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Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina
By: LaDonna Pavetti, Michelle K. Derr, Gretchen Kirby, Robert G. Wood, and Melissa A. Clark Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Project Officers: Elizabeth Lower-Basch and Alana Landey Submitted by: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Literature Review
The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review Abt Associates, Inc., Center for Health and Long Term Care Research April 8, 2004 PDF Version
Successful Transitions out of Low-Wage Work for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: The Role of Employers, Coworkers, and Location, Final Report
By: Fredrik Andersson, Julia Lane, Erika McEntarfer Research Brief (in PDF format) Executive Summary Full report in PDF Format
Literature Review
The Effect of Reducing Falls on Long-Term Care Expenses: Literature Review
This literature review summarizes what is known about falls and fall prevention and identifies the components of effective strategies for reducing falls. Intertwined in the discussion are the results of interviews conducted with individuals representing nine fall prevention programs that have been identified as particularly successful. The goal was not to replicate research that has been already…
Prevention: A Blueprint for Action
This report provides an overview of prevention efforts under the Steps to a HealthierUS initiative. First, it highlights the problems and challenges in preventing chronic disease. Then, based on a series of roundtable discussions between the Secretary and various interested stakeholders, it delineates specific action steps that individuals, communities, insurers, employers, healthcare providers,…
Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
The report analyzes the experiences of welfare "cyclers" (those who received welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year observation period) using five MDRC studies of welfare reform initiatives during the mid- to late-1990s. Overall, cyclers constituted a relatively small portion of the welfare caseload (9 percent). Cyclers generally fared better than long-term…
Measures of Material Hardship
This report summarizes what is known about the measurement of material hardship and its application to research with low-income families with children. It discusses challenges in defining and measuring material hardship, reviews how such measures have been in recent research, and presents analyses of data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
This report analyzes the experiences of welfare "cyclers," a group that has received relatively little attention in previous research on welfare dynamics. For this study, "cycling" is defined as receipt of welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year "observation" period. The goals of this report are to understand the incidence of cycling and the types of families who…
Successful Transitions out of Low-Wage Work for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: The Role of Employers, Coworkers, and Location, Final Report
By: Fredrik Andersson, Julia Lane, Erika McEntarfer This study examines the effect of employer characteristics, types of coworkers, and residential location in promoting the advancement of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in the labor market. It is the first to use new, large integrated employer-employee data with new measures of worker quality and firm pay…
Measures of Material Hardship
Content The Value of Hardship Measures Defining and Measuring Hardship Material Hardship Indexes Measuring Hardship Using the SIPP Unanswered Questions for Future Research
A Profile of Families Cycling on and off Welfare
By: Lashawn Richburg-Hayes and Stephen Freedman MDRC April 2004 Submitted to:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Measures of Material Hardship: Final Report
Prepared for: Julia IsaacsU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Tammy Ouellette, Nancy Burstein, David Long, and Erik Beecroft Contract #: 282-98-0006 (TO#31)
Prevention: A Blueprint for Action
FRONT COVER MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY"Overview
Prevention is an investment opportunity in our nation's future: for individuals, for community groups, for businesses, and for government. When we have this kind of opportunity to make a difference, it is incumbent upon us to embrace it wholeheartedly and take action.
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary, HHS
Maternity Group Homes Classification and Literature Review
This report provides an overview of past research and develops a preliminary classification framework for maternity group homes. The report is the first deliverable to come from the Maternity Groups Homes Evaluation Design and Site Selection Task Order, under contract to Mathematica Policy Research. By exploring the history of maternity group homes, identifying program components and service…
Maternity Group Homes Classification and Literature Review
Prepared by: Lara Hulsey Mathematica Policy Research ASPE Project Officer: Brenda Benesch Contract No: 233-02-0086
Feasibility Study for the Evaluation of DHHS Programs That Are or May Be Operated Under Tribal Self-Governance
Delivery Order 27 Under Contract No. HHS-100-97-0017 Authors: Kathryn Langwell Cynthia Helba Jo Ann Kauffman Revised: March 3, 2004 Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation Dept. of Health & Human Svs. 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201
Impacts on Young Children and Their Families Two Years After Enrollment: Summary Report
By Martha J. Zaslow, Sharon M. McGroder, and Kristin A. Moore
Life on Welfare: The Active TANF Caseload In Maryland
This study of Maryland's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload was undertaken to provide policy makers and program managers with empirical data on the characteristics, circumstances, and prospects of the adults and children who currently receive cash assistance. As caseloads have declined across the country, most research and political attention has focused on the characteristics…
Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Enrollee Outcomes One Year After Program Entry
This report is the second of two reports to Congress from HHS' congressionally mandated evaluation of the US Dept. of Labor's Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grants Program. The report presents findings from the outcomes analysis component of the evaluation, and describes the characteristics and subsequent experiences of enrollees in WtW programs in 11 study sites. Main findings address the characteristics…