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Appropriate and inappropriate imaging rates for prostate cancer go hand in hand by region, as if set by thermostatPolicy makers interested in containing health care costs are targeting regional variation in utilization, including the use of advanced imaging. However, bluntly decreasing utilization among the highest-utilization regions may have negative consequences. …

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Is Biology Destiny: Birth Weight and Life ChancesTwo key questions are addressed regarding the intersection of socioeconomic status, biology, and low birth weight over the life course. First, do the income and other socioeconomic conditions of a mother during her pregnancy affect her chances of having a …

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Changes in physicians' attitudes toward AIDS during residency training: A longitudinal study of medical school graduatesUnderstanding the impact of training on the development of physicians' attitudes toward AIDS is important to furthering our knowledge of the mechanisms through which socialization affects professional outlook, as well as promoting an adequate supply of …

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Measuring School Efficiency: Lessons from Economics, Implications for PracticeHigh school reform is currently at the top of the education policy making agenda after years of stagnant achievement and persistent racial and income test score gaps. Although a number of reforms offer some promise of improving U.S. high schools, small …

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Greening Initiatives for Harlem Hospital Center"Harlem Hospital Center (HHC) is two years along in its fiveyear Modernization Capital Campaign to upgrade its campus and build a new patient pavilion. HHC has a long and distinguished tradition of providing innovative, highquality health care programs …

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Building Blocks for GrowthThe White House Project (TWHP) is a national nonprofit organization that uses multiplatform programs to advance women's leadership in all communities and across sectors—up to the U.S. presidency—by filling the leadership pipeline with a diverse, …

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A Matched Analysis of the Association Between Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policies and Health Outcomes Among Medicaid-enrolled Children in Subsidized Housing, 2015-2019, New York CitySmoke-free housing policies are intended to reduce the deleterious health effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, but there is limited evidence regarding their health impacts. We examined associations between implementation of a federal smoke-free …

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Aniqa NawabiAniqa Nawabi is a public service professional with over a decade of experience in civil society leadership and government. She currently works for New York State government, at New York State Homes and Community Renewal, where she is the Director of …

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The Influence of Primary Care and Hospital Supply on Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Hospitalizations Among Adults in Brazil, 1999–2007Objectives . We assessed the influence of changes in primary care and hospital supply on rates of ambulatory care–sensitive (ACS) hospitalizations among adults in Brazil. Methods . We aggregated data on nearly 60 million public sector hospitalizations …

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Determinants of the Availability of Hepatitis C Testing Services in Opioid Treatment Programs: Results From a National StudyOBJECTIVES: We examined trends and organizational-level correlates of the availability of HCV testing in opioid treatment programs. METHODS: We used generalized ordered logit models to examine associations between organizational characteristics of 383 …

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‘Big Push’ To Reduce Maternal Mortality In Uganda And Zambia Enhanced Health Systems But Lacked A Sustainability PlanIn the past decade, “big push” global health initiatives financed by international donors have aimed to rapidly reach ambitious health targets in low-income countries. The health system impacts of these efforts are infrequently assessed. Saving Mothers, …

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Contemporary Global Crises and Humanitarian PoliticsIn the context of a growing number of intersecting local, national, and global crises, each warranting political strategy, operational responses, and humanitarian planning across a range of states, agencies, movements, technical and political actors, this …

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Race and the Inheritance of Low Birth WeightThis paper uses intergenerational data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to address the black-white difference in propensities toward low birth weight (LBW). We determine that socioeconomic conditions account for some variation in low birth …

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Crime and Urban Flight Revisited: The Effect of the 1990s Drop in Crime on CitiesThe ‘flight from blight' and related literatures on urban population changes and crime have primarily considered times of high or increasing crime rates. Perhaps the most cited recent work in this area, Cullen and Levitt (1999), does not extend through …

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Microfinance Meets the MarketIn this paper, we examine the economic logic behind microfinance institutions and consider the movement from socially oriented nonprofit microfinance institutions to for-profit microfinance. Drawing on a large dataset that includes most of the world's …

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Developmental Trajectories Toward Violence in Middle Childhood: Course, Demographic Differences, and Response to School-Based InterventionThe present study addressed 3 questions concerning (a) the course of developmental trajectories toward violence over middle childhood, (b) whether and how the course of these trajectories differed by demographic subgroups of children, and (c) how …

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Owen StoneWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I had a lot of experience in one facet of my career, but I was looking for a program that would help build my skill sets, establish me as a well-rounded professional, and differentiate me from other job …

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Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in PennsylvaniaWith the advent of No Child Left Behind in 2001, states are now required to develop a clear set of performance standards that will result in an “adequate” education for students. These standards have not been accompanied by additional funding to reach …

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Assessment of Corporate Social Responsibility Growth Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Thailand's Electronics Manufacturing Industry and Vietnam's Food Processing IndustryWith the high level of economic growth present in Southeast Asia (SE Asia), businesses, communities, and governments are gradually recognizing the need for increased corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. This is especially true with respect to …

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Bill de BlasioBill de Blasio is an American political leader who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013. De Blasio started his career as an …

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The Effects of Neighborhood Change on New York City Housing Authority ResidentsNew York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing apartments make up more than 5 percent of New York City’s housing units, and provide over a quarter of rental housing affordable to New Yorkers with low and moderate incomes. Most New York City …

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Intraurban Differences in the Use of Ambulatory Health Services in a Large Brazilian CityA major goal of health systems is to reduce inequities in access to services, that is, to ensure that health care is provided based on health needs rather than social or economic factors. This study aims to identify the determinants of health services …

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Evidence-based treatment for opioid disorders: A 23-year national study of methadone dose levelsEffective treatment for patients with opioid use problems is as critical as ever given the upsurge in heroin and prescription opioid abuse. Yet, results from prior studies show that the majority of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs in the US …