Capstone Projects
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New York City Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC), the largest municipal hospital system in the United States, is comprised of eleven acute care hospitals, five long term care facilities, six diagnostic and treatment centers, and more than fifty …
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
New York Westchester Square Medical Center (NYWSMC) is a 205-bed acute care hospital located in the eastern part of the Bronx, affiliated with the NYPresbyterian Healthcare System. They have been experiencing a large number of claims denials by the …
New York Westchester Square Medical Center
The Capstone team was asked to study the transit corridor of Woodside, Queens to help prepare the area around the Long Island Railroad station for its increased importance in the regions transit network, due to the MTAs East Side Transit project. The …
Citizens Housing and Planning Council (CHPC)
In 1998, as part of an effort to reunite families safely and more expediently, NYC Administration of Childrens Services - Division for Child Protection began holding Family Team Conferences shortly after children were removed from their home. The …
Administration of Childrens Services (ACS)
United States roadways are chiefly funded and maintained through gas tax and other revenues. Can one therefore assume that with higher revenues, better quality roads would result? The Capstone team analyzed the effect of gas tax revenue on a state's …
The Capstone team evaluated the effectiveness of Rainy Day Funds on easing the fiscal stress experienced by state governments during a recession. As a result of the last recession which ended in 1992, states have created Rainy Day Funds as a mechanism to …
The Dont Laugh at Me (DLAM) Project was founded in 1999 to create and disseminate educational programs designed to promote respect, compassion, understanding and tolerance among school-age children. The Capstone team was asked to research existing …
Don't Laugh at Me (DLAM)
Leake & Watts Services, Inc., a private, not-for-profit, child-care agency based in Yonkers requested a Capstone team review and make recommendations regarding their internal billing services. The annual budget for Leake and Watts has nearly doubled in …
Leake and Watts Services, Inc
With such a volatile economy, there exist few, if any, quick remedies to ensure that the country sustains high employment levels while progressing towards widespread living wage earnings. As the events in New York City spread throughout the rest of the …
Applied Research
Given the importance that education has on determining the future direction of our nation and that better quality teachers are more likely to shape that direction in a positive manner, the Capstone team investigated what factors influence teacher quality. …
Applied Research
The Urban Justice Center (UJC) was founded in 1984 when a recent law school graduate opened a legal services clinic in an abandoned building in East Harlem. Today, UJC is a dynamic, 50-person cooperative comprised of five interrelated projects. One of …
Urban Justice Center: Lesbian & Gay Youth Project
Village Care of New York is a community-based, not-for-profit service organization serving the elderly, persons living with AIDS, and individuals in need of medical and rehabilitation services. Village Care plans to open an Information and Referral center …
Village Care of New York
In 1998, New Jersey enacted the Rehabilitation Subcode, which simplified all construction codes pertaining to the rehabilitation of buildings and spurred a significant statewide increase in rehabilitation. The New York City Department of Housing …
The New Jersey Rehabilitation Subcode: A Model for New York City?
The Capstone team was asked to create a comprehensive guide to worksite health promotion and worksite wellness that could be tailored to the needs of United Nations employees. To frame the project, the Capstone team was assigned two preliminary white …
New York City Department of Health
The NYC Department of Health (DOH) is undertaking an expansion and redesign of its web site. The site is one of the Citys largest and most visited web sites, with new information being posted frequently. It is a vital communications tool for the DOH, …
New York City Department of Health
Managed care programs were originally formed to control rising healthcare costs. Their concept was to improve membership health status, and in effect, control healthcare costs. It is believed that provision of both preventive and screening services can …
Applied Research
The Village Center for Care of New York has been using the computer-based workflow management software known as eWorks to monitor their falls prevention program. To remain on the cutting edge in a rapidly changing health care environment, the organization …
Village Nursing Home (a subsidiary of Village Care of New York)
It is generally assumed that the only way for the US to address the threat of terrorism is to defeat it by military means, and that the US should not and cannot negotiate with terrorists (either because there are no issues to negotiate or terrorists are …
New York University Center on Catastrophe Preparedness and Response
With the assistance of a Capstone team, the Parks department has begun development of a 10-year capital plan. This plan is a reflection of the departments commitment to honor the needs of its constituents and ensure that it has the appropriate financial …
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
With the assistance of a Capstone team, the Parks department has begun development of a 10-year capital plan. This plan is a reflection of the departments commitment to honor the needs of its constituents and ensure that it has the appropriate financial …
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
"311 is New York City's phone number for government information and nonemergency services. The Capstone team effectively measured the public's experience with the services provided by 311 through an online survey on nyc.gov and a phone customer …
New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
In addition to the taking of lives and the destruction of the towers, the attacks on the World Trade Center, created a leadership vacuum. Fortunately, the Department of Design and Construction (DDC), a little known city agency, was able to quickly …
Independent Research
This research paper compared the experiences of recipients and non-recipients of aid from the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on September 11, 2001. It hypothesized that there are distinct patterns of aid and exclusion from aid that help to clearly …
Independent Research
"The Education For Employment Foundation (EFE) works in the Middle East and North Africa to provide disadvantaged youth with skills to improve the economic future of both themselves and their countries. EFE accomplishes this objective by providing …
Education for Employment Foundation