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Cropsey Avenue - Gateway to Coney IslandNew York City's Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was charged by Mayor Bloomberg with designing and implementing an economic revitalization for Coney Island, Brooklyn. A Coney Island Strategic Plan was created which calls for enhanced entertainment …
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Two year Organizational Development PlanUri L'Tzedek is a social justice organization that seeks to engage, empower and inspire the Orthodox Jewish community to create a more just world. Dedicated to combating suffering and oppression, Uri L'Tzedek creates discourse through community based …
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Evaluation of the Root Cause Analysis Process at the VANYHHSThe VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (VANYHHS) charged the Capstone team with the review of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) output measurements, through the Office of Patient Safety. It is the goal of the Office of Patient Safety to effectively use RCA …
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Decomposing the Black-White Wealth Gap: The Role of Parental Resources, Inheritance, and Investment DynamicsMuch research has shown that even after controlling for income, African Americans suffer from drastically lower net worths than their white counterparts; these differences in net worth have important implications for the overall well-being of blacks and …
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Michael KenneyHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York was a critical factor for me. I had worked in a number of different states on political campaigns at the state and federal level, and I'd come to realize that New York City was …
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Online MHA Program ObjectivesUpon completion of the Online Master of Health Administration, you will be able to: Develop strategies and align organizational design to support and achieve an organization’s mission and vision. Manage and lead diverse people, teams, and organizations to …
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ASSESSING AN ORGANIZATION’S ROLE IN MOVEMENT-BUILDINGTakeRoot Justice (TRJ) leverages legal and policy expertise to help community-driven movements dismantle systems of racial, economic, and social oppression. TRJ engaged a Capstone team to evaluate its role in community campaign advancement and ensure that …
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IDENTIFYING SAVINGS AND CREDIT-BUILDING PRODUCTS TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITYLocal Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to community development that works to bridge the gap between government, foundations, and for-profit companies, and community residents and local institutions. …
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NYU Wagner Professor Tatiana Homonoff Named to APPAM Policy CouncilAssociate Professor Tatiana Homonoff of NYU Wagner has been elected to the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Policy Council. Homonoff is one of four newly elected representatives and will serve as the “Researcher in an Academic …
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Cigarette Tax Salience and RegressivityRecent evidence suggests consumers pay less attention to commodity taxes levied at the register than to taxes included in a good's posted price. If this attention gap is larger for high-income consumers than for low-income consumers, policymakers can …
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Neighborhoods and ObesityThis review critically summarizes the literature on neighborhood determinants of obesity and proposes a conceptual framework to guide future inquiry. Thirty-seven studies met all inclusion criteria and revealed that the influence of neighborhood-level …
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Aligning Ideologies and Institutions: Reorganization in the HIV/AIDS Services Administration of New York CityHow effective was organizational reform implemented inside one critical New York City health agency? Specifically, we examine the extent to which the reorganization of the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) into the Medical Insurance Services …
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Meeting the Challenge of Diabetes in ChinaChina’s estimated 114 million people with diabetes pose a massive challenge for China’s health policy-makers who have significantly extended health insurance coverage over the past decade. What China is doing now, what it has achieved, and what remains to …
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Robert LieberthalDr. Rob Lieberthal is a results-driven health economist and strategic advisor with a proven record of helping healthcare organizations, life science companies, and public agencies solve complex challenges and achieve measurable improvements in outcomes …
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BUILDING A BETTER FUNDRAISING STRATEGYHewnoaks Artist Residency is a small nonprofit located in Lovell, Maine that provides artists the gift of space and unstructured time to advance their work. Relying heavily on support from grants, Hewnoaks engaged the Capstone team to provide …
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DEFORESTATION DATA VISUALIZATIONCDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a nonprofit organization that manages the global disclosure system that companies and cities use to manage their environmental impacts. CDP tasked a Capstone team with transforming data from its …
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EVALUATING AND IMPROVING A BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING PROGRAMBronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is a nonprofit, community-based organization and federally qualified health center (FQHC) with a mission to improve the health of individuals and families in the Bronx. BCHN has implemented evidence-based blood …
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DNA content in the diagnostic biopsy for benign-adjacent and cancer-tissue areas predicts the need for treatment in men with T1c prostate cancer undergoing surveillance in an expectant management programmeObjective : To assess the DNA content in benign-adjacent and cancer-tissue areas of a diagnostic biopsy, to predict which patients would subsequently develop an unfavourable biopsy necessitating treatment for prostate cancer in the expectant management …
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EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACYThe Massachusetts Chapter of the national Elders Climate Action (ECA) organization is the first state chapter of a national advocacy organization that draws on the skills and experience of its members to organize and lobby around legislation that combats …
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ROADMAP TO AN INCLUSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY NATIONAL POLICY AGENDAThe Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is a national nonprofit organization advancing consumer rights and economic and racial equity for survivors of domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence. Since 2006, CSAJ has served thousands of …
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Access to primary care in Hong Kong, Greater London and New York CityWe investigate avoidable hospital conditions (AHC) in three world cities as a way to assess access to primary care. Residents of Hong Kong are healthier than their counterparts in Greater London or New York City. In contrast to their counterparts in New …
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David Sandman, Ph.D., Named President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation Following a nationwide search, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Board of Directors unanimously selected David Sandman, Ph.D., as the Foundation's next President and CEO. Dr. Sandman has been the Foundation's Senior Vice President since …
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Improving Quality and Utilization of Outpatient Rehabilitation Services"Lutheran HealthCare has embarked on a strategic plan to expand its rehabilitation services. A primary goal is to improve the referral rate from Lutheran Medical Center to Lutheran Family Health Centers' outpatient rehabilitation centers, promoting …