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Neighborhood Poverty I: Context and Consequences for ChildrenDrawing from national and city-based sources, Volume I reports the empirical evidence concerning the relationship between children and community. As the essays demonstrate, poverty entails a host of problems that affects the quality of educational, …
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Child Passenger Safety Laws in the United States, 1978–2010: Policy Diffusion in the Absence of Strong Federal InterventionThis article examines the diffusion of U.S. state child passenger safety laws, analyzing over-time changes and inter-state differences in all identifiable features of laws that plausibly influence crash-related morbidity and mortality. The observed trend …
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THE EFFECT OF POST-SANDY NYC SUBWAY RENOVATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMEOn October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck New York City for 48 hours straight. The storm caused an estimated $19 billion in damage and negatively impacted economic activity in the city. The MTA suffered extensive damage, estimated at $5 billion, forcing …
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Medicaid Expansion Led to Reductions in Postpartum HospitalizationsThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions increased preconception and postpartum insurance coverage among low-income birthing people, leading to greater use of outpatient care. In this study we evaluated whether the expansions affected rates of …
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NYU Wagner Honors 410 Graduating Students at Convocation 2015Hailing from thirteen different countries, 410 graduating students of NYU Wagner were enthusiastically honored at the school's 2015 Convocation ceremony on May 19 at the New York City Center. Arrayed in academic attire in a capacity crowd of more than …
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A Home of Ones Own: An Evaluation of Housing Stability PlusHousing Stability Plus (HSP) is a rental assistance program designed to facilitate the process of moving homeless clients out of shelter and into permanent housing. Launched in December 2004, the program includes several innovative features. Most notably, …
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Re-Conceptualizing the Juvenile Justice ContinuumCitizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a nonprofit, multi-issue, child advocacy organization that works to secure every childs birthright to be healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested a Capstone team to assist them in a project examining …
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VA New York Harbor Healthcare SystemReporting to the director of the healthcare system, the resident participated in and contributed to various projects, including a prospective patient safety assessment; preparation for a JCAHO survey; preparation of policy fact sheets; coordination of the …
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Performance Improvement InitiativeNew York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital system in the United States, is comprised of eleven acute care hospitals, five long term care facilities, six diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than fifty …
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Customer Service Initiative Benchmarking StudyNew York Citys Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is a public benefit corporation created by the New York Legislature in 1970. The HHC operates facilities in all five boroughs of New York City, providing general, ambulatory, emergency and long-term …
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Provider Organizations and Managed Care Reimbursements: Legal and Contractual IssuesNew York Westchester Square Medical Center (NYWSMC) is a 205-bed acute care hospital located in the eastern part of the Bronx, affiliated with the NYPresbyterian Healthcare System. They have been experiencing a large number of claims denials by the …
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An Evaluation of the GOALS SystemSince 1998, the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) has operated an accountability and performance management tool known as the Group-Oriented Analysis and Leadership Strategies (GOALS) system. Based on a set of performance measurement …
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Paul Light of NYU Wagner to speak at The National Press Club on the thickening layers of US federal government NYU Wagner Professor Paul C. Light will speak at The National Press Club in Washington, DC on Thursday, October 5, at 9:30 am. His subject will be the size and composition of the government workforce from 1984 to the present day. Professor Light will …
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Implementing an Electronic Medical Record for Village Care Nursing HomeThe Capstone team was assigned the project of developing a technology implementation plan to help Village Care New York Nursing Homes employees meet the regulatory challenges posed by the dispersion of the nursing home. The tasks of Phase I included …
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Implementing an Electronic Medical Record for Village Care Nursing HomeThe Capstone team was assigned the project of developing a technology implementation plan to help Village Care New York Nursing Homes employees meet the regulatory challenges posed by the dispersion of the nursing home. The tasks of Phase I included …
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Housing Discrimination and Mortgage Counseling: Defining the Role of the New York City Commission on Human RightsIn an ongoing attempt to enforce the New York City Human Rights Law, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has acknowledged the correlation between the high rate of residential foreclosures and predatory lending practices that target vulnerable …
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Needs Assessment of Chinatown Restaurant Industry Post September 11thThe mission of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce is to create the business environment necessary to sustain a vibrant economy in the five boroughs of New York City. In the aftermath of September 11th, the Partnership charged the …
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Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Policy-MakingOrganized by Noah Kaufman and Gernot Wagner. Thanks to Hewlett and Sloan Foundations as well as the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Niskanen Center for generous support for this workshop, part of a series on the role of carbon pricing . (By …
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Barriers to Employment for WeCARE ClientsRecognizing the importance of addressing barriers to employment in helping hard-to-serve public assistance recipients obtain self-sufficiency, the City of New York Human Resource Administration sought an evaluation of the WeCARE (Wellness, Comprehensive …
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How Do They Do It? Landmarks Commissions Across the CountryNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is responsible for identifying and designating landmark buildings and areas in the five boroughs. LPC requested a Capstone team in order to better understand, compare, and analyze how other cities …
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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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Improving Equipment Procurement Processes for NursesThe Capstone team worked with New York-Presbyterian Hospital to review the distribution of medical equipment throughout the Weill Cornell campus. The team was charged with finding an efficient process for nurses to procure the equipment they need for the …
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Assessment of Veterans Administration New York Harbor Healthcare System Missed OpportunitiesThe VA New York Harbor Healthcare (VA NYHHS) system encompasses the veterans' healthcare system for the boroughs of Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The organization consists of campuses throughout the boroughs and provides care to over …
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Improving Community Patient Access to Specialty Healthcare ServicesThe New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is the largest public hospital system in the country, serving 1.3 million patients annually. The Capstone team was asked to identify barriers to specialty care access for community-referred patients …