of air pollution sources. The data are used to guide regulatory analysis and need to be kept up…
Supporting the Development of the National Emissions Inventory
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Emission Inventory and Analysis Group (EIAG) produces the National Emission Inventory (NEI), a comprehensive estimate of air pollutant emissions. States need these data to evaluate emissions trends and to…
Climate Impacts and Risk Assessment (CIRA) Modeling
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Abt Global’s staff has developed and implemented spatially specific modeling approaches for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to quantify, and often estimate the cost of, the impacts of climate change on a number of sectors and dynamics in…
Measuring Photo-Induced Toxicity of North West Shelf Oil in Australia
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Photo-induced toxicity of crude oil occurs when ultraviolet light (UV) contacts certain photo-active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which act as catalysts and produce reactive oxygen species. When this reaction occurs in the tissues of…
Setting a Health-Based Benchmark for Lead in Drinking Water
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Abt Global provided technical assistance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to support the development of a draft report outlining potential approaches to inform a health-based benchmark for lead…
Evaluating Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Care Models
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The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive system of care for people living with HIV and AIDS. Although…
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
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Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care
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EvidenceNOW, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is helping more than 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the U.S. use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans…
How Do TANF Policies Support Families Experiencing Homelessness?
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a key component in supporting self-sufficiency among families, including those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children…