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Strategic Communication & Behavior Change

Abt’s strategic communications and behavior change practice specializes in helping organizations reach the right audiences, at the right time, and in the most impactful way to raise awareness, educate or change behavior.​ Drawing from communication best practices, evidence-based solutions and social marketing theory, Abt’s communication experts tailor solutions to maximize real-world impact and meet communication objectives.

Abt’s deep expertise in qualitative and quantitative research offer a differentiated understanding of audiences ensuring audience engagement and co-creation from the beginning of communication planning. Clear and impactful messaging, creative materials, and innovative dissemination tactics through partners and digital platforms maximize audience reach anywhere around the globe. Rigorous evaluation ensures long-term sustainable outcomes and programmatic impact for international, federal, state, and local agencies.

Expertise

  • Communications Plan Development
  • Audience Positioning and Formative Research
  • Outreach and Dissemination Strategies
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships
  • Content Development and Messaging
  • Communications Evaluation

Clients Include

Administration for Children and Families

Administration for Children and Families

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health Resources and Services Administration

Health Resources and Services Administration

JP Morgan Chase

JP Morgan Chase

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Agency for International Development

Our Work

PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health

Investigation of the complex effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the environment and human health

cityscape

Evaluation partner for two JPMorgan Chase grant competitions to assess outcomes and impacts of economic inequality solutions in neighborhoods and cities

cancer survivor

Improving cancer care based on evaluation findings from Medicare’s Oncology Care Model reaching 600,000 people across 33 states over six years

Our Experts

Shelly Spoeth
Shelly Spoeth

Principal Associate, Communication and Behavior Change

United States

Debra Fleischer
Debra Fleischer

Principal Associate, Environmental Policy & Governance

United States

Diane Fraser
Diane Fraser

Associate, Health Research, Monitoring & Evaluation

United States

Kate Durocher
Kate Durocher

Senior Associate, Communication and Behavior Change

United States

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Insights

Spotlight On: PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health

Abt has extensive experience investigating and addressing the complex effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and on human health.

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Spotlight On

Educating Health Care Providers About MIS-C

The Abt team supported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its effort to assess and address the educational needs of HCPs treating pediatric patients with suspected and confirmed cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children …

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Analyzing If An Oncology Care Model Will Improve Care and Lower Costs

Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…

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CDC’s Zika Domestic Readiness Campaign

After the initial 2016 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil and other countries, the public’s concern waned, and but the Zika virus still posed a threat to women who were pregnant or planning to become pregnant throughout the Americas. In the midst of a rapidly…

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