AIR developed a systematic, transparent, evidence-based protocol to review and translate the extant research about juvenile drug courts and related interventions into comprehensive, reasonable, actionable, understandable, and measurable guidelines.
For nearly a decade, AIR supported the John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science at the Baylor College of Medicine in turning comparative effectiveness research results into practical information for decision making. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Eisenberg Center translated and disseminated ...
Research shows that integrating arts into early childhood education has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines. This brief builds on the results of a randomized-controlled trial of Wolf Trap’s Early Childhood STEM Learning Through the Arts program. Findings from the study show that participation in the program ...
Recognizing the importance of early childhood development, the Zambian government has committed to scaling up programs that support health, nutrition, and early learning/stimulation for children. UNICEF partnered with AIR and researchers from the University of Zambia to gather data on traditional parenting and child care practices across diverse cultures in ...
Pay for Success models bring together investors with local, state, and federal government agencies to fund and improve education, health, and social services. For the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Justice, AIR is testing a PFS model in Maryland to support people experiencing ...
AIR is supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in developing online tools for Medicare beneficiaries to use when selecting Medicare health and prescription drug plans. The project centers on replacing the existing Medicare Plan Finder system that enables beneficiaries to find, compare, and ultimately enroll in coverage. ...
Supported by federal funds, California is developing a comprehensive statewide plan for an integrated early learning system, the California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (CCELP). In support of the development of this plan, AIR compiled a report describing statistics on the condition of children in California, and ...
The Office of Head Start developed the Early Learning Mentor Coach initiative to improve practices in Head Start programs. AIR conducted a study to describe the objectives, activities, approaches, strategies and other aspects of the initiative.
Grantees hired coaches who provided on-the-job guidance, training and technical assistance to Head Start staff. ...
Behavioral health problems are widely known to affect one in five people in the Unites States, with 75% of lifetime cases of mental illness beginning by age 24. A 2015 Institute of Medicine report, Unleashing the Power of Prevention, calls for reducing the prevalence of behavioral health problems among young ...
UNICEF Kenya contracted AIR to conduct a mixed-methods formative evaluation of the Nutritional Improvements through Cash and Health Education program, part of Kenya’s initiative to enhance access to social and economic inclusion services within safety nets for poor and vulnerable households.