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Trajectories of cognitive decline over 10 years in a Brazilian elderly population: the Bambuí Cohort Study of AgingWe use data from a population-based cohort of elderly Brazilians to assess predictors of hospitalizations during ten years of follow-up. Participants were 1,448 persons aged 60 years and over at baseline (1997). The outcome was self-reported number of …
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Welfare Caseload Change: An Alternative ApproachIn the last decade, caseloads in AFDC/TANF have shifted dramatically up, then down. Of existing studies based on time series or state panel data, some tend to underplay the role of welfare reform. All say little about that policies drove the decline or …
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Using cross-curricular, problem-based learning to promote understanding of poverty in urban communitiesThis article describes the use of problem-based learning to teach students about the scope and consequences of urban poverty through an innovative cross-curricular project. We illustrate the process, goals, and tasks of the Community Assessment Project, …
Capstone Projects
Measuring Steps to SuccessFootsteps is an organization that helps Ultra-Orthodox Jews who choose to leave their communities to integrate into broader society. They accomplish this goal by providing emotional, academic, and career development support. These include individual …
Capstone Projects
TRANSITIONING TO PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: BEST PRACTICESProject Hospitality is a community-based nonprofit organization that addresses the broad spectrum of basic, clinical, and social needs of homeless and food-insecure residents of Staten Island, New York. The organization is currently undergoing a …
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Developing a Prototype Financial Health Report for Nonprofit ManagersThe Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is a nonprofit organization providing financing and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations. NFF, in its mission to help realize a strong and well capitalized nonprofit sector, requested a Capstone team to develop …
Capstone Projects
Using Performance Measurement to Improve SustainabilityThe Capstone team worked with Mercy Home for Children, a Brooklyn nonprofit serving the developmentally disabled, to enhance their ability to sustain current and obtain new program funding sources. The team first conducted individual interviews with …
Capstone Projects
Options for Designing a Subnational Investment Facility for CambodiaThe proposed Sub-national Investment Facility (SNIF) is a project-based financing facility to be made available to sub-national administrations at the provincial, district, and commune levels to support sustainable investments in local infrastructure and …
Capstone Projects
Civic Participation in Fiscal Decentralization: A Comparative Study of Developing Countries in Africa and Latin AmericaThe Capstone team was asked to develop a comparative analysis of civic participation structures of fiscal decentralization in Brazil, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. With a counterpart Capstone team that analyzed financial flows, the team developed …
Capstone Projects
Leveraging Organizational Strengths to Generate IncomeHarlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is a college preparatory and completion program that provides an extended continuum of education and youth development and leadership opportunities to underserved New York City students. HEAF has received multiple …
Capstone Projects
Impact Assessment DesignFounded in 1995, the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) aims to improve the qual­ity of life of all Jordanians, particularly women and children, through its two national programs, the Child Safety Program (CSP) and the Community Empowerment Program (CEP). …
Capstone Projects
Strategies for West Farms Technology and Career CenterThe Phipps Community Development Corporation West Farms Technology and Career Center’s mission is to create clear pathways to opportunity, help people dream and set goals, and provide support and encouragement as people work toward their future. The …
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Amenable Mortality and Neighborhood Inequality: An Ecological Study of São PauloThis article uses an ecological study design to explore intraurban health inequality in São Paulo by examining neighborhood‐level changes in mortality amenable to medical care. We use 2003–2013 data for 95 city districts of São Paulo and apply a random …
Stories
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 …
Capstone Projects
Financial Sustainability for the Aging Services ProgramThe Bridge is an agency that offers a range of services, including mental health, substance abuse treatment, supportive housing, care coordination, and vocational programs. The Bridge’s Aging Services Program (ASP) provides whole-person care for the …
News
Rudin Center for Transportation Rolls Out “Mobility Factbook”       How many pedestrians pass through Grand Central Terminal on a weekday? What’s the average length of a subway trip? How many people have signed up for the NYC bicycle share program?        NYU Wagner’s Rudin Center for Transportation has rolled out …
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Infant Mortality and Income in 4 world Cities: New York, London, Paris and TokyoObjective: We investigated the association between average income or deprivation and infant mortality rate across neighborhoods of four world cities. Methods: Using a maximum likelihood negative binomial regression model that controls for births, we …
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Vulnerability of the Elderly During Natural Hazard EventsIn this paper we analyze vulnerability of the elderly during natural hazard events at the macro level using the geographical distribution of the U.S. elderly population at the county level. The elderly population is defined as persons aged 65 years or …
Capstone Projects
OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND CRIME IN NYCThe Capstone Team used geographic regression discontinuity to understand the causal relationship between Opportunity Zone (OZ) designation and crime in New York City. The Team restricted its study to the effect of OZ designation on arrests and complaints …
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Bus Ridership Strategies for Westchester County"Westchester County, NY, seeks to increase ""choice ridership"" on its Bee­Line bus sys­tem. Unlike ""captive riders"" or transit dependents who lack mobility alternatives, choice riders retain access to auto­mobiles. Westchester County has solicited the …
Capstone Projects
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center's Health HomeThe main objective of the Capstone team was to facilitate the working relationships between partner organizations involved in the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center (BL) Health Home Program. As an approved Health Home, BL sought the help of the Capstone team …
Capstone Projects
STARS Realigned: Reengineering Probation’s Performance Management SystemThe New York City Department of Probation (DOP) is implementing a new model of probation designed to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of public safety. This approach leverages case management tools to track the progress of probation clients, as …
Capstone Projects
Regional Waterborne Transit AnalysisRecognizing the New York Metropolitan Region’s growth, mobility needs, emerging development patterns, current levels of congestion, and the need for redundant modes of transportation for regional security, it is critical that the region considers …
Capstone Projects
Regional Waterborne Transit AnalysisRecognizing the New York Metropolitan Region’s growth, mobility needs, emerging development patterns, current levels of congestion, and the need for redundant modes of transportation for regional security, it is critical that the region considers …
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