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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood condition that affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States, a disproportionate number of whom are Black and Hispanic Americans. While newborn screening for SCD occurs in every state, there…

Since the 1980s, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has tested many new policies and programs to improve work outcomes for Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients. These demonstrations covered…

SSA administers two of the nation’s largest entitlement programs: Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSA’s Office of Retirement and Disability Policy needs short-term research and evaluation…

India has a high unmet need for FP services, especially contraceptive services for young, newly married, couples with few or no children. The Support to the Public Sector Roll-out of DMPA project addressed this challenge. It provided contraceptive…

Economic growth is vital for PNG’s development, but other conditions are also necessary. The gains from resource-driven growth are not widely shared. Corruption is endemic, law and order are in decline, and gender inequality is the worst in the region…

Federal law requires annual state reports on special education identification and educational placement and identification of school districts with disproportionate racial placements. Income status is not a factor when determining disproportionality. But…

While gender gaps are shrinking for some labour market outcomes, substantial challenges remain globally and in Southeast Asia. Detailed examination of data indicates that women are much less likely to work full-time than men and are less likely to…

Despite steady declines during the past 20 years, teen birth rates in the U.S. are higher than those of other countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom. Studies and teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) initiatives often target adolescent females. Less…

Despite steadily increasing resources, the 260 million citizens of Indonesia continue to experience unequal access to quality government services. The causes are many: Lack of transparency and citizen engagement Inconsistent policies Limited…

Senegal has made significant improvements in infant and maternal mortality and contraceptive prevalence rates, and the country benefits from high level political commitment to universal health coverage (UHC). However, the government must now scale up key…