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The Health Planning Predicament… place, and for the right reason. Little consensus exists about what is "right," and even when experts agree on the … planning predicament. How did this predicament come about? What are alternative strategies to cope with these … study of national health planning will broaden the debate about health policy in the United States today. It is sure to …
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AlumNite 2024… alumni reconnected with old friends and reminisced about their time in the classroom, all while raising funds … home at 17th Street in the summer of 2024. Alumni learned about ways to stay engaged with Wagner during this next …
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Refunds… Please contact wagner.studentservices@nyu.edu to inquire about the petition process. Students should consult the NYU Office of the Bursar for more information about refunds and specific dates. …
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PNP - Finance - ChecksheetMPA-PNP: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCE I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following courses: …
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A Framework for Assessing Accountability in Collaborative Governance: A Process-Based Approach… mechanisms of collaborative governance, little is known about how to assess accountability at the network level and …
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Health Care Needs and Utilization Among New Yorkers with Criminal Justice System Involvement… visits. This research extends the existing literature about the health profile of individuals with a history of …
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Lateefah Simon Social Justice Leadership Fellowship… Lateefah relies solely on public transportation to go about her day and sought to make BART more affordable for …
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Guidelines for Application of Meta-analysis in Environmental Epidemiology… can enhance the value of epidemiologic data in debates about environmental health risks. Meta-analysis may be …
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NYU Wagner honors 375 graduating students at 2018 Convocation… all the very different things you’ve learned at Wagner is about basing your choices on solid evidence,” Dean Glied was … lives, and develop resilience, a deep sense of curiosity about the lives and communities of others, a keen listening …
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The True Size of Government… nearly nine times higher than the official numbers, with about 17 million people actually providing the government …
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Attitudinal and contextual factors associated with discussion of sexual issues during adolescent health visits… Overall, 74% of respondents reported that they had talked about at least one sexual health topic at their last health … no gender differences in the overall likelihood of talking about a sexual health topic. Few adolescents initiated … privately with a clinician and having positive attitudes about discussing sex with a doctor appear to be important …
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Needs Assessment of East New York and Brownsville… of the application. The Capstone team conducted research about the demographic breakdown of the region, the political …
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The Effects of Poverty on Child Health and DevelopmentPoverty has been shown to negatively influence child health and development along a number of dimensions. For example, poverty-net of a variety of potentially confounding factors-is associated with increased neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rates, …
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DETERMINING GOVERNMENT INDIRECT COST RATES FOR NYC'S HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONSUJA-Federation of New York (UJA) identifies and meets the needs of New Yorkers and Jews everywhere through the power of collective action. UJA engaged a Capstone team in improving the fiscal functioning of NYC's nonprofit human services sector by …
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NYU Wagner Climate Week 2025… guiding issues: What does the most recent science reveal about Amazon tipping points, and what are the global … Asia Network, Bespoke ESG, join us for panel discussion about the challenges facing ESG issues in the current global … source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for about 28% of the U.S. total. While public transit contributes …
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NYU Wagner Launches Partnership with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute … our school as a graduate/professional training platform.” About NYU Wagner: Since 1938, NYU Wagner has trained the … have an effective and lasting impact on the public good. About the Congresssional Hispanic Caucus Institute: As a …
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ACO Performance in Focus at Kovner-Behrman Health ForumThe Kovner-Behrman Health Forum, an eagerly anticipated annual event at NYU Wagner, explored the question of whether Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a recent reform, are truly spurring cost reductions and greater quality through the coordination of …
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ADVOCACY PLAN FOR DISMANTLING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINEThe Arthur Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization that pairs middle schoolers in the Bronx with Master of Social Work clinicians-in-training for professional mentorship. Through individual-, group-, and family-based work, TAP aims to “foster a profound …
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What Difference Does a Diagnosis Make? Evidence from Marginal PatientsThis paper explores the impact of receiving a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes among patients who are close to the diagnostic threshold using a regression discontinuity design. Using data from a large national insurer, we find that a marginally diagnosed …
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Jonathan McGrath … across Ghana and India) is a day that I can feel good about my professional path. How did your experiences at NYU …
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Understanding and Measuring Endowment in Public CharitiesThis note delineates different motivations for holding endowment by nonprofits, analyzes the definitions and measurement of endowment in the literature, and details newly available data on endowment contained in the Form 990 since 2008. More than 43% of …
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Application of global positioning system methods for the study of obesity and hypertension risk among low-income housing residents in New York City: a spatial feasibility study… were easy to use and charge and that they generally forgot about the GPS device when wearing it daily. Findings …
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Child and Adolescent Fast Food Choice and the Influence of Calorie Labeling… consumption of children. However, we know very little about how children or their parents make fast-food choices, …
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Child Passenger Safety Laws in the United States, 1978–2010: Policy Diffusion in the Absence of Strong Federal InterventionThis article examines the diffusion of U.S. state child passenger safety laws, analyzing over-time changes and inter-state differences in all identifiable features of laws that plausibly influence crash-related morbidity and mortality. The observed trend …