This study investigated how public health departments used case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) during the COVID-19 pandemic, including CI/CT methodology, staffing models, training and support, and efforts to identify or prioritize populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
This study chronicles the evolution of contact tracing and case investigation interview scripts used by local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We previously estimated that these outcomes cost individuals and Vermont up to $48 million from pregnancy through five years postpartum. Treating perinatal mental health conditions can save $1.3 million over two years.
Using a nationally representative panel survey, we examined isolation behaviors among persons in the United States who had positive SARS-CoV-2 test results during January 2021–March 2022.
Public health programs varied in ability to reach people with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their contacts to encourage separation from others.
Case investigation and contact tracing (CI/CT) is a critical part of the public health response to COVID-19. Individuals’ experiences with CI/CT for COVID-19 varied based on geographic location, changes in knowledge and guidelines, access to testing and vaccination, as well as demographic characteristics...
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders – mental health conditions that develop during pregnancy and the year after delivery – are increasingly common among Vermonters, with costs borne on individuals, their families, and the state.
Using data from 2010 to 2020, the authors developed a cost analysis model that calculated the excess cases of outcomes attributed to nine maternal morbidity conditions with evidence of outcomes in the literature.
Maternal mental health conditions (MMHCs), which include depression and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and through five years postpartum, are among the most common obstetric complications in the United States overall and in Texas in particular.
This issue brief summarizes findings from a study to gather policy and advocacy implementor insights on vaccination equity.
Findings from a survey of 12 state and 194 local public health agency leaders on factors influencing pandemic management, the landscape of wastewater surveillance, barriers and supports to implementation, the value of wastewater data, and future interest in monitoring wastewater for public health.
This endline report on the Utkrisht Development Impact Bond (DIB) includes a series of standalone briefs on: Overview of the DIB, Insights on lives saved, Insights on costs of meeting maternal health quality standards, Insights on the evolution of verification for a development impact bond.
Maternal morbidity is on the rise in the United States, disproportionately affecting people of color and those with social disadvantages. We estimated total maternal morbidity costs for all U.S. births in 2019 to be $32.3 billion from conception through the child’s fifth birthday.
The Rockefeller Foundation partnered with K–12 schools in pilot sites across the country to implement routine COVID-19 testing. This report discusses lessons and recommendations based on pilot sites’ testing programs, as well as findings from agent-based modeling.
Although maternal mental health conditions, which include depression and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and post-delivery, are common among Texas mothers, they often go undiagnosed and untreated. They exact a heavy toll on the economy and on maternal and child health and well-being in Texas.
The Rockefeller Foundation partnered with K–12 schools in six pilot cities to implement COVID-19 testing. This report discusses early learnings and recommendations generated by pilot sites based on their first four months of planning and implementing testing programs.
Social and development impact bonds have emerged in the past decade as a potential financing solution to motivate innovation, promote efficiency, and realize what have been elusive outcomes in the social sector.
This report presents the findings from Mathematica’s cumulative review of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Maternal Health Quality of Care (MHQoC) strategy in India.
This brief presents findings on the maternal healthcare ecosystem supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s maternal health quality of care (MHQoC) strategy in India.
This brief uses an adapted version of the human-centered design (HCD) framework to analyze the work of community accountability grants that are supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s maternal health quality of care (MHQoC) strategy in India.
This issue brief presents findings about coalitions that advance maternal health and rights with the support of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s maternal health quality of care (MHQoC) strategy in India.
This report presents findings from evaluation activities covering the period between April 2017 through March 2018 of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s maternal health quality of care (MHQoC) strategy in India.
Given its disproportionate effect on the American Indian and Alaska Native community, understanding the seroprevalence of HCV and its associated costs can assist in determining whether and by how much to expand screening in the population served by the Indian Health Service.
Mathematica’s evaluation examines the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's efforts to accelerate reductions in maternal morbidity and mortality rates in India through a focus on quality of maternal health care.
For Skoll Global Threats Fund, Mathematica conducted an initial assessment of EpiCore, an innovative public health system designed to verify the presence of outbreaks and other public health events faster than existing mechanisms alone.
The Kigoma solar activity, funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, was designed to promote solar power systems in the Kigoma region of western Tanzania. This brief covers results from a recently completed performance evaluation of the Kigoma solar activity.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s energy-sector project was designed to promote economic growth and curb poverty in Tanzania.
This issue brief summarizes findings from the final evaluation report of a large energy-sector project in Tanzania.
This brief summarizes the impacts of new electric line extensions in Tanzania.
This brief summarizes the impacts of low-cost-connection offers in Tanzania.
This brief summarizes the impacts of actually connecting to the electric grid in Tanzania.
The Kigoma solar activity, funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, was designed to promote solar power systems in the Kigoma region of western Tanzania. This report covers results from a recently completed performance evaluation of the Kigoma solar activity.