Subject: Abt News at a Glance: Projects, Publications, Conferences
From: Mary Maguire <[email-masked]>
To: Mary Maguire <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:55:21 +0000

Dear Abt Colleagues,

Below is the November edition of our bi-monthly email newsletter that reaches over 5,500 of our clients, colleagues, partners and other interested professionals.

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Health  |  Social and Environmental Policy  |  International Development

Evaluations of U.S. Food Programs Show Reductions in Childhood Hunger and Improvements in Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and partner states that administer food assistance programs have responded to the needs of Americans by creating pilot projects and reforms to reduce household food insecurity and encourage people enrolled in the programs to buy and eat more fruits and vegetables.

Abt Associates - with decades of experience designing and carrying out complex research for the USDA - studied three such interventions. One intervention that had a primary goal of reducing food insecurity among households with children during the summer showed substantial success. Two other interventions showed promising findings, in that they appeared to encourage program participants to make healthier choices.

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ATN Plus Increases Access to Life-Saving Interventions in Mali

The Abt Associates-led Assistance Technique Nationale (ATN) Plus project, the flagship project of USAID's health strategy in Mali, was launched in October 2008 to improve the availability and quality of high-impact health services to vulnerable Malians.

ATN Plus - which built on a previous Abt-led, five-year project - implemented a strategy which focused on evidence-based interventions that led to measurable improvements in Mali in family planning use, maternal health, child health, and malaria prevention and treatment. The project contributed to a near-doubling of the number of new users of modern family planning methods between 2009 and 2012.

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Event Highlights Abt's Leadership in Developing International Climate Change Policy

A day-long workshop in Washington D.C. explained lessons learned from USAID's Analysis and Investment for Low-Emission Growth (AILEG) project, led by Abt Associates, to people working in climate change strategy overseas. The two-year project focused on climate change data management, economic and financial analysis and policy development.

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Survey: Half of all Pregnant Women Getting Flu Shots; Vaccination Rates Increase for Health Care Personnel

About half of all pregnant women and 72 percent of health care personnel are getting recommended flu vaccinations, according to two separate surveys from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted by Abt Associates. The surveys tracked influenza vaccination coverage among pregnant women and health care workers during the 2012-2013 flu season.

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Abt Associates Awarded $27M Contract to Provide Economic and Environmental Analytical Support to EPA's Office of Water

Abt Associates will provide a wide range of economic and environmental assessment and regulatory support to the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and other surface water protection programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under a five-year, $27.6 million contract.

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Learn more about Abt's Environmental Sustainability program and read the inaugural report.

Upcoming Conferences

APPAM | Nov. 7 - 9

ICFP | Nov. 12 - 15

ASTMH | Nov. 13 - 17

New Publications

Linkage to HIV Care for Jail Detainees: Findings From Detention to the First 30 Days After Release

A Random-effects Regression Specification Using a Local Intercept Term and a Global Mean for Forecasting Malarial Prevalance

On Overfitting in Analysis of Symmetrically Predicted Endogenous Subgroups From Randomized Experimental Samples

In the News

Bethesda Magazine

Abt Associates was honored with a Green Award for comprehensive efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The award recognizes businesses or nonprofits that have significantly incorporated green practices into their culture and operations.

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Devex.com

Abt President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan, speaking in a video interview, explained Abt's approach to the localization of its work. Flanagan cited a project in the Dominican Republic, which was transitioned to entirely local control in three years.

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Boston Globe

An Abt Associates study evaluating expanded learning time (ELT) models across Massachusetts showed that "more of the same" instruction does not deliver the desired academic gains. An op-ed by six Boston-area school administrators agreed.

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Join our Team

Director, Compensation and Benefits Cambridge, MA

Senior HRIS Analyst - Success Factors and Oracle Functional Analyst

Cambridge, MA or
Bethesda, MD

Senior Analyst / State Coordinator South Sudan

Principal Associate / Chief of Party South Sudan

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Upcoming Conferences

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference
Nov. 7 - 9 | Washington, D.C.
Abt researchers and methodologists with expertise in housing policy, public policy, and evaluation will present on and discuss a wide range of topics at the 2013 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference.

International Conference on Family Planning
Nov. 12 - 15 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abt Associates, in collaboration with governments, the private sector, and civil society, helps prevent unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and maternal deaths by supporting the delivery of quality family planning products and services. Abt experts in family planning and reproductive health will deliver numerous presentations about Abt's work across the world during the International Conference on Family Planning.

ASTMH 62nd Annual Meeting
Nov. 13 - 17 | Washington D.C.
Abt Associates experts will discuss malaria and diarrhea prevention and treatment during the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting.

More News

President of Senegal Launches Universal Health Coverage Program

Abt Associates to Analyze and Manage Federal Justice Statistics

Vietnam Improves HIV and AIDS Response with Help from Abt-led Project

Adapting Affordable Technology to Combat Malaria Across Africa

Abt Associates to Provide Technical Assistance to Address Homelessness and Guide Community Development Nationwide

About Us

Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Associates is regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms and one of the top 40 international development innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries.

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