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Integrating Graduation Strategies for Advanced Food SecurityThe World Food Programme (WFP) is the UN agency that addresses hunger and food security in humanitarian and development contexts. In Malawi, where 50.7 percent of people live in poverty, WFP provides a range of programming promoting resilience against …
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The Emerging Role of Environmental Justice in Decision MakingBetter Environmental Decisions responds to the need for improved environmental decision making by bringing together leading scholars and practitioners to provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary introduction to the subject. Each chapter describes an …
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Sharad Aggarwal, Ellen O’Connell "Several alumni work for organizations that have been instrumental to the relief efforts in Haiti since the earthquake hit on January 12, 2010. Two alums, Sharad Aggarwal (MPA 2008) and Ellen O’Connell (MPA 1990) recently shared about the efforts their …
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New York Transportation JournalThis issue of the New York Transportation Journal explores the theme of change, on a number of levels and perspectives. We have just concluded an historic election cycle which has brought significant political change to the nation. Recent developments in …
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IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTICES IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGYEducation Reform Now (ERN) is a non-partisan, nonprofit think tank and advocacy organization that promotes increased resources and innovative reforms in K-16 public education, particularly for students of color and students from low-income families. ERN’s …
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Reshaping Social EntrepreneurshipSocial entrepreneurship has come to be synonymous with the individual visionary - the risk taker who goes against the tide to start a new organization to create dramatic social change. The problem with focusing so much attention on the individual …
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Eddy AlmonteEddy Almonte (he/him) is an urban planner and Queens native with a passion for supporting and uplifting marginalized communities and spaces. With extensive experience in community engagement in the affordable housing sector, Eddy specializes in leading …
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SEEKING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENTS FOR FEMALE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN MALI AND NIGERIslamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is the US-based entity of the global Islamic Relief (IR) organization, a faith-based humanitarian and development agency that serves over ten million people annually across 45 countries through relief and development projects in …
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CREATING A SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATOR’S HANDBOOKBroadway for Arts Education (BAE) is a NYC-based youth development nonprofit that provides arts education to students in underserved communities. BAE’s programming includes dance, music, and theater. BAE and its Teaching Artists (TA) serve roughly 2,000 …
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Leadership: Women and Public PolicyWomen have engaged and been represented in public service in America through their fearless Women's Suffrage movement to gain the right to vote, which officially began in the 19th century, in 1848, during the Seneca Falls Convention , where the first …Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING AN INTRAPRENEURSHIP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMThe New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a city agency that provides shared services to support the operations of NYC’s government. Although the agency has over 2,000 employees spanning 13 units and various internal and …
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Health Care Needs and Utilization Among New Yorkers with Criminal Justice System InvolvementResearch Objective People with a history of incarceration have high rates of physical and behavioral health conditions as well as increased hospitalizations and emergency department visits. This research extends the existing literature about the health …
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In a Published Essay, Professor Iskander Explores Mid-Century Deportation Operation that Targeted Mexican ImmigrantsIn the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign vows to initiate large-scale deportations, NYU Wagner's Natasha Iskander has coauthored a fascinating piece that looks back at a mid-1950's operation the press dubbed "Operation Wetback," a federal …
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Domestic Policy MakingThis article asks how changes in the presidential policymaking process have affected domestic policy in general and the agenda-setting process in particular. The past forty years have witnessed two roughly parallel, but possibly unrelated trends. First, …
Faculty Profile
Richard GannottaRichard Gannotta, DHA, FACHE, is a recognized leader in the health sector, with extensive experience in CEO, president, and senior executive roles across top academic and public health systems. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to global medtech, …
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Leading Large Scale Change in Government Large-scale change initiatives are efforts that require the collaboration of multiple agencies; the creation of detailed, shared protocols; the requisite shifts in organizational culture; strong personal commitment and leadership; and frequently the …
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Public Sector Succession: A Strategic Approach to Sustaining InnovationThis article explores public-sector succession in the U.S. Most literature on succession and succession planning begin with a familiar lament: executive-level transition merits more attention than it gets in the literature. It is a serious matter that …
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The Risk and Protective Function of Perceived Family and Peer Microsystems Among Urban Adolescents in PovertyUtilized a pattern-based approach to discover the different constellations of perceived social transactions separately for family and peer systems and explored the risk and protective functions of these microsystem profiles for both depression and …
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Assessment of Gaps and Needs of Access to Basic Infrastructure Services for the Poor in ChileThe Inter-American Development Banks (IADB) Building Opportunity for the Majority initiative, launched in June 2006, identified that inadequate access to basic infrastructure services (water, sanitation, electricity, urban transport and rural roads) …
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William F. Ryan Community Health CenterWilliam F. Ryan Community Health Center receives grants from the federal, state, and local government agencies to conduct HIV counseling, testing, and referral services in New York City. The Center is authorized to conduct waived testing, which is …
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A behavioral blueprint for improving health care policyBehavioral policy to improve health and health care often relies on interventions, such as nudges, which target individual behaviors. But the most promising applications of behavioral insights in this area involve more far-reaching and systemic …
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PLANNING FOR A PERMANENT OPEN RESTAURANTS PROGRAMThe COVID-19 pandemic devastated the restaurant industry in NYC when establishments were forced to close their doors to limit the spread of the virus. In June 2020, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) launched the Open Restaurants program allowing …
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EVALUATING AND IMPROVING THE DIABETES SCREENING INITIATIVENYU Langone has launched an initiative to screen Emergency Department patients for prediabetes and diabetes. Patients who meet the screening criteria are given a blood test, and any patient who has elevated A1C levels is urged to seek follow-up primary …
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EQUIPPING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO LEAD COMMUNICATION-SAVVY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONSState-level progressive advocacy organizations are vehicles for driving social change in the US, especially in the context of congressional gridlock. However, many of these organizations struggle to reach key audiences through their communication …