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Strategic PlanningThe Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is a federally qualified health center that sponsors fifteen community and school-based health centers. Since BCHN’s last strategic planning effort in 2007, the organization expanded their network of centers and …
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Identifying and Addressing Service Delivery Gaps for Seniors in Bedford-StuyvesantQuincy Senior Residence, founded in 2006 by Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC), provides affordable independent living apartments to low-income seniors in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Quincy offers a range of need-based, elective programs and …
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Student Spotlight: Shannon Flores (MPA 2024)As a second-year Master of Public Administration student and Bloomberg Public Service Fellow, Shannon is drawing from her personal experience with California State Legislature and the NYC Mayor's Office of City Legislative Affairs as well as her desire to …
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Student Spotlight: Ceinna Little (MUP 2024)Ceinna Little (MUP 2024) embarked on her urban planning journey fueled by a profound personal experience that sparked a keen interest in housing, the impacts of gentrification, and the policies influencing city planning. This catalyst not only inspired …
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Effects of the Aca Medicaid Expansions on Adults Living With a Depressive DisorderApproximately one in five adults suffers from mental illness in the United States, and low-income adults represent a particularly vulnerable group within that statistic. Research shows that the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions have led to coverage …
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MARKET ANALYSIS AND GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR SERVING HISPANIC CUSTOMERSThe National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (the Federation) is an association of credit unions that promotes financial inclusion. The Federation provides support and invests in community development credit unions, which specialize in …
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SITES AND SERVICES, CHARKOP, INDIAThe World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. In the early 1980s, the Bank established a “sites and services” project in Charkop, Mumbai, India, which aimed to provide incremental, …
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City Health Dashboard Expanding to 500 More CitiesThe City Health Dashboard—an innovative health data visualization tool created by the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU in partnership with the National Resource …
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Incentivizing Renewable Energy Systems in SwazilandThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partnered with Swaziland to launch Partnerships for Affordable Renewable Energy in Swaziland (PARES), aiming to support Swaziland’s transformational shift towards a sustainable development path by …
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Substantiating Car Platform Data Value in City PlanningDash Labs, an NYC-based startup, publishes the Dash app, which connects to cars and makes driving smarter, safer, greener, and more affordable. With nearly 400,000 downloads since the app launched in 2014, the platform collects real-world data from …
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Creating a Citywide Planning FrameworkThe New York City Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is responsible for addressing numerous challenges faced by New Yorkers, including working to build a progressive agenda centered on pressing issues—particularly the feminization of poverty, creating …
Alumni In Action
Travis GeorgeHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? My Wagner experience helped me hone my critical thinking skills, particularly in the realm of public policy challenges. Describe your current job. Since my Wagner …
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Technology RequirementsTechnologies will afford you many learning opportunities in the MHA program. Make sure you have the appropriate technical requirements, or hardware, to complete the learning activities. Optimally, you will use a computer that meets the following …
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NYU Wagner Students to Help Evaluate White House's Opportunity ProjectA group of NYU Wagner students is playing a key role in the White House’s newly announced enlargement of The Opportunity Project—a cross-sector effort to expand community access to digital tools and open data for lasting social improvement. The team of …
Capstone Projects
Linking Domestic Violence Survivors to Low Income Housing Tax Credit UnitsNew Destiny Housing Corporation is a nonprofit advocacy organization seeking to provide permanent affordable housing to victims of domestic violence (DV). The Capstone team was asked to investigate the possibility of linking DV survivors to Low Income …
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MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS: DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS SYSTEMThe New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a city agency that works to provide affordable housing throughout New York City's five boroughs to low and moderate-income residents. To fulfill its mission to serve over 400,000 tenants, NYCHA developed …
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Increasing volunteer recruitment and retentionCity Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization, works to end hunger in New York City. In addition to food rescue and distribution, City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods program increases availability of affordable produce, offers nutrition …
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Game-Changing Economic Development in Newburgh, NYCommunity Voices Heard (CVH), an advocacy organization led by low-income people working to improve the lives of poor communities in Harlem, Newburgh, and Poughkeepsie, engaged the Capstone team to find game-changing economic development models that can …
News
Judy Pryor-Ramirez Named Senior Fellow for Bonner Center for Civic EngagementJudy Pryor-Ramirez has been named a senior fellow at the University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). Pryor-Ramirez, a clinical associate professor of public service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, brings …
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URPL-GP.2680
Urban DesignThis course, “Urban Design— Visualization Tools & Neighborhood Challenges,” will introduce students to visualization techniques in a series of linked exercises during the first half of the semester; in the second half of the semester, students will …Publication
Access to outpatient care in Manhattan and Paris: A tale of real change in two world citiesFrance's system of universal health insurance (UHi) offers more equitable access to outpatient care than the patchwork system in the U.S., which does not have a UHi system. We investigate the degree to which the implementation of the Patient Protection …
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Enduring inequalities: Revascularization before and after the ACAThe use of revascularization (coronary artery bypass surgery [CABG] and percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) in the United States is declining, but they remain important procedures for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. There are …
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Policy Areas Reports Quick Fixes to Lock in Wins for Workers: How States Can Preserve New Federal Protections (co-author Paul Sonn), National Employment Law Project, November 26, 2024. Power in partnership: How government agencies and community partners are joining …
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Quality of Primary Outpatient Care for Medicaid Patients: Does a Practice's Share of Medicaid Patients Matter?The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands eligibility to Medicaid for millions of near poor individuals. Given this expansion, policymakers need to understand the nature of the disparities that exist in the quality of care …