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COVID-19 Insights

As COVID-19 spreads rapidly around the globe, accurate and insightful information is at a premium. This COVID-19-related library provides information and resources developed by our experts to address this continually evolving public health situation across many facets: infectious disease research, data science operations, communications, and a range of additional areas.

Read more about Abt’s COVID-19 coverage:

White Papers & Reports

  • The Association of Nursing Home Quality Ratings and Spread of COVID-19 (Article)
  • Building a Stronger Early Childhood System: Ongoing State Efforts to Improve Coordination and Alignment (White Paper)
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on School-Based Substance Use Prevention and Intervention Programs: Issues and Solutions (Report)
  • A Research Agenda to Support the Optimal Use of Telehealth (White Paper)
  • Keeping America Fed: The Federal Response to COVID-19 and Food Assistance and the Role of Research (White Paper)
  • Which Nursing Homes Are at Risk of COVID-19? (White Paper)
  • COVID-19: Why We Must Address Long-Term Behavioral Health Needs (White Paper)
  • U.S. Food Insecurity in the Pandemic (White Paper)
  • HIT-COVID, a global database tracking public health interventions to COVID-19 (Article)
  • Public-private Contracting to Support the COVID-19 Response (White Paper)
  • COVID-19’s Impact on Community Supervision (White Paper)
  • Strategies for Contact Tracing COVID-19 (White Paper)
  • The COVID-19 Challenge for Behavioral Health (White Paper)
  • Contact Tracing In Communities of Color: Strategies for the COVID-19 Pandemic (White Paper)
  • Using Telehealth to Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex Health Needs (White Paper)
  • The Storm after the Calm: The Profound Implications of COVID-19 for U.S. Housing Policy (White Paper)
  • Effective and Innovative Communications Strategies for the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Abt Can Help (White Paper)
  • Conducting Public Policy Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experts Weigh In (Report)
  • Health Mission Impact: Pandemic Preparedness & Influenza (2020 Impact Report)

Blogs

  • LHSS Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts (link)
  • Local Health Businesses Are Creating More Resilient Health Systems, But They Need More Private Capital (link)
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Youth Mental Health: An Interview with Leigh Fischer (link)
  • Four Strategies to Improve Mental Health During COVID-19 (link)
  • Predicting the Future: COVID-19 and Contraceptive Supplies (link)
  • SBCC Digital Strategies in the Age of Social Distancing … and Beyond (link)
  • Is America Drinking Its Way Through COVID-19? (link)
  • Asking the Right Questions: “Stay-at-Home” Orders, Survey Data, and COVID-19 (link)
  • But What About Australian Aid in Five Years’ Time? (link)
  • Technical Assistance in the Time of COVID (link)
  • A Needed Partner in the Time of COVID (link)
  • Nursing Homes and Future Pandemics (link)
  • Opioid Use Disorder, COVID-19, and HIV: Q&A with Leigh Mathias (link)
  • 15 Curated COVID-19 Content and Data Hubs (link)
  • Can We Understand COVID-19 Fast Enough – And Well Enough – To Make a Difference? (link)
  • Pandemic Response: Keeping the Data Flowing via Virtual Call Centers (link)
  • Gender and COVID-19: Could coronavirus undo progress on Australia’s gains in ending violence against women and girls? (link)
  • Education in a Pandemic: Five Messages That Australia’s Aid Program Could Consider Now (link)
  • Coronavirus: The End of Sexist Economics? (link)
  • Unpacking a Complicated Problem: Safely Changing Jails and Prisons during the COVID-19 Pandemic (link)
  • The Unanticipated Risks of Sheltering in Place (link)
  • Using Data Science to Analyze 50,000 Articles in Two Weeks (link)
  • Why Public Health Can’t Shelter in Place to Address Stimulant Use (link)
  • Building a Global Community Resilient to COVID and Future Pandemics (link)
  • From Policing to Reentry: The Implications of COVID-19 for the Entire Criminal Justice System (link)
  • COVID-19 is Disrupting Food Waste Programs: What Does this Mean for Methane Emissions? (link)
  • With COVID-19, Understanding the Evidence on Supporting Reentry Employment Is Essential (link)
  • The Worry of Governance: Coronavirus and Emergency Politics (link)
  • Using Flu Research Infrastructure to Understand COVID-19 (link)
  • How Can We Collect Critical Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic? (link)
  • COVID-19 Data Visualizations - Data, Infographics, Dashboards, and Models (link)
  • Lessons We Learned from Previous Pandemics (link)

Podcasts

  • Reaching Equity: Data, Collaboration, and the Social Determinants of Health (link)
  • Equity and Catastrophe: How Can Resilience Programs Support Vulnerable Populations? (link)
  • COVID-19. Flu Season. How Are We Responding? (link)
  • Keeping America Fed: Food Security and Nutrition Post-COVID (link)
  • Keeping America Fed: COVID-19 and National Food Security (link)
  • Back to School? COVID-19’s Impacts on Students, Families, and Educators (link)
  • Keeping America Fed: COVID-19 and Local Food Security (link)
  • HIV and COVID: Maintaining Progress During the Pandemic (link)
  • Responding to COVID-19: U.S., International, and What’s Next (link)
  • COVID-19 and the Future of Telehealth (link)
  • Flu. Coronavirus. Data. Could Analytics Change the Trajectory of a Pandemic? (link)

Projects, Feature Stories & News

  • Abt to Assess Project Roomkey’s Homelessness, COVID Relief Efforts With the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and California Health Care Foundation (News Release)
  • CDC Study: COVID Vaccines Are Effective (News Release)
  • Abt to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry (News Release)
  • Helping Get Vital COVID-19 Information to Colombia’s Underserved Populations (Feature Story)
  • Harnessing Jordan’s Private Health Providers to Care for COVID-19 Patients (Feature Story)
  • PMI VectorLink Adapts ITN Durability Monitoring to COVID-19 Conditions (Feature Story)
  • Data Collection on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness for CDC Required Quick Pivot (News Release)
  • Helping People Experiencing Homelessness During Covid-19 (Project)
  • Abt & Dimagi to Boost Vaccination Efforts (News Release)
  • Helping Provide COVID-19 Vaccination to People Experiencing Homelessness (Project)
  • Strengthening Malawi’s Literacy—Even During COVID (Feature Story)
  • COVID-19’s Impact on India’s Family Planning Markets (Project)
  • Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance for States (Project)
  • Facilitating Successful Harvest Seasons During COVID-19 (Feature Story)
  • Tracking COVID-19 in High-Risk Workers (Project)
  • Tracking COVID-19 in Pregnant Women and Infants (Project)
  • COVID-19 Study of Hospitalized Older Adults (Project)
  • Study of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities (Project)
  • COVID-19 Study of Households (Project)
  • Potential Health Benefits of Sustained Air Quality Improvements in New York City (News Release)
  • Answering the Call: Helping Field 5,000 COVID-19 Questions a Day in Laos (Feature Story)
  • When a Pandemic is Not the Only Public Health Crisis (In The News)
  • Building Lab Skills in Tajikistan for COVID-19 and Beyond (Feature Story)
  • Handwashing fights COVID-19 in Bangladesh (Feature Story)
  • Involving Private Providers in the COVID-19 Response in Senegal (Feature Story)
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Families and ECE Providers (News Release)
  • Voucher Plus Activity Saves Mothers’ Lives During COVID-19 (Feature Story)
  • PFAS, COVID-19, and Immune Response: Connecting the Dots (Bloomberg Law)
  • Supporting Jordan’s Fight Against COVID-19 (Feature Story)
  • COVID Assessment Tracking Tool (link)
  • Abt’s Ask an Expert Video Series (link)
  • USAID’s LHSS Project Supports COVID-19 Efforts in Laos (Feature Story)
  • Abt Helps Senegal Map the COVID-19 Pandemic (Feature Story)
  • Evidence to Support Emergency Remote Teaching in Higher Ed (Feature Story)
  • Expanding Housing Choice Vouchers Would Strengthen the Safety Net (Op-ed)
  • Helping Kids with Complex Needs During a Pandemic (In The News)
  • Infectious Diseases Impact Healthcare Workers (Project)
  • Fighting Malaria in the Age of COVID-19 (Feature Story)
  • Coordinating the COVID-19 Response with Homeless Service Providers (Feature Story)
  • COVID-19: What Abt is Doing (Feature Story)

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