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Health PlusUnder the supervision of the Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Resident analyzed local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, and drafted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with these requirements. The Resident also compiled Quarterly …
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Of Risk and Pork: Urban Security and the Politics of RationalityThis article focuses on the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) controversy as a case study in the politics of risk assessment. It examines struggles among diverse actors–think tank experts, journalists, politicians, and government officials–engaged in …
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Lay Leadership DevelopmentThe Volunteer and Leadership Development Division (VLDD) of UJAFederation of New York is a department dedicated to encouraging volunteerism through UJA-Federation and its network of agencies. Each year, VLDD works with thousands of volunteers to link them …
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Lay Leadership DevelopmentThe Volunteer and Leadership Development Division (VLDD) of UJAFederation of New York is a department dedicated to encouraging volunteerism through UJA-Federation and its network of agencies. Each year, VLDD works with thousands of volunteers to link them …
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Overweight, obesity, and inactivity and urban design in rapidly growing Chinese citiesChina faces rising rates of overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity among its citizens. Risk is highest in China’s rapidly growing cities and urban populations. Current urban development practices and policies in China heighten this risk. These …
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Pathways to Politics: Analyzing Motivations and Enabling Factors for Women in Politics in Chittagong Hill Tracts, BangladeshThe Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is an area characterized by a complex social and political environment and located in the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh. CHT has remained largely outside the mainstream of development assistance for more than 25 years …
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"Post Hurricane Commercial Revitalization of Biloxi, Mississippi ""Biloxi, MS, suffered extensive damage during hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Biloxi Housing Authority (BHA) has been spearheading revitalization and rebuilding efforts to restore the vitality and diversity that made Biloxi a great community. While many …
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Immersion Brings Inaugural MHA Program Cohort to CampusThe inaugural cohort in NYU Wagner’s Online Master of Health Administration (MHA) program came together in mid-June on NYU’s campus to engage in academic coursework, participate in social activities, explore campus, and connect with the NYU Wagner …
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Energy transformation in citiesPeter J. Marcotullio , Andrea Sarzynski , Joshua Sperling , Abel Chávez , Hossein Estiri , Minal Pathak , Rae Zimmerman , Jonah Garnick , Christopher Kennedy , Edward J. Linky, and Claude …
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Beyond Spending Levels: Revenue Uncertainty and the Performance of Local GovernmentsRevenue uncertainty is a common concern among public administrators, but little research examines its effects on service delivery. Using a novel empirical strategy to capture how revenues deviate from administrators' expectations, we estimate the impact …
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Rudin Center report eyes 2019 L train closure and mitigationThe L train tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn will close fully to trains for 18 months in 2019 to repair extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. The L has become synonymous with the Brooklyn brand; ridership at Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue station has …
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Employee Benefit Financing and Municipal BankruptcyFive municipalities with populations over 100,000 have declared bankruptcy since 2008, as have some smaller ones, including Central Falls, RI, in 2011. The bankruptcies have unsettled citizens, current and retired employees, and creditors of the …
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Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income SuburbanitesHealth care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because suburbs have become home to a growing number of recent immigrants who are less likely to own cars than …
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Welfare Politics in CongressThe stakes of political conflict involve contending values and issue definitions as well as policy. Welfare reform was the most important change in American domestic policy since civil rights. Its significance hinges crucially on how participants …
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Financial Incentives and FertilityThis paper investigates how fertility responds to financial incentives. We construct a large, individual-level panel data set of over 300,000 Israeli women during the period 1999–2005 with comprehensive information on their fertility histories, education, …
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Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-manage Cardiovascular DiseaseBackground: Minority populations bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease, due to higher disease prevalence and greater morbidity and mortality. Recent research has shown that several factors, including confidence to self-manage care, are …
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Transportation to Clinic: Findings from a Pilot Clinic-Based Survey of Low-Income SuburbanitesHealth care policymakers have cited transportation barriers as key obstacles to providing health care to low-income suburbanites, particularly because suburbs have become home to a growing number of recent immigrants who are less likely to own cars than …
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The Organization of Schooling and Adolescent DevelopmentInvesting in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities takes a theoretically exciting and socially critical view of human development and the power of context to shape positive outcomes. Co-editors Kenneth I. Maton, Cynthia J. Schellenbach, Bonnie J. …
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Zainab AliHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? New York City has the largest school system in the country. When I was at Wagner the system had already been undergoing reform for several years under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, so there truly …
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FellowshipsOverview NYU Wagner Named Fellowship programs are designed to identify and reward our most outstanding students. We seek students with a strong academic record, noteworthy professional experience and aspirations, and a proven commitment to public service …
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Community Model for Improving Child Wellness on Staten IslandStaten Island Partnership for Community Wellness (SIPCW) works to identify and address emerging health needs on Staten Island. Through partnerships with the Office of the Borough President and myriad community organizations, SIPCW seeks to mobilize an …
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The Effect of Local Violence on Children’s Attention and Impulse ControlObjectives: We examined whether the burden of violence in a child’s community environment alters the child’s behavior and functioning in the classroom setting. Methods: To identify the effects of local violence, we exploited variation in the timing of …
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Increasing the Health Program Applicant PoolThe Capstone team was asked to assist the Health Program at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service in gathering information to continue its competitive edge among national Health Management programs with a focus on increasing the applicant …
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Indonesia Urban Local Governance Reform ProgramIn support of a World Bank effort to identify effective means of evaluating and differentiating among Indonesian local governments, the Capstone team studied and analyzed existing approaches to capacity and performance assessment. The goal is to assist in …