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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, …
Capstone Projects
Arts and Culture Development in Uganda: A Community Needs AssessmentThe Maisha Film Laboratory, a Ugandabased nonprofit organization founded by Mira Nair, trains aspiring East African filmmakers. Since its inception, the organization has trained nearly 300 filmmakers in the disciplines of directing, screenwriting, …
Capstone Projects
The impact of state and federal minimum wage increases on employment outcomes for tanf participantsIn July 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) into law, satisfying his vow to “end welfare as we know it.” The resulting program—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families …
Capstone Projects
Expanding programs and organizational growthAt 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park in Staten Island will be nearly three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in the city in over 100 years. What was once the world’s largest landfill is transforming into a stunning landscape that …
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Brownfield Opportunity Area Grant - The Loral SiteThe South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO) is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the South Bronx through social and economic revitalization strategies targeted at low-income communities. In an effort to redevelop 48-acres …
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Enforcing food quality and safety standards in Brazil: The case of COBRACANAGlobalization of production has been complemented by increasingly stricter product quality and safety regulations. This trend is particularly acute in the food and beverage sectors, which puts enormous strain on producers from developing nations. This …
Course
HPAM-GP.4840
Financial Management for Health Care Orgs - I: Financial Management and BudgetingThis course incorporates topics of planning and financial decision making as applied to health-care organizations. This course will cover two main topics: -Financial analysis both as a proactive exercise and a tool for organizational control. -Issues of …Webpage
NYC 2025 Policy ProposalsWhy NYC 2025? Beyond the urgent and immediate demands of recovery, New York City government will need to grapple with a quite different set of circumstances and threats than existed just a year ago. In particular, because of changes to the City caused by …
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IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSESBJC HealthCare (BJC) is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the US, with 15 hospitals located across Missouri and Illinois. As per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, each BJC hospital is required to complete a …
Faculty Profile
Valentina MelikhovaVal Melikhova is a Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Val’s focus lies in helping create education and public service impact through data analysis, research, and human-centered design. As a …
Capstone Projects
Design of a Pilot Educational ProgramWestchester Coalition for Legal Abortion – Choice Matters (Choice Matters) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that strives to ensure that all women, regardless of age, race, class, status, geography, or ability to pay, have full access to reproductive …
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COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING INITIATIVE FOR RYE TOWN PARKRye Town Park is a 62-acre public park and beach in Rye City, New York, approximately 35 miles northeast of New York City. In recent years, the Rye Town Park Commission has struggled to develop policies to prevent degradation of the park while maximizing …
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PADM-GP.2411
Policy Formation and Policy AnalysisThe purpose of the course is to deepen students’ understanding of the way in which public policy and political realities interact in American government at the national, state, and local levels: how political pressures limit policy choices, how policy …News
Professor Julia Lane is Selected for US Labor Department Advisory CouncilNYU Wagner is pleased to shine a light on Professor Julia Lane 's newly announced appointment by Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to the U.S. Labor Department's Workforce Information Advisory Council. The council's purpose is to provide recommendations on …
Publication
Using Indirect Measures to Identify Geographic Hot Spots of Poor Glycemic Control: Cross-sectional Comparisons With an A1C RegistryDavid C. Lee, Qun Jiang, Bahman P. Tabaei, Brian D. Elbel, Christian A. Koziatek, Kevin Konty, Winfred Y. Wu …
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Perfluorooctanoic acid and low birth weight: Estimates of US attributable burden and economic costs from 2003 through 2014Available online 22 Nov 2017. Background and objective In utero exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been associated with decreases in birth weight. We aimed to estimate the proportion of PFOA-attributable low birth weight (LBW) births and …
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The blind leading: Power reduces awareness of constraintsPrevious research has found that power increases awareness of goal-relevant over goal-irrelevant information. However, this work has failed to distinguish between goal-facilitating and goal-inhibiting information, both of which are goal relevant. The …
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Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management, 2nd Edition.At A Time When Health Care Organizations Face Unprecedented Financial Challenges, Understanding Financial Accounting Is Important For All Health Care Professionals, Especially Those Who Manage A Department And A Budget. Designed For Both Students And …
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"Government by the People"Building on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text continues to offer accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well consistent focus on the achievements of a …
Stories
Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery in Conversation with Congressman Hakeem JeffriesBy Alex Fiorille (MPA-PNP) Amidst a growing national movement for bold criminal justice reform, NYU Wagner’s Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery sat down with Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to discuss a path forward. Rep. Jeffries, who represents …
Capstone Projects
Developing Financial Models for Programmatic StabilityGreencorps Chicago (GC) provides green industry job training programs for individuals in Chicago with barriers to employment. GС participants receive a stable income, work experience, training and certification, and wraparound services to improve their …
News
NYU Takes Center Stage at NYC Climate Week, Bridging Global Policy and ResearchAs world leaders converge for Climate Week NYC (Sept 22-29), NYU Wagner is helping to advance understanding of one of the planet's most pressing issues: the future of the Amazon rainforest. At the heart of Wagner's involvement is Associate Professor Salo …
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Panel with NYU Wagner's Dean inspires Congressional agreement on evidence-based policymakingIs bipartisan law-making still possible on Capitol Hill? Apparently so. Shortly before 2018 ended, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation that is designed to encourage policymaking based on data and evidence. The Foundations …