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About: Advice, Money, ResultsAn International Working Group on Managing Public Finance was convened from January 2018 to August 2019 to investigate and debate the effectiveness of international support for public financial management (PFM) in low- and middle-income countries. The …
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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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Revitalization of Mermaid Avenue Commercial CorridorThe Astella Development Corporation (ADC) is a nonprofit organization that works to improve quality of life in Coney Island through commercial and economic development and providing affordable housing. Mermaid Avenue is a key commercial corridor in Coney …
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Designing and Implementing a Program Measurement SystemNonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW) is a nonprofit organization located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, focused on building management capacity and developing solutions for other nonprofit organizations. A small, but robust, organization in a period of growth, NEW …
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Esthela LopezMPA-PNP Esthela Lopez is a part-time Management student in the MPA Public and Nonprofit Management program ready to graduate in May 2017. Esthela currently works at iMentor where she manages their corporate portfolio and helps further the organization’s …
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‘‘Do Something’’ Politics and Double-Peaked Policy PreferencesWhen a public problem is perceived to be poorly addressed by current policy, it is often the case that credible alternative policies are proposed to both the status quo’s left and right. Specially designed national surveys show that in circumstances like …
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Performance Measures and Dashboard Development for Targeted Medical and Health Research Association Service ProgramsThe Medical and Health Research Association of New York City (MHRA) is a large decentralized nonprofit organization providing diverse public health services to at-risk New Yorkers. The Capstone team was charged with identifying performance measures for …
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Notes from the Underground: The Mass Transit Response to TerrorismPublic transportation security became a main focal point after the September 11 attacks. How public transportation agencies responded to the attacks provides unique case studies for transportation planners and managers. With transit systems open and …
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Building Information and Communication Technology Skills and Organizational Change in the District Health Information System in MozambiqueSupported by The Markle Foundation, the Capstone team (along with six students from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Mozambique) embarked on an international and cross-cultural venture to study the potential role and benefits of Information and …
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Edward RogoffEdward G. Rogoff is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and former Dean of the LIU Brooklyn School of Business, Public Administration, and Information Sciences. Dr. Rogoff has served as the Academic Director of the Lawrence N. Field Center for …
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Assisting HIVES in Developing a Continuous Quality Care Improvement PlanHIV Care Services, Public Health HIV Care Services (HIVCS) is a program of Solutions Public Health Solutions, whose mission is Assisting HIVCS in Developing a to manage federal and city funding for HIV Continuous Quality Care Improvement preventive, …
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Medicaid Redesign and Palladia’s Value PropositionThe Capstone team worked with Palladia to identify their unique value proposition as they negotiate business agreements with the major behavioral healthcare insurance companies covering Medicaid Managed Care enrollees in Harlem and the South Bronx. …
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Anthony Townsend Navigates the Smart City in New BookAnthony Townsend’s first book, SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers and the Quest for a New Utopia , has just been published by W.W. Norton & Co. His take on the advance of the digitally wired metropolis has been critically well received. Below, he …
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Simplifying Children's Medicaid And SCHIPThe states have implemented the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in a variety of ways. We describe these choices and estimate the resulting enrollment impacts. Many widely adopted policies, including mail-in applications and twelve- month …
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Does Losing Your Home Mean Losing Your School? Effects of Foreclosure on the School Mobility of ChildrenIn the last few years, millions of homes around the country have entered foreclosure, pushing many families out of their homes and potentially forcing their children to move to new schools. Unfortunately, despite considerable attention to the causes and …
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Fiscal Decentralization in Indonesia: A New Approach to an Old IdeaThe system for financing and delivering local public services in Indonesia, as in many developing countries, is highly centralized. Growing awareness of the weaknesses of the present system has recently generated much interest in decentralization and …
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Global Climate Change and Transportation Infrastructure: Lessons from the New York AreaGlobal climate change (GCC) is now well known, and its impacts are a stark reality. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), changes in global climate in the 20th century, whether from human or natural causes, are already …
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Maureen AhmedHow did your experiences at NYU Wagner prepare you for your career? My time at Wagner helped me cultivate the skills and experiences I needed to enter into a career at the State Department. The coursework at NYU Wagner really set me up to understand how …
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Esther MuneneEsther Imani Munene, MBA, PhD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She has over ten years of experience in diverse healthcare settings in the U.S. and internationally. Her …
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What Americans Still Want from Government ReformCompleted a research report "What Americans Still Want from Government Reform". NYU's GovLab and the Tandon School will be publishing the report and leading the release with the John Brademas Center at NYU DC, the University of Chicago's Center for …
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Identifying Local Hot Spots of Pediatric Chronic Diseases Using Emergency Department SurveillanceDavid C. Lee, Stella S. Yi, Hiu Fai Fong, Jessica K. Athens, Joseph Ravenell, Mary Ann Sevick, Stephen P. Wall, Brian D. Elbel … Identifying Local Hot Spots of Pediatric Chronic Diseases Using Emergency Department …
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Integrating: A managerial practice that enables implementation in fragmented health care environmentsBackground: How some organizations improve while others remain stagnant is a key question in health care research. Studies identifying how organizations can implement improvement despite barriers are needed, particularly in primary care. Purposes: This …
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Bo Ra LeeMPA-PNP Bora Lee is the Executive Administrator at Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS). In her role, she supports the President and Executive Director in overall administrative duties, strategic planning, fundraising, and HR; she …
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Sophia TemisMPA-Health Sophia Temis is a full-time Management student in the MPA Health Policy and Management Program heading into her fourth semester at Wagner. Born in Russia but raised in Brooklyn since the age of two, Sophia choose to stay in NYC and attend …