New findings show that saliva cups and foam-tipped nasal swabs can detect SARS-CoV-2 infections as accurately as the traditional soft-tipped nasal swabs. Abt, on behalf of CDC, tested these new methods in the wake of global supply shortages of traditional swabs.Click to learn more about the alternatives’ accuracy rates.
Strong skills are critical to establishing good careers but can be difficult to obtain—especially for youth from low-income backgrounds. What skills matter, and what approaches to training work? In this blog, Drs. Nicole GoldinandDavid Feinreflect on lessons from successfulworkforce programsin the U.S. and worldwide.
Data show that direct cash support has a positive impact on families’ and children’s outcomes. Is guaranteed income the answer tobreaking the cycleof child poverty? In this new blog, Dr. AshLee Smith and Charlotte Perez dive into the challenges children in poverty face today and discuss cash transfers as a possible support.
Abt is proud to have been a leading partner on CDC’s Achieving Public Health Impact through Research effort. By delivering research, evaluation, and policy and program assessments, Abt has contributed data and advanced the body of public health knowledge in numerous areas, such as maternal and child health, the opioid epidemic, and infectious diseases. Learn more here!
For more than 10 years, Los Angeles County has been engaged in a community-wide effort to end homelessness. In a partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Abt examined how the Los Angeles region’s public housing authorities are using vouchers to help people leave homelessness.Click to learn more.
Understanding where women access modern contraceptives is a critical step towards improving access and equity in reproductive health. Our new study published in the GHSP Journal breaks down the role of public and private sectors as contraceptive sources. Click here to read the full article!
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