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Quantitative SupportFractions : Click on the Basic Mathematics and then the Fractions link for practice problems with video solutions on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. http://www.mathtv.com/videos_by_topic# Percents : Click on the Basic Mathematics …
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Home Ownership, Social Insurance and the Welfare StateHome ownership has potentially significant consequences for welfare state policy. High owner-occupancy rates may function as private insurance where social spending is low (a substitution effect). Alternatively, state income redistribution policies could …
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Qatar, the Coronavirus, and Cordons Sanitaires: The Use of Public Health to Define the NationThis article looks at the use of public health strategies to define political membership in the nation. I examine the use of the cordon sanitaire to mitigate the novel coronavirus in Qatar. I argue that it acts primarily as a boundary to map out zones of …
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Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) System Impact AnalysisAugust 1, 2000 marked the implementation of the Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The Capstone team was asked by New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) to research the new regulations to assist NYPH in …
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Advocacy & Political Action SpecializationMobilize communities and coalitions to advocate for social change. …
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Use of the Mental Health Inventory with Adolescents: A secondary Analysis of the RAND Health Insurance StudyFew instruments exist for the assessment of adolescent mental health. In order to examine the appropriateness of the Mental Health Inventory (MHI) for use with adolescents, secondary analyses were conducted of the large subsample (n = 953) of adolescents …
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What Do AEFA Members Say? Summary of Results of an Education Finance and Policy SurveyIn the spring of 2008 the authors surveyed members of the American Education Finance Association (AEFA) to gain insight into their views on education policy issues. The results summarize opinions of this broad group of education researchers and …
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Customized - PhDCustomized fields are appropriate when none of the existing fields allow students to explore topics that are critical to their research interests. Students must justify the need for a customized field by demonstrating its relevance and its comparable …
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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Action Plan from the Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently unveiled the most comprehensive federal commitment yet to reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. The 2011 HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities not only responds …
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Age-Specific Differences in Online Grocery Shopping Behaviors and Attitudes among Adults with Low Income in the United States in 2021Pasquale Rummo, Christina A. Roberto, Lorna Thorpe, Andrea B. Troxel, Brian D. Elbel …
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Diversifying Revenue Streams in the Arts Impact SpaceSing for Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the performing arts to transform lives. Each year, the Pianos Festival acts as a throughline for their programming in public spaces, schools, and hospitals, placing artist-designed pianos …
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Opportunity Zones: Impact Metrics and Policy IncentivesCiti Ventures, the innovation and venture capital team of Citigroup, harnesses the power of Citigroup to help people, businesses, and communities thrive in a world of technological change by building products that address macroeconomic challenges. As a …
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North ShoreLIJ Health SystemThe Department of Procurement and Contract Managements primary involvement in compliance involves conforming to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules state that a covered entity is …
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Minding the Gap: Exploring State Factors Associated with the BlackWhite Test Score Gap"Racial inequality has been a persistent failing in American education. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires that states decrease the size of achievement gaps between racial subgroups each year and close all test score gaps by 2014. …
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Welcome to the NYU Migration Network October DigestHere are some updates and upcoming migration and mobility events for this month. Follow Us on Twitter Please see our Twitter feed for more information and additional updates: @NYUMigrationNet Suggest a Topic for our Upcoming Public Conversation Series …
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FRENCH HEALTH CARE SYSTEMCanone, François, and Jean Claude Guyot. "Health Policy in France: A Major Issue in the 1978 Legislative Elections." International Journal of Health Services 8, no. 3 (1978): 509-518. Durieux, Pierre, Carine Chaix-Couturier, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski and …
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MUNICIPAL FINANCE STRATEGIES FOR INDONESIA’S WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) acts as a hybrid development organization and finance institution that works to invest in and catalyze capital for projects in developing countries. As part of its efforts to incorporate municipal …
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LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY TO ADVANCE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS IN RENTAL HOUSINGIt has been 55 years since the passage of the Fair Housing Act, yet housing discrimination continues to impact people of color disproportionately. The Wells Fargo Foundation tasked the Capstone team with designing a grantmaking strategy to advance …
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Equity Standards for State School Finance Programs: Philosophies and Standards Relevant to Section 5(d)(2) of the Federal Impact Aid ProgramBerne, Robert and Leanna Stiefel …
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Childhood lead exposure after the phaseout of leaded gasoline: an ecological study of school-age children in Kampala, Uganda.BACKGROUND: Tetraethyl lead was phased out of gasoline in Uganda in 2005. Recent mitigation of an important source of lead exposure suggests examination and re-evaluation of the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning in this country. Ongoing concerns …
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How States Stand to Gain or Lose Federal Funds by Opting In or Out of the Medicaid ExpansionFollowing the Supreme Court's decision in 2012, state officials are now deciding whether to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act. While the states' costs of participating in the Medicaid expansion have been at the forefront of this …
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Golub Capital Establishes Fund to Support NYU Impact Investment FundOn December 3, 2024, Golub Capital announced the launch of the Golub Capital Social Impact Investment Education Fund, a three-year partnership to support the NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF). NIIF is operated by students from NYU Wagner, NYU’s Stern …
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Feasibility of an Interagency Information NetworkThe Capstone team assessed the feasibility of a shared information network among geriatric service providers in Northern Manhattan. Information sharing among providers is currently informal and incomplete. This creates difficulties in coordinating care, …
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EVALUATING THE SCOPE OF THE MEDICAL DEBT CRISISEstablished in 2014, RIP Medical Debt has eradicated over $5.6 billion in medical debt to date, providing financial and mental relief for over three million people. Despite significant legislative changes like the Affordable Care Act, the national medical …