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Evaluation of a Consumer Rights Project HotlineMFY Legal Services is one of New York City’s oldest legal aid organizations. Since 1963, they have provided free civil legal assistance on a wide range of issues and advocated to end root causes of inequality. In 2005, MFY launched the Consumer Rights …
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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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Informing Strategic Decision-Making Through Sales and Staffing Data AnalysisHousing Works, a nonprofit dedicated to helping those affected by HIV/AIDS, operates Thrift Shops around the New York City area. Housing Works requested the Capstone team to analyze existing sales, staffing, and customer survey data in order to inform its …
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Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Blas (MPA-PNP 2023)Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Blas (MPA-PNP 2023), development manager, Elemental Impact Can you share your journey into climate technology? What initially drew you to this field, and how did your time at NYU Wagner shape your goals? My journey into climate …
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NPR's Academic Minute spotlights research on immigrant postpartum health by NYU Wagner Professor Laura WherryThe Academic Minute, a radio segment from National Public Radio featuring researchers from colleges and universities that airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, recently featured an entire week on work by NYU researchers. The series put …
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Comparative Metrics and Policy Learning: End-of-Life Care in France and the U.S. Comparative policy analysis sometimes relies on the use of metrics to foster policy learning. We compare health care for patients at the end of life (EOL) in the U.S. and France. The analysis aims to enable policy makers in both nations to re-examine …
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Book Review: Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in AmericaAnthropologists are well-known for their tendency to think small (by focusing on local communities), engage in what Clifford Geertz (1973) called “thick description,” and grasp for broader insights and conclusions. In this respect, Mara Buchbinder’s …
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ACA-Driven 11th Edition of "Jonas & Kovner's Health Care in America" Provides Readers with Guide for Changing MarketWith its recent affirmation by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," has become a permanent feature of the nation’s health care system. Now, the just-published 11 th Edition of the highly acclaimed Jonas and Kovner's Health Care …
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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION IN MOMBASA, KENYAThe World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice works with partner countries to develop urbanization strategies that aim to reduce poverty while responding to climate change and promoting sustainable development. The Kenya Urban …
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EXAMINING AND CREATING NURSE RESILIENCYNurses face a multitude of challenges in today's high-acuity, high-stress healthcare environment, including burnout, compassion fatigue, and bullying. An enhanced capacity for resiliency is essential for nurses to be able to maintain empathy and purpose …
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SITES AND SERVICES, CHARKOP, INDIAThe World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. In the early 1980s, the Bank established a “sites and services” project in Charkop, Mumbai, India, which aimed to provide incremental, …
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ANIMATING THE ANIMATORS: IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS, MOTIVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES FOR HIGH-PERFORMING VOLUNTEERSThe Hunger Project (THP) aims to end hunger and poverty by pioneering and advocating for sustainable, grassroots, and women-centered strategies in developing countries across the globe. There are nearly 400,000 THP volunteers-or “animators”-worldwide, and …
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NYU Wagner Graduates Draw Top Prize at Milken-Penn Education Business Plan CompetitionCreated by recent NYU Wagner graduates Alex Meis and Miriam Altman, Kinvolved continues to rack up laurels. The rising startup has won first prize , totaling $40,000, at the sixth annual Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition held recently in …
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Incentivizing Renewable Energy Systems in SwazilandThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partnered with Swaziland to launch Partnerships for Affordable Renewable Energy in Swaziland (PARES), aiming to support Swaziland’s transformational shift towards a sustainable development path by …
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Improving Thrift Store Donor ExperienceGoodwill Industries aims to empower individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the dignity and power of work. The organization uses revenues generated from their thrift store sales to fund their programs …
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A review of pharmacological interactions between HIV or hepatitis C virus medications and opioid agonist therapy: implications and management for clinical practiceGlobal access to opioid agonist therapy and HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is expanding but when used concurrently, problematic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions may occur. Articles published from 1966 to 2012 in Medline were …
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Our World Survey 2007: A Global Youth Perspective on Citizenship and Identity (Including an In-Depth Look of Youth from Israel and Lebanon)The Our World Survey 2007 captures the perceptions, attitudes and knowledge young people (ages 15-24), in all regions of the world, have on the topics of global citizenship and identity. The results and analysis of this survey are intended to inform …
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Process Evaluation of Justice for Our Neighbors ProgramEstablished in 1999, Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) is a program of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Its mission is a faith-driven ministry welcoming immigrants into churches and communities by providing free, high-quality immigration legal …
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Evaluation of Post-Tsunami Housing Built in Aceh, IndonesiaThe United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR works in over 80 countries worldwide to alleviate human suffering resulting from war, conflict or natural disaster. …
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New York City Nonprofit Organizations: Fiscal Health Indicators DatabaseFiscal Management Associates (FMA) provides fiscal consulting services to nonprofit organizations by enhancing knowledge and skills to successfully fulfill their missions. Currently FMA has a wealth of experience guiding its understanding of what works to …
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Ambulatory Patient Groups Behavioral Health Revenue Projection ModelSafe Space is a nonprofit organization with a 70 percent Medicaid population. They offer a wide range of integrated family support and youth focused programs, including mental health services, designed to help families build a more hopeful future for …
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Frameworks for Evaluating Innovation in the Public SectorFounded in 2010, four graduates of the management school at Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo launched Instituto Tellus to inspire more innovative models in public management. In order to create a more dynamic, efficient, transparent, and …