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Housing, Neighborhoods, and Children’s HealthIn theory, improving low-income families’ housing and neighborhoods could also improve their children’s health, through any number of mechanisms. For example, less exposure to environmental toxins could prevent diseases such as asthma; a safer, less …
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Can Regulatory Changes Improve the Health of Older Americans with Hearing Loss?Only one in seven Americans who could benefit from a hearing aid owns one. Why is this, what are the consequences, and what can we do about it? In a new article in the American Journal of Public Health , NYU Wagner Professor Jan Blustein and her …
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Child and Adolescent Fast Food Choice and the Influence of Calorie LabelingObjective:Obesity is an enormous public health problem and children have been particularly highlighted for intervention. Of notable concern is the fast-food consumption of children. However, we know very little about how children or their parents make …
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How Patients Understand the Term “Nonmedical Use” of Prescription Drugs: Insights from Cognitive InterviewsBackground : With rising rates of prescription drug abuse and associated overdose deaths, there is great interest in having accurate and efficient screening tools that identify nonmedical use of prescription drugs in health care settings. The authors …
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Validation of the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen (BPAS)Study objectives: The purpose of this study was to confirm the validity of a brief screen for pediatric asthma in schools. Background: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, yet the frequency with which this condition is recognized among …
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Neighborhood Effects on Health: Exploring the Links and Assessing the EvidenceThis article is an extensive review of the relationship between neighborhood and health and methodological challenges. The authors categorize the ways neighborhood might affect health in three ways: direct threats created by the neighborhood's …
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Bryan PerlmutterWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Growing up and living my life in North Carolina as an organizer and being a part of starting nonprofit organizations such as the Southern Vision Alliance, I learned about how to build organization and …
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Ira L. SalomPlease describe how your experiences at NYU Wagner prepared you for your career? As a practitioner of clinical medicine, joining Wagner exposed me to a wide variety of students in several disciplines, which enriched my perspective in my day-to-day …
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What Do We Know About Housing Choice Vouchers?Congress created the Section 8 Existing Housing Certificate program (now the Housing Choice Voucher Program) in 1974. Unlike previous federal programs that subsidized the creation of place-based affordable housing, the Section 8 program provided vouchers …
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Important New Coronavirus-related Measures and Restrictions, and Possible Future StepsDear Wagner Students, As Andy Hamilton’s email of this afternoon (copied below) states, starting this Wednesday, March 11, NYU will be pivoting to remote classes. The goal of moving to remote classes is to limit meetings or gatherings of large numbers …
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NYU Wagner alum bridges divide between vulnerable communities and policePolice-community relations is a much-discussed topic in America, especially in recent years. However, gathering information from communities—especially vulnerable populations—about the various issues and challenges they face can be complicated. “Talking …
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Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2017)This season, we celebrate our differences and are united by our commitment to public service. Special thanks to: Abdulrazakh Abdirahman, Saif Awadh, Salo Coslovsky, David Elcott, Rentsenkhand Enkh-Amgalan, Lernik Essayei, Sherry Glied, Christopher …
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Toward a Mandatory Working Policy for MenLawrence Mead addresses the problem of nonwork among low-income men, particularly low-income black men, and its implications for families and children. The poor work effort, he says, appears to be caused partly by falling wages and other opportunity …
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Leticia M. RipaldaHow did your Wagner experience prepare you professionally for what you are doing today? Wagner made me into a well-rounded professional in a variety of ways. Case discussions prepared me to confront essential issues and to evaluate potential outcomes …
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Jared PruzanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? I work for C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a global network of megacities committed to addressing climate change in order to improve the health of our people, our cities, and our planet. …
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The Stafford Act and Priorities for ReformDuring the past fifty years, federal disaster policy in the United States has been shaped by an ongoing conflict between proponents who favor federal intervention following a disaster and those who believe disaster response should be the responsibility of …
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Health Policies for the 21st Century: Challenges and Recommendations for the USDHHSThis report recommends a comprehensive reassessment of federal health policies, programs, and processes, including federal-state roles and relationships, and some immediate actions to promote and protect the nation's health and to provide leadership in …
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New York Immigration CoalitionIn the late 1990's members of the New York Immigration Coalition took the bold step of beginning to use their collective clout to be effective, not just on immigration policy, but on issues like housing, education and health care. They have found strength …
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Kate HornerWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to be in New York, and I wanted a practical, hands-on degree from a top institution with a diverse student body. Wagner provided that. It enabled me to study international development and human …
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Google Sites ePortfolioGoogle Sites ePortfolio Pilot Support for Urban Planning Students Your NYU Wagner ePortfolio consists of files stored in Google Drive, and a template designed for Google Sites. To access the ePortfolio site created for you, click under the “Sites” tab of …
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Michelle R. WongWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? The people, academics, and location influenced my decision to study at Wagner. I asked myself what I wanted to gain in terms of skills, non-classroom opportunities, living experience, and an alumni network. …
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Hope Tumukunde, a former African Public Service Fellow at NYU Wagner, Describes Global Program to End Violence Against Women and GirlsHope Tumukunde, a recent African Public Service Fellow at NYU Wagner, is working on an initiative in Kigali City, Rwanda to end violence against women and girls. A city of nearly 1 million people and the capital of Rwanda, Kingali was one of five pilot …
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Gordon J. CampbellGordon Campbell has over 30 years of experience in public and nonprofit leadership and management. He most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of New York City, which creates, leads and supports strategic initiatives …
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Combating Gentrification and Financing Affordable Housing in TanzaniaThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is the UN’s capital investment agency, aimed at promoting investment in the public and private sectors through banks and local governments, to scale up innovative financing mechanisms for the world’s …