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Ascendant Public Opinion: The Rising Influence of Climate Change on Americans’ Attitudes about the EnvironmentHere we document an under-studied but important phenomenon that we call ascendant public opinion , which emerges when a new concern is framed as an instance of a broader issue and gains ascendancy over that issue in the public’s mind. We focus on the …
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Trust in Charitable OrganizationsPublic confidence in charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way is essential to a high performing nonprofit or charitable sector. Indeed, confidence affects almost everything that matters to the future of the sector, especially the …
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Indonesias New Healthy Paradigm: The Impact of Promotional and Preventive Versus Curative Factors on Health… Ministry of Health introduced a new health policy strategy called Healthy Indonesia 2010. This policy is based on the …
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Reducing Maternal Mortality in Rural Mozambique… of Mozambique, manages a Hospital in rural Mozambique called Chicuque Rural Hospital (CRH). CRH is a 190-bed …
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WHO and the Evolving Environment of International DevelopmentAmidst the substantial changes in the international development arena in recent years are calls for greater coherence and effectiveness of global assistance to developing countries. The Millennium Development Goals, with specific targets and indicators, …
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Nonprofits as “Schools of Democracy”: A Comparative Case Study of Two Environmental Organizations… participants to exercise specific ways of being and doing—called “subject positions”—vis-à-vis the state and their …
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Physician Organization Concerns Regarding the 2010 Affordable Care ActCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, expressed interest in understanding the controversy among physician opinion and perception regarding the recently passed Patient …
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Examining the Effect of Upzoning on Neighborhood Demographic Trends… for higher-density residential development (a process called “upzoning”). Analyzing the disparate impact of …
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Campaigning for Comprehensive Sexual Health EducationDay One is the leading organization in New York City addressing dating violence among youth. It has joined a statewide coalition to advocate for New York State legislation requiring schools to teach healthy relationships and sexual education from …
Faculty Profile
Jewell Jackson McCabeWith wide-ranging experience in both the public and private sectors, Jewell Jackson McCabe is a business woman who serves as a director on a variety of boards, is a Presidential, Gubernatorial and Mayoral appointee, a consultant to major corporations, …
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Initiative TeamTerri Gerstein, Director Terri Gerstein is the Director of the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Previously, she directed the Project on State and Local Enforcement at the Harvard Law School Center …
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A Port Authority That Works… agency’s operations. In recent weeks, several sources have called for reform, restructuring, or even abolition of the …
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Telephone care coordination for smokers in VA Mental Health clinics: a hybrid implementation and clinical effectiveness trialBackground This paper describes an innovative protocol for a type-II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial that is evaluating a smoking cessation telephone care coordination program for Veterans Health Administration (VA) mental-health clinic …
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Universal Health Insurance in France: How Sustainable? Essays on the French Health Care System… what Senator Ted Kennedy and Congressman Pete Stark have called "Medicare for all." …
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Negotiating Accountability: Managerial Lessons from Identity-Based Nonprofit OrganizationsThis article explores the emerging conceptualization of accountability in nonprofit organizations. This definition broadens traditional concerns with finances, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. The authors explore how the top-level managers of …
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The Neighborhood Effects of Concentrated ForeclosuresAs the national mortgage crisis has worsened, an increasing number of communities are facing declining housing prices and high rates of foreclosure. Central to the call for government intervention in this crisis is the claim that foreclosures not only …
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Posts of Honor: How America's Corporate and Civic Leaders View Presidential Appointments… leaders extended to what Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin called the “posts of honor” in the executive branch. Worried …
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Developing a Wage Negotiation Platform to Narrow the Gender and Race Wage Gap… user testing and product design. They developed a product called Tactical Mentor, which offers finance professionals …
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Development of an Electronic Food Stamp Application System in New York City"Currently, the application for food stamps in New York City is a paperdriven process, whereas many other jurisdictions have made at least part of their processes electronic. The team has performed an assessment of and will make recommendations on how …
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The Political and Fiscal Consequences of the Enumeration of Prisoners by the U.S. Census Bureau… while most prisoners come from urban areas. Advocates have called for a change in enumeration policy. The Capstone team …
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Water and Sanitation Management in Cuenca: How Ecuador's Third Largest City Employs Strategic Partnerships and Local Ownership to Deliver Services to its Booming Population… Bank (IDB) to the Cuencan water utility company called ETAPA. To evaluate these interventions, interviews …
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A Cost-Benefit Study, Logic Model and Assessment Tools for a Restorative Justice Domestic Violence Treatment Program… a restorative justice-based treatment and healing modality called Circles of Peace. In 2005, The Center was awarded a …
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Methodology to Evaluate Community Participation in Health Actions… Bandiagara Coura. MHOP is currently developing a program called Actions for Health to engage community members to take …
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Enforcement Program… and candidate behavior. Additionally, the proposal called for an analysis of the actual and optimal level of …