Subject: Abt News at a Glance: People, Projects, Publications
From: Corporate Communications <[email-masked]>
To: Corporate Communications <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:34:12 +0000

Dear Abt Colleagues,

Below is the September edition of our bi-monthly email newsletter that reaches over 5,000 of our clients, colleagues, partners and other interested professionals.

Please take a few moments to learn about some of the great work being done across the company, staff news, recent media placements, and this month’s hot jobs.

Enjoy,
Mary

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Health · Social and Environmental Policy · International Development

USDA's Summer Food Demonstration Program Helps Combat Child Hunger, Study Finds

A government demonstration program to provide school-age children from low-income households with meals and snacks during the summer months showed a 33 percent decrease in the rate of very low food security in the demonstration's second year, according to a new study conducted by Abt and Mathematica Policy Research.

The Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children demonstration, funded by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, is aimed at reducing childhood hunger during the summer, when children may not have access to the free- and reduced-priced school meals that they receive during the school year.

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Study Estimates that 4.3 Million Prescriptions for Painkillers Were Diverted to Illicit Use by

"Doctor Shoppers"

Almost one percent of all buyers of addictive pain medications in the U.S. were estimated to be "doctor shoppers" who bought large amounts, presumably for illicit use, according to a study from Abt Associates published in the journal PLOS ONE. This is the first national estimate of opioid medications obtained by persons who seek prescriptions for the same drugs from different physicians without telling them about other prescribers.

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Wajibika Project Strengthens Local Leadership in Tanzania

Wajibika, an Abt Associates-led, USAID-funded initiative, has provided support and resources to the government of Tanzania over the past couple of years. Under the country's Decentralization by Devolution program, the project has helped the government strengthen local authorities and their management capacity.

Wajibika, which means "be accountable" in Kiswahili, assists the country's local councils with their planning, financial management, procurement, and audit practices. The project's efforts have created major improvements in communities across Tanzania.

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Abt's GxAlert Innovation Allows TB Test Results to be Distributed in Seconds

Abt Associates' GxAlert Initiative can greatly improve the TB test reporting times and information sharing from GeneXpert rapid TB testing machines, hundreds of which are being deployed around the world. GxAlert is housed in a USB drive modem and can be set up on GeneXpert-brand rapid testing machines in 15 minutes.

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Upcoming Conferences

6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference

October 6 - 11, 2013 | Booth 40

APHA Annual Meeting

November 2 - 6, 2013 | Booth 1123

APPAM Fall Research Conference

November 7 - 9, 2013

International Conference on Family Planning

November 12 - 15, 2013

New Publications

NEW BOOK

Fighting for Reliable Evidence: A Chronicle of the Struggle for Acceptance of Random Assignment Evaluation in Social Policy

Policy Brief: Capacity Building Activities Shown Effective for Nonprofit Organizations

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

In the News

The Challenge of Creating a Unified Organizational Strategy

A New York Times column discussing the challenges that chief executives face quoted Abt's President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan on how she successfully created a 'one company' culture.

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For Students with Disabilities, Career and Technical Education Programs Offer More than Just a Trade

Abt Associates' Todd Grindal, in a blog he co-authored for The Huffington Post, discussed the advantages of career and technical education and the benefits of such programs for students with disabilities and students who do not want to attend college.

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Quality of NYS Nursing Homes Improves

An article published in Newsday about nursing homes in New York shared a study conducted by Abt Associates which shows that though their overall quality has improved, the number of highly ranked facilities in the state has decreased.

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Join our Team

Principal Associate / Malaria Strategic Lead

Bethesda, MD

Accounts Receivable Reporting & Analysis Manager
Cambridge, MA

Senior Web Developer / Architect

Cambridge, MA

Finance and Contract Analyst
Bethesda, MD

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Our People

Brian Roemer has been named as vice president and general counsel at Abt Associates. In this capacity, Roemer is responsible for managing the company's legal matters.

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Jacob Klerman, Principal Associate and Senior Fellow, was recently named Interim Editor of Evaluation Review. The journal serves as an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, planners, and policymakers who develop, implement, and utilize studies designed to improve the human condition.

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Shalu Umapathy, a senior analyst in International Health, was recently selected for a prestigious IDEO fellowship. IDEO.org is nonprofit social innovation organization that uses a holistic human-centered design approach to address problems of poverty.

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More News

Abt Associates Builds Mobile Friendly "Green Chemistry" Site for EPA

Incentives Motivate SNAP Recipients to Eat Healthier Foods, Study Finds

Abt Sustainability Approach Helps South Sudan Secure $12M in Grants to Fight HIV and AIDS

Wide Disparities in ADHD Treatment Suggest Flawed Management of the Disorder

Abt's Low-Emission Development Work Highlighted in USAID Climate Change Bulletin

Challenge Fund to Support Health Care Innovations in Ethiopia, Kenya Names Awardees

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