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A Comparison of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation Between Enrollees in an Urban HIV Clinic and SEER

Keri L. Calkins, Geetanjali Chander, Corinne E. Joshu, Kala Visvanathan, Anthony T. Fojo, Catherine R. Lesko, Richard D. Moore and Bryan Lau

The Effect of Hospital-Physician Integration on Health Information Technology Adoption

Eric Lammers

Supporting High Quality Informal Child Care in Detroit

Mynti Hossain, Jaime Thomas, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Nazihah Siddiqui, Amaka Osuoha and Patrick Balke

Experiences of Virginia Time Limit Families After Case Closure: Interim Report

Anne Gordon, Susanne James-Burdumy, Renee Loeffler, Barbara Guglielmo and Carole Kuhns

Impact of Influenza Immunization on Medical Expenditures Among Medicare Elderly, 1999-2003

Boyd H. Gilman, Arthur J. Bonito and Celia Eicheldinger

Analysis of Transition Events in Health Insurance Coverage

John L. Czajka and James Mabli

New Approaches to Measuring the Comprehensiveness of Primary Care Physicians

Ann S. O'Malley, Eugene C. Rich, Lisa Shang, Tyler Rose, Arkadipta Ghosh, Dmitriy Poznyak and Deborah Peikes

National Job Corps Study: The Impacts of Job Corps on Participants' Literacy Skills

Steven Glazerman, Peter Z. Schochet and John Burghardt

For Massachusetts Students, PARCC and MCAS Exams Comparable in Predicting College Outcomes (In Focus Brief)

Ira Nichols-Barrer, Kate Place, Erin Dillon and Brian Gill

Using Data to Improve Child Welfare Services and Outcomes

Elizabeth Weigensberg

QRS Profile: New Mexico Look for the STARS—AIM HIGH

Kimberly Boller and Kathryn Tout

Diet Quality of Americans by SNAP Participation Status: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2010 (Summary)

Elizabeth Condon, Susan Drilea, Carolyn Lichtenstein, James Mabli and Katherine Niland

Implementation of the National Reporting System in Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Programs: Year Two Update

Renée Nogales, Diane Paulsell and Louisa Tarullo

Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification

Jill Constantine

Quality of Care Initiatives for CSHCN: Building the Foundation

Henry T. Ireys

I Am Moving, I Am Learning

Daniel M. Finkelstein, Robert C. Whitaker, Elaine Hill, Mary Kay Fox, Linda Mendenko and Kimberly Boller

Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care: Challenges and Opportunities for State Policymakers and Low-Income Individuals

James Verdier

Do Early Warning Systems and Student Engagement Activities Reduce Dropout? Findings from the Four-Country SDPP Evaluation

Nancy Murray

The Benefits of Housing Subsidies for TANF Recipients: Evidence from New Jersey

Robert G. Wood and Anu Rangarajan

Recruiting and Training Home Visitors for Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV): Experience of EBHV Grantees

Brandon Coffee-Borden and Diane Paulsell

Creating TANF and Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Partnerships

Emily Sama Martin, LaDonna Pavetti and Jacqueline Kauff

Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation

Cynthia Miller, Megan Millenky, Lisa Schwartz, Lisbeth Goble and Jillian Stein

What Matters for Student Achievement? Exploring Teacher Instructional Practices and the Role of School-Level and Student-Level Characteristics

Scott Richman, Alicia Demers and Dmitriy Poznyak

A US National Study of the Association Between Income and Ambulance Response Time in Cardiac Arrest

Renee Y. Hsia, Delphine Huang, N. Clay Mann, Christopher Colwell, Mary P. Mercer, Mengtao Dai and Matthew Niedzwiecki

Dual Eligible Populations and Special Needs Plans: Current and Future Strategies

James M. Verdier

Evaluation of Support for Using Student Data to Inform Teachers’ Instruction—Executive Summary

Philip Gleason, Sarah Crissey, Greg Chojnacki, Marykate Zukiewicz, Tim Silva, Sarah Costelloe and Fran O'Reilly

The Role of Reinsurance in State Efforts to Expand Coverage

Deborah Chollet

Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: Fiscal Year 2000

Karen E. Cunnyngham

The Cost of Implementing a Home Visiting Program Designed to Prevent Repeat Pregnancies Among Adolescent Mothers

Theresa Schulte Neelan and Brian Goesling

Who Enrolls in Community-Based Programs for the Uninsured, and Why Do They Stay?

Erin Fries Taylor, Catherine G. McLaughlin, Anne W. Warren and Paula H. Song

Private Sector Partnerships for Global Nutrition Impact: Early Learnings

Clair Null, Kimberly Smith and Drew Koleros

Standardized Testing: Mend It, Don't End It

Steven Glazerman

How States Can Use Medicare Advantage Star Ratings to Assess D-SNP Quality and Performance

Danielle Chelminsky

Making Joint Commitments: Roles of Schools, Employers, and Students in Implementing National Skill Standards

Joshua Haimson and Lara Hulsey

Spotlight on Oregon

Mynti Hossain, Grace Anglin, Christal Ramos, Amanda Napoles and Amy Phillips

School Food Environments and Practices Affect Dietary Behaviors of US Public School Children

Ronette R. Briefel, Mary Kay Crepinsek, Charlotte Cabili, Ander Wilson and Philip M. Gleason

The Business Case for Community Paramedicine: Lessons from Commonwealth Care Alliance's Pilot Program

Katharine W. V. Bradley, Dominick Esposito, Iyah K. Romm, John Loughnane, Toyin Ajayi, Rachel Davis and Teagan Kuruna

Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Leading Steps for State Policymakers

Leslie Foster, Meg Booth and Colin Reusch

Evaluation of Programs Funded by Technology-Based Learning (TBL) Grants

Nan Maxwell, Samina Sattar, Dana Rotz and Kate Dunham

2016-2017 Oakland Unite Agency Report

Naihobe Gonzalez, Natasha Nicolai, Johanna Lacoe, Armando Yanez, Ebo Dawson-Andoh, Sarah Crissey, Chelsea Mitchell, Zeyad El Omari, Esa Eslami and Raul Torres

Mental Health Insurance: Coverage, Generosity, and Parity

Myles Maxfield and Lori Achman

Engaging Community Members in the Research Process to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluations

Danielle Whicher, Lexi Ouellette and Julia Alamillo

Behavioral Interventions for Compliance Assistance: Design Report

Jonah Deutsch, Naihobe Gonzalez and Nan Maxwell

SCHIP's Steady Enrollment Growth Continues

Marilyn Ellwood, Angela Merrill and Wendy Conroy

Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition

Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim Sass and John Witte

Data and Decision Making Same Organization, Different Perceptions; Different Organizations, Different Perceptions

Nan L. Maxwell, Dana Rotz and Christina Garcia

Evaluation of Mountain Health Choices: Implementation, Challenges, and Recommendations

Michael Hendryx, Carol Irvin, James Mulligan, Sally Richardson, Johnna S. Beane and Margo Rosenbach

Relationship Between NCQA Medical Home Recognition and Health Care Utilization Among Children in Medicaid with Disabilities or Special Health Care Needs

Kate Stewart, Henry Ireys, Dana Petersen, Joe Zickafoose and Lisa Schottenfeld

Local Evaluations of the Cohort 1 P3 Pilots: A Synthesis of Their Findings

Nan Maxwell and Armando Yañez

Advancing Girls' Education in Developing Countries (English version issue brief)

Emilie Bagby, Anca Dumitrescu, Cara Orfield and Matt Sloan

Physical Activity in U.S. Adults: Compliance with the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

Jared M. Tucker, Gregory J. Welk and Nicholas K. Beyler

2008 Principal/Vice Principal Survey Results for Evaluation of the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC)

Duncan Chaplin, Hanley Chiang, Margaret Sullivan, Virginia Knechtel, Dominic Harris, Shinu Verghese, Kathy Sonnenfeld, Barbara Kennen and John Hall

Exploring Potential Sources of Childhood Trauma: A Qualitative Study with Autistic Adults and Caregivers

Connor M. Kerns, Stephen Lankenau, Paul Shattuck, Diana L. Robins, Craig J. Newschaffer and Steven J. Berkowitz

Course of Mental Illness and Role of Multiple Health Conditions Among People Under Age 50 in Predicting Change in Public Disability Benefit Status and Labor Force Participation

Judith A. Cook and Jane K. Burke-Miller

Guidelines for Multiple Testing in Impact Evaluations of Educational Interventions

Peter Z. Schochet

The Effect of Consumer Direction On Personal Assistance Received in Arkansas

Stacy Dale, Randall Brown, Barbara Phillips, Jennifer Schore and Barbara Carlson

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 4 Video: NSF)

Cynthia Phillips, Rebecca Kruse, Amanda Cash and Dan Finkelstein

Effect of Medicaid Policy Reforms on Ryan White Grantees and Clients: Results from Six State Case Studies

Boyd Gilman and Debra J. Lipson

Implementation of Mental Health Parity: Lessons from California

Margo L. Rosenbach, Timothy K. Lake, Susan R. Williams and Jeffrey A. Buck. Reprinted with permission from Psychiatric Services (Copyright 2009). American Psychiatric Association

Disparities in Post-Transition Outcomes by Level of Care Needs Among Former Nursing Home Residents

Wilfredo Lim and Carol V. Irvin

Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Health Care Providers: A Framework for Understanding Various Provider Organizational Structures

Jessica Heeringa, Anne Mutti, Michael F. Furukawa, Amanda Lechner, Kristin A. Maurer and Eugene Rich

2022 Compendium of Disability Data Collection Methods

Jason Markesich and Stacie Feldman

Trauma-Informed Planning Strategies to Help Students Transition Back to School in the Era of COVID-19, Fact Sheet

Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic

Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries in HMOs

Marsha Gold, Lyle Nelson, Randall Brown, Anne Ciemnecki, Anna Aizer and Elizabeth Docteur

Evaluation of the Formal Technical Education Sub-Activity of the Human Development Project, El Salvador

Larissa Campuzano, Randall Blair, Virginia Poggio, Ivonne Padilla, Seth Morgan and Michael Brannan

Provider Acceptance and Beneficiary Access Under TRICARE's PPO Health Plan

Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Eric Schone and Richard Bannick

Early Predictors of Girls' Adolescent Sexual Activity: Longitudinal Findings from the Girls Shape the Future Study

Brian Goesling and Anu Rangarajan

Medicare Advantage: Lessons for Medicares Future

Marsha Gold

The 1998 National Survey of Local School-to-Work Partnerships: Data Summary

Lara Hulsey, Michelle Van Noy and Marsha K. Silverberg

HHS/ASPE Webinar Series: Developing and Using Learning Agenda Approach to Evidence-building (Webinar 2 Transcript: USDA, FAS)

Eleanor Morefield, Amanda Cash and Jessica McNab

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE): Early Impacts from a Multi-Site Random Assignment Evaluation

Ankita Patnaik, Michael Levere, Gina Livermore, Arif Mamun and Jeffrey Hemmeter

Local Evaluation Highlights from the 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees Serving Adults

Christine Ross and Sarah Avellar

Evaluation of the Tanzania Energy Sector Project: Final Update of Design Report

Duncan Chaplin, Arif Mamun, Candace Miller, Ali Protik and John Schurrer

The Effects of Parenting Programs for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers

Julia Alamillo, Breyon Williams and Sarah Avellar

Successful Care Coordination and the ACA

Randy Brown

Lessons from a Federal Initiative to Build Capacity to End Youth Homelessness (Issue Brief)

Lisa Klein Vogel and M. C. Bradley

Impact of the Switch to Managed Care on the Use of Medicaid Services in Tennessee

Merrile Sing

The Growth of Private Plans in Medicare, 2006

Marsha Gold

Food Stamp Program Access

James Ohls

What's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful

Philip M. Gleason

Necessary But Not Sufficient: The HITECH Act and Health Information Technology's Potential to Build Medical Homes (White Paper)

Lorenzo Moreno, Deborah Peikes and Amy Krilla

Nutrition Services Program Participation and the Diet Quality of Older Adults

Elizabeth Gearan, James Mabli and Katherine Niland

Changes in Marriage and Divorce as Drivers of Employment and Retirement of Older Women

Claudia Olivetti and Dana E. Rotz

Home Health Care: Prospective Payment Reduces Visits While Preserving Quality

Valerie Cheh

Do Socialization Goals Explain Difference in Parental Control Between Black and White Parents?

Scott B. Richman and Jelani Mandara

Compendium of Existing Measures for Understanding Leadership in Early Care and Education

Lizabeth Malone, Scilla Albanese, Christopher Jones, Yange Xue, Gretchen Kirby and Anne Douglass

Potential Strategies to Improve the Employment Outcomes of Youth SSI Recipients

Todd Honeycutt, David Wittenburg, Richard Luecking, Kelli Crane and David R. Mann

Rapid Evaluation Approaches for Complex Initiatives

Margaret B. Hargreaves

Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics, Volume 2: Data Sources

Debra A. Strong, Patricia Del Grosso, Andrew Burwick, Vinita Jethwani and Michael Ponza

Household Finished Flooring and Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Giardia Infections among Children in Rural Bangladesh and Kenya: A Prospective Cohort Study

Jade Benjamin-Chung, Yoshika S. Crider, Andrew Mertens, Ayse Ercumen, Amy J. Pickering, Audrie Lin, Lauren Steinbaum, Jenna Swarthout, Mahbubur Rahman, Sarker M. Parvez, Rashidul Haque, Sammy M. Njenga, Jimmy Kihara, Clair Null, Stephen P. Luby, John M. Colford, Jr. and Benjamin F. Arnold

Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement (Journal Article)

Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Jonathon Attridge and Kaitlin Obenauf

Can Care Coordination (CC) Help Control Medicare Costs

Randy Brown, Debbie Peikes, Arnold Chen and Jennifer Schore

Evaluation of the Zanzibar Interconnector Activity: Findings from the Hotel Study

John Schurrer, Nicholas Redel, Duncan Chaplin and Arif Mamun

Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School Breakfast Program

Barbara L. Devaney and Elizabeth A. Stuart

COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges

Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Stone, Burke Hays and Dayna Gallagher

The Role of Early Head Start Programs in Addressing the Child Care Needs of Low-Income Families with Infants and Toddlers: Influences on Child Care Use and Quality

John M. Love, Jill Constantine, Diane Paulsell, Kimberly Boller, Christine Ross, Helen H. Raikes, Christy Brady-Smith and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Payment Rate Comparison Tool

Bridget Bernick

Research Review: Understanding Discipline Disparities in Maryland (Infographic)

Johanna Lacoe and Mikia Manley

Change in Food Security Status and Change in Weight Are Not Associated in Urban Women with Preschool Children

Robert C. Whitaker and Ankur Sarin

A Pilot Study of Quality Support Coaching in LAUP: Findings from the 2010-2011 Program Year

Sally Atkins-Burnett, Pamela Winston, Yange Xue, Emily Moiduddin, Elisha Smith, Susan Sprachman and Nikki Aikens