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Universal health coverage and NCD prevention and controlUniversal health coverage (UHC) is a central part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the WHO Global NCD Action Plan. Achieving UHC means that all people would have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without …
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A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO INTERRUPTING CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATIONThe Trenton Police Department (TPD) has partnered with local organizations to launch Trenton Community Street Teams (TCST), a community-based violence intervention and prevention initiative designed to eliminate the cycle of violence in Trenton, New …
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ADVOCACY PLAN FOR DISMANTLING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINEThe Arthur Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization that pairs middle schoolers in the Bronx with Master of Social Work clinicians-in-training for professional mentorship. Through individual-, group-, and family-based work, TAP aims to “foster a profound …
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Re-creating Street Level Practice: The Role of Routines, Work Groups and Team LearningAmple research documents the ubiquity of routines in street-level practice. Some individual-level and organizational-level research has explored how to break street-level routines, but little has looked at the work group level. Our study observed teams of …
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Social Security and the Politics of AssumptionsThis article addresses the importance of economic and demographic assumptions in framing the public policy process. It examines functions of such assumptions as an important aspect of government and as a new challenge for public managers. Using Social …
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South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study, Public Health and Environmental Policy Analysis: Final Report for Phase IThe quality of the environment in communities with large minority populations has been a growing concern particularly with respect to public health given the potential for greater exposure among minorities and the lower availability of health services to …
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Social Implications of Infrastructure Network InteractionsUrbanized and soon-to-be urbanizing areas are increasingly dependent upon infrastructure transmission and distribution networks for the provision of essential public resources and services for transportation, energy, communications, water supply, and …
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Our Community#WhyWagner: Our Diverse and Connected Community In and out of the classroom, our students find a sense of community at NYU Wagner. …
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Sandra Goldstein“Urban planning and economic development are two of the most stimulating and intellectually satisfying types of work one can do,” says Sandy Goldstein (MS 1998). “And a business improvement district,” she adds, “is an incredible way of helping to create a …
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Kenyan County Devolution Planning for International DevelopmentAgile and Harmonized Assistance for Devolved Institutions (AHADI) is a USAID-funded project housed at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany designed to support the implementation of devolution in Kenya. SUNY enlisted a Capstone team to support …
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Innovating Divestment and Shareholder Engagement investment Strategies for Social ChangeTransform Finance is an investment network for asset owners that connects investors to community-based organizations (CBOs). Transform Finance serves marginalized communities and advises investors and CBOs on how to maximize the impact of their investment …
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MEASURING AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS IN A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CALL CENTERVibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) operates NYC Well, a service that provides 24/7 mental and emotional wellbeing support services to individuals and families via call, text, and chat. Vibrant is contracted by the NYC Department of Mental Health and …
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Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care-Phase I Analysis, Impact, and ProjectionsThe Capstone team was asked to examine the impact that Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care enrollment has had on the Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center (GDTC) Medicaid population base. A 1000 patient cohort of GDTC Medicaid recipients residing within …
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Comprehensive Revitalization Plan for the North Shore of Staten IslandThe Capstone team was asked to study and prepare a revitalization plan for the Kill Van Kull Waterfront on the North Shore of Staten Island. The one-mile waterfront study area was once home to a thriving maritime and heavy industrial manufacturing base …
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Through the Roof: What Communities Can Do About the High Cost of Rental Housing in AmericaHousing affordability continues to be a major concern for residents across the country. In this report, the authors look at what local governments can do to mitigate rising costs of rental housing in the U.S. The report reviews the root causes of high …
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Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools?A family’s housing unit provides more than simply shelter. It also provides a set of neighborhood amenities and a package of local public services, including, most critically, a local school. Yet housing and education policymakers rarely coordinate their …
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A Study in Retention and Employee MoraleLeake & Watts, a private, nonprofit agency based in Yonkers, provides social services to vulnerable children and families in New York with the goal of preserving familial relationships and connectedness to the community. Leake & Watts is experiencing …
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Transportation Challenges of Unbalanced Regional GrowthTransportation Challenges of Unbalanced Regional Growth addresses how trends in job creation and housing influence regional transportation …
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MPA-MPH with Global Health ConcentrationProfessional Experience Requirement In addition to the credit requirements below, all MPA and MUP students must satisfy Wagner's Professional Experience Requirement (PER) . Dual-degree students waive the MPH's Applied Practice and Integrative Learning …
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Poverty and Migration in the Digital Age: Experimental Evidence on Mobile Banking in BangladeshRapid urbanization is reshaping economies and intensifying spatial inequalities. In Bangladesh, we experimentally introduced mobile banking to very poor rural households and family members who had migrated to the city, testing whether mobile technology …
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Oeuyown KimOeuyown Kim is a data analyst and researcher that is passionate about increasing equitable access to education. Oeuyown works as an Analyst of K-12 Research and Data at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on a team that is dedicated to ensuring that all …
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ADDRESSING FOOD WASTE AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETSThe goal of Veggie Fruitful is to minimize the amount of leafy greens and tomatoes that farmers harvest and take to local markets but cannot sell due to their short life span. To understand the market, the Capstone team identified farmers in New York who …
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REIMAGINING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENTBroadway for Arts Education (BAE) is a nonprofit organization that partners with the Broadway community and schools to bring transformative arts education programs to underserved youth around the world. BAE’s growing operation runs programs in New York, …
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Reducing Surgical Cancellations in the Department of Orthopedic SurgeryThe Department of Orthopedic Surgery (DOS) at Montefiore Medical Center provides comprehensive care for all orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions. The DOS consists of ten subspecialties and five surgical facilities, treating more than 130,000 patients …