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A qualitative analysis of environmental policy and children's health in MexicoBACKGROUND: Since Mexico's joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 1994, it has witnessed rapid industrialization. A byproduct of this industrialization is increasing …
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Converging Evidence for Neighborhood Effects on Children’s Test Scores: An Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Observational ComparisonRising income inequality has been found to be associated with rising segregation at the neighborhood level, generating concern about whether neighborhood environments themselves may influence children’s life chances, independent of other individual child …
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Providing hearing assistance to veterans in the emergency department: A qualitative studyDickson VV, J Blustein, B Weinstein, SE Sherman, J Smilowitz, and J Chodosh …
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Primary Care, Social Inequalities, and All-Cause, Heart Disease, and Cancer Mortality in U.S. Counties, 1990.We tested the association between the availability of primary care and income inequality on several categories of mortality in US counties. Methods. We used cross-sectional analysis of data from counties (n=3081) in 1990, including analysis of variance …
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EMPA Program Hosts Toast and Tour as Part of NYU Alumni and Families Weekend On October 26, 2024, the EMPA program hosted its Alumni Toast and Tour as part of NYU's Alumni and Families Weekend. The event brought together 24 alumni, including 21 from the EMPA program, for a special tour of the new Wagner building, offering a …
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L'Affaire du Coeur in the United States and France: The Prevalence and Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease in Two Nations and their World CitiesWe examine, for residents in two nations (U.S. and France) and the hearts of two world cities (New York, and Paris), differences in rates of mortality and hospital discharge, by area of residence, for ischemic heart disease (IHD), acute myocardial …
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Assessment of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Community Workshop ProgramJamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is a nonprofit organization that offers visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and artists? programs to encourage participation in the arts and to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the …
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NYU Wagner-USCM Institute for Mayors Provides Framework for Future Smart City Solutions Using Digital Data and New TechnologiesNYU Wagner has become the hub of a new, one-of-a-kind incubator to help mayors around the country harness changing technologies and make their cities run smarter. Under the guidance of faculty members and urban affairs experts Gordon Campbell and Neil …
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Reflections from the 2023 Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum: A Dynamic Policy DialogueOn October 18, 2023, NYU Wagner hosted its annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum, a hallmark event that brought together a diverse community of students, alumni, and faculty to delve into the pressing challenges that confront New York City. The …
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Evaluating the Impact of the "Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts, preK12""The mission of the Department of Education's Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) is to provide New York City public school communities with information and resources that will enable every student to achieve a full education in the arts. In 2004, …
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Student Network Exploring Arts and CultureMission The Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture (SNEAC) is a student organization at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University (NYU Wagner). SNEAC was formed in 2003 to promote discourse on cultural policy and …
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among older children and Adolescents with HIV: A qualitative study of psychosocial contextsAbstract Survival among perinatally infected children and youth with HIV has been greatly extended since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapies. Yet, adherence to HIV medication regimens is suboptimal and decreases as children reach …
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Smart devices and travel time use by bus passengers in VancouverGuo, Z, A Derian, and J Zhao …
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Starting from Scratch: Building of Meaningful Endowments by Public CharitiesThad Calabrese …
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The Rebuilder's Dilemma: Charting the Impact of Government Reform on the 2020 ElectionPaul Light …
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The US Financial Diaries Project (Part 1)Professor Jonathan Murdoch presents a project that explores the financial decisions of low-income families. …
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The US Financial Diaries Project (Part 2)With more people than ever living under the poverty line, Professor Jonathan Morduch's project aims to better understand the conditions of …
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Feasibility of implementing rapid oral fluid HIV testing in an urban university dental clinic: a qualitative studyBackground More than 1 million individuals in the U.S. are infected with HIV; approximately 20% of whom do not know they are infected. Early diagnosis of HIV infection results in earlier access to treatment and reductions in HIV transmission. In 2006, the …
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Brooklyn Arts Council Through a Kaleidoscope: Assessing Perceptions from an Artistic CommunityThe Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC), a long-standing presence in the Brooklyn arts community, has recently experienced significant growth. Due to this development, BAC sought an impartial understanding of its role within the Brooklyn arts community, …
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Smart devices and travel time use by bus passengers in VancouverZ. Guo, A. Derian, and J. Zhao. …
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Tim TompkinsTim Tompkins has worked for over three decades to understand and improve cities, with an emphasis on neighborhood-driven economic development, place management, public art, and public-private partnerships. As an NYU Marron Institute Fellow , he leads the …