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To create equity as an output, you need to incorporate equity throughout your project’s inputs. Tara Reed and Meghan Henry discuss Abt’s systemic approach to dismantling systemic inequities, and how we’re putting it to work as we produce HUD’s annual report to Congress on homelessness.

To implement equity externally, you have to practice equity internally. Drs. Karen Gray-Adams and Katrina Bledsoe explain why organizations that are ready to evolve should be prepared to embrace discomfort (it’s worth it), and discuss how Abt is using education to build equity into the foundations of the policy world moving forward.

Climate change will affect everyone, so what measures can U.S. communities take now to adapt and thrive? From water-saving landscapes to strategic retreats from hazard-prone areas, experts Colleen Moore and Alexis St. Juliana explore a range of promising responses they’ve identified and explain why historically vulnerable communities must be part of the solutions.

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) provide essential healthcare to people who are uninsured or underinsured. Increasingly, FQHCs are answering the call to bolster what have traditionally been public health and social services, and the question of how we support and enhance these resources is becoming more pressing. In this podcast, Abt's Ann Loeffler speaks to Lathran Woodard—the Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association—about the history of the health center movement, the mission that sets it apart, and the need to support and grow FQHCs and their workforce.

Clean energy is not only essential to combating climate change, it creates proven economic benefits—and opportunities to engage the untapped potential of the world’s future workforce. ? Dr. Nicole Goldin and Lindsey Foley discuss the vital role youth can—and must--play in the green economy in the latest episode of The Intersect.

Like everything—and everyone—else, health systems function at the mercy of climate change, which means climate adaptation is vital not only to local resilience, but to health systems strengthening and security. So how can we connect these programmatically? In this episode of The Intersect, Abt’s Eric Reading and Kelly Saldana explain the urgent need for climate integration in global development.

A new study by Abt for the Department of Labor shows an apprenticeship program improved wages across the board, but job equity—not just in earnings but in career choices—remains a challenge. From supportive services for participants to the benefits of mentors, Dr. Katrina Bledsoe and study author Karen Gardiner discuss possible solutions.

Social programs designed to promote equity—in housing, jobs, justice, health care, and more—rely on data to identify strategies and measure impact. But what happens when our data collection and analyses are inadvertently sabotaged by bias? Drs. Rucha Londhe and Eric Hedberg share tips and experiences on the latest episode of The Intersect podcast.

As vulnerable populations increasingly derive “more and more and more” of the medical and social service they need from community health centers, the question of how we support and enhance these vital resources becomes more pressing. In this podcast, Abt's Ann Loeffler speaks to Annette Kowal, president and CEO for the Colorado Community Health Network, about the state of the industry, how we got to this point, and how we might move forward.

As the climate crisis unfolds, the impacts will be particularly acute for vulnerable populations who live amid flood zones, heat islands, and rampant pollution, all of which cause disproportionate health issues. Barbara Fields, Frank Alexander, and Paul Anninos discuss the intersections between climate, housing, and equity policies in America, and the community-level approaches we can take to address these social determinants of health.

The signs are there long before children enter the child welfare system, so how can we keep kids safe and families together? In this episode of The Intersect podcast, Abt’s Ginger Pryor (former head of child welfare in both L.A. County and the state of Georgia) and Whitney Rostad explain how real solutions to systemic failures can emerge from disaggregated data, community input, and silo-busting collaborations.

We all know climate change is leading to rising temperatures and sea levels, which threaten catastrophic results. But some environmental impacts are less obvious, such as the growing incidence of malaria. In this episode of The Intersect, Drs. Caroline Staub and Matt Kirby discuss how we can use climatological data and technical assistance to combat the spread of this deadly disease.

People in rural areas tend to suffer disproportionately from chronic health challenges while struggling to access the medical support they need. Can we provide those services and support local health providers while managing costs? Dr. Jean O’Connor and Dr. Matt Trombley share their thoughts on this episode of The Intersect.

To address education and housing challenges, you don’t need some of the data, you need all of it. Abt’s Cara Jackson and Henry Love explain how qualitative data can help researchers better understand the obstacles that families and communities face, enabling all parties to devise solutions together.

Around the world, there’s a vital need for healthcare services. At the same time, women are disproportionately excluded from the global economy. These two challenges are connected, and so are their potential solutions. In this episode of The Intersect podcast, Abt’s Caroline Quijada and Dr. Nicole Goldin explain how women can find economic opportunities by bolstering the healthcare sector, and why a stronger healthcare sector can enable women to pursue more economic opportunities.

Good health and safe environments are important to everyone. Increasingly, federal, state, and local partners are seeking ways to improve health for all people, no matter where they live, who they are, or how much they earn. In this podcast miniseries, Abt staff sit down with health leaders from Massachusetts, Minnesota, and the Pueblo de San Ildefonso to discuss ideas on health equity, including challenges, new improvements, and next steps for their respective programs and communities. In this episode, Abt's Kaylene Ritter talks with Raymond Martinez, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico's Pueblo De San Ildefonso.

Good health and safe environments are important to everyone. Increasingly, federal, state, and local partners are seeking ways to improve health for all people, no matter where they live, who they are, or how much they earn. In this podcast miniseries, Abt staff sit down with health leaders from Massachusetts, Minnesota, and the Pueblo de San Ildefonso to discuss ideas on health equity, including challenges, new improvements, and next steps for their respective programs and communities. In this episode, Abt's Sara Galantowicz talks to Erin Flicker of Minnesota's Department of Human Services.

All people are entitled to good health and safe environments. Increasingly federal, state, and local partners are seeking ways to improve health access and outcomes for everyone, no matter where they live, who they are, or how much they earn. In this podcast miniseries, Abt staff sit down with health leaders from Massachusetts, Minnesota, and the Pueblo de San Ildefonso to discuss their ideas on health equity, including challenges, innovative approaches, and next steps for their respective programs and communities. In this episode, Abt's Kaitlin Sheedy talks to MassHealth’s Gary Sing.

Poverty. Violence. Environmental disasters. The stress from living with these challenges can have physiological impacts on those who must endure them. In this episode of The Intersect, Abt’s Lisanne Brown and Karen Carney discuss how we can use data to identify the communities that most need support to mitigate the allostatic load created by these stressors.

The rising heat around the globe is not only deadly in its own right, it creates additional health threats to humans, including increases in diseases spread by animals and toxins released by algae. Abt’s Claire Lay and Adam Schaefer discuss the many challenges presented by heat on land, sea, and air, and how the One Health approach can help.