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Methodology for a six-state survey of primary care nurse practitionersBackground Primary care practices employing nurse practitioners (NPs) can play an important role in improving access to high quality health care services. However, most studies on the NP role in health care use administrative data, which have many …

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Understanding the Political Context of "New " Policy Issues: The Use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in the Case of Expanded After-School ProgramsThis article uses the Advocacy Coalition Framework to identify the stakeholders and their coalitions in the arena of after-school policy, which drew much new attention beginning in the early 1990s in many American cities. Using evidence from case studies …

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"Understanding the Political Context of 'New' Policy Issues: The Use of the Advocacy Coalition Framework in the Case of Expanded After-School Programs"This article uses the Advocacy Coalition Framework to identify the stakeholders and their coalitions in the arena of after-school policy, which drew much new attention beginning in the early 1990s in many American cities. Using evidence from case studies …

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Population Health and the Health System: A Comparative Analysis of Avoidable Mortality in Three Nations and Their World CitiesBackground: Access to timely and effective medical services can reduce rates of premature mortality attributed to certain conditions. We investigate rates of total and avoidable mortality (AM) and the percentage of avoidable deaths in France, England and …

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Wage inequality, health care, and infant mortality in 19 industrialized countriesThis pooled, cross-sectional, time-series study assesses the impact of health system variables on the relationship between wage inequality and infant mortality in 19 OECD countries over the period 1970-1996. Data are derived from the OECD, World Value …

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Economic Evaluation of an HIV Prevention Intervention for Seropositive Injection Drug UsersTo assess the cost-effectiveness of Intervention for HIV-Seropositive injection drug users-Research and Evaluation (INSPIRE), designed to reduce risky sexual and needle-sharing behaviors in research sites in four US cities (2001-2003). Methods: We …

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Creative State: Forty Years of Migration and Development Policy in Morocco and MexicoAt the turn of the twenty-first century, with the amount of money emigrants sent home soaring to new highs, governments around the world began searching for ways to capitalize on emigration for economic growth, and they looked to nations that already had …

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Access to Hospitals with High-Technology Cardiac Services: How is Race Important?OBJECTIVES. Relatively few hospitals in the United States offer high-technology cardiac services (cardiac catheterization, bypass surgery, or angioplasty). This study examined the association between race and admission to a hospital offering those …

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The Relationship of Life Stressors and Maternal Depression to Pediatric Asthma Morbidity in a Subspecialty PracticeObjective: To examine the relationships among demographic characteristics, caregiver life stressors, and depressive symptoms of mothers and their children's asthma morbidity. Setting: Three pediatric asthma subspecialty programs, 2 in the inner city and 1 …

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A New Measure of Contemporary Life Stress: Development, Validation and Reliability of the CRISYSTo develop and validate a measure of contemporary life stressors. STUDY SETTING: Three interview studies: Study 1 (pilot), 32 caregivers receiving case management services for a child with chronic illness; Study 2 (validation), 311 caregivers of children …

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The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding NeighborhoodsCommunities across New York City and around the nation commonly oppose proposals to open supportive housing in their neighborhoods because of fear that the housing will decrease the quality of life in the neighborhood, and lead to reductions in property …

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Estimating the Effects of September 11th and Other Forms of Violence on the Mental Health and Social Development of New York City’s Youth: A Matter of ContextThis longitudinal study examines the effects of exposure to the terrorist attack of September 11th as well as exposure to other forms of community violence on change in the mental health and social attitudes of youths in New York City. Three quarters of …

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The Merit and Reputation of an Administration: Presidential Appointees on the Appointments ProcessAmerican government was designed to be led by citizens who would step out of private life to serve their nation, then return to their communities enriched by that service and ready to recruit the next generation of citizen servants. The Founding Fathers …

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Safe Horizon Techology AssessmentEvery nonprofit organization has a mission. Many nonprofit organizations also constantly struggle to maintain and increase funding in order to carry out their missions to the fullest extent possible. More often than not, when a nonprofit organization …

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Evaluation of LIFTs Information ServicesThe Capstone team focused on evaluating the information services provided by Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) at tables positioned in five Family Court locations in New York City. The project was centered on helping LIFT improve this process by …

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UPADM-GP.275

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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Urinary phthalates and increased insulin resistance in adolescentsBACKGROUND: Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) is an environmental chemical commonly found in processed foods. Phthalate exposures, in particular to DEHP, have been associated with insulin resistance in adults, but have not been studied in adolescents. …

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The Role of Program Directors in Treatment Practices: The Case of Methadone Dose Patterns in U.S. Outpatient Opioid Agonist Treatment ProgramsObjective: To describe changes in characteristics of directors of outpatient opioid agonist treatment (OAT) programs, and to examine the association between directors’ characteristics and low methadone dosage. Data Source: Repeated cross-sectional surveys …

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Paths to improving engagement among racial and ethnic minorities in addiction health servicesBACKGROUND Members of racial and ethnic minority groups are most likely to experience limited access and poor engagement in addiction treatment. Research has been limited on the role of program capacity and delivery of comprehensive care in improving …

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Hewett ChiuHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? Wagner was extremely encouraging and practical. A constant theme throughout my student experience was the ability to apply concepts taught in the classroom to real-world applications and …

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School-wide Focus AreasCities—how they function, what they mean for people’s lives, and the systems and policy areas—fundamentally shape the urban environment. This Focus Area explores the broad sets of analytical, policy, and management skills to inform infrastructure, design, …

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The Opportunity for Bike Sharing in Westchester CountyIn 2008, Westchester County launched its Global Warming Action Plan, which acknowledged the importance of promoting alternative modes of transit. Viewing bike sharing as a possible solution to promoting alternative transportation, the Westchester …