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Shanghai rising: health improvements as measured by avoidable mortality since 2000Over the past two decades, Shanghai, the largest megacity in China, has been coping with unprecedented growth of its economy and population while overcoming previous underinvestment in the health system by the central and local governments. We study the …
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Skills Without Borders: Training and Certification for Migrant WorkersMigrant workers face particular challenges in making their skills visible across global contexts, impacting the utilization of human capital and migrants’ ability to increase their standard of living and earnings. The mission of the Institute for Mexicans …
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Transitioning to an Electric Bus FleetMTA New York City Transit (NYCT) is the largest public transportation agency in North America and one of the largest in the world. The bus system in NYC has the highest ridership in the US, moving 2.4 million people a day. Per NYCT’s Fast Forward Plan, …
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Defining Core Values and Organizational CultureViolence Intervention Program (VIP) is a community-based nonprofit organization that helps to lead and empower Latinx survivors of domestic violence to safety by providing culturally-competent services, raising community awareness, and engaging in …
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Persistent inequalities in health and access to health services: Evidence from New York CityIn Manhattan, the rate of hospital discharges for avoidable hospital conditions (AHC), a measure of access to timely and effective ambulatory care, fell by nearly 50 percent between 1999 and 2013. Despite this remarkable improvement, there has been …
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Evaluation of the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Asist) ProgramGracie Square Hospital (GSH), a psychiatric inpatient facility located in Manhattan, provides advanced, patient-centered behavioral health services. GSH implemented the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) program in 2017 to provide staff …
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Building Effective Joint VenturesThe Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers (DJV) is a coalition founded in 2016 with the mission of strengthening the conservation workforce by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The coalition comprises partners from nonprofit …
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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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IDENTIFYING CAMPAIGNS TO MITIGATE CAPITAL COSTS IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMICRiders Alliance is a grassroots organization founded in 2012, dedicated to providing New Yorkers with a more affordable and reliable public transit system. It organizes subway and bus riders to support policy goals and campaigns that will improve train …
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PADM-GP.2201
Institutions, Governance, and International DevelopmentThis course introduces the theory and practice of institutional reform in developing and transitional countries. It reviews the evolution of international development paradigms, examining how the role, structure, and management of institutions, the public …Capstone Projects
State Cannabis Laws and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions In 2017, over 70,000 Americans died from drug overdose. An emerging body of research suggests that medical cannabis (MC) legalization policies can serve as a response to the opioid epidemic and are associated with decreases in overdose death, opioid …
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Takin' it to the StreetsPerhaps not since the 1960s has the world witnessed so many large-scale demonstrations. In Iran, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Bolivia, Britain, Iraq, Haiti, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Spain, Algeria, Sudan, and other countries, vast throngs …
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Renting in America’s Largest CitiesThe supply of affordable rental housing failed to keep pace with demand in the 11 largest U.S. cities while rents rose faster than household incomes in five of the them. The NYU Furman Center/Capital One National Affordable Housing Landscape examines …
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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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Does Gentrification Displace Poor Children? New Evidence from Medicaid Records in New York City… York City Medicaid records from January 2009 to December 2015 to track the movement of a cohort of low-income children …
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A la santé de l'oncle Sam: regards croisés sur les systémes de santé; américain et français (To Uncle Sam's Health: Cross perspectives on the American and French Health Systems)Victor Rodwin, professor of health policy and management at NYU Wagner, and his colleague Didier Tabuteau, counselor of state and professor of health policy at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques and the University of Paris Descartes, have published a new …
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Professor Rae Zimmerman Appointed to Third NYC Panel on Climate ChangeRae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration at NYU Wagner, has been appointed to the third New York City Panel on Climate Change, an independent entity advising the city that ensures that the city's resiliency efforts are informed by …
Capstone Projects
IMPACT OF NYC LOCAL LAW 33 ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSThe Capstone team investigated the impact of public efficiency grade disclosure on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among large buildings in New York City. Leveraging data from the NYC Energy & Water Performance Map, the team analyzed 48,334 buildings over …
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IMPROVING ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOMédecins du Monde (MdM), an international humanitarian organization serving vulnerable populations, has been working on improving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for over 10 years. Having launched a …
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Indonesias New Healthy Paradigm: The Impact of Promotional and Preventive Versus Curative Factors on HealthIn 1998 the Indonesian Ministry of Health introduced a new health policy strategy called Healthy Indonesia 2010. This policy is based on the application of the new Healthy Paradigm, which focuses resources on promotional and preventive efforts over …
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY ON NYC NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDYThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) of 1968 requires homes with federally-backed mortgages and located on land with the greatest risk of flooding to purchase flood insurance. When Hurricane Sandy struck New York in 2012, only 55% of one- to four- …
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Recycling in NYU Abu DhabiNew York University is developing a full scale campus in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi that will admit its first class of students in the fall of 2010. The development and operation of New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will embody the values of New York …
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Hematology Oncology Palliative Care Delivery ModelsNYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) is a top-tier academic medical center located in New York City, and the hospital has been a member of the U.S. News and World Report hospital honor roll since 2012. NYU Langone Cancer Center is looking to improve its …
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Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice Supporting the Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic PlanningIn April 2013, the World Bank and the Regional Plan Association (RPA) of New York launched the Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning (MetroLab) in New York City. The MetroLab community of practice is part of a program of activities and services …