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Our experts follow the evidence to find and apply solutions that will work.

Every step we take is guided by evidence and nuanced understanding

Whether we’re working with governments to evaluate public health programs; helping organizations invest in employment for people of all abilities; or using our own resources to help improve education in the developing world through technology, we collaborate deeply and elevate community voices to shape research design and implementation.

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Research-Based Resources to Help People with Chronic Pain and Health Care Providers Navigate Pain Management and Opioid Use

For people who rely on opioids and experience chronic pain or disability, treatment options are neither simple nor straightforward.
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Community-Based Ways to Combat the Naloxone Shortage and Prevent Overdose Deaths

Despite its benefits in preventing opioid overdoses, stigma and fear have prevented naloxone from being more widely distributed, and the ...
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Opportunity remains segregated in America. Evidence can be the bridge to a more equitable world.

Efforts to address inequities can be siloed and aren’t always based on evidence. The AIR Equity Initiative is taking a different approach, working across systems, partnering with local organizations, and relying on the generation and use of evidence.

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How Systems and Communities Can Partner to Advance Equity

AIR is working on two projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focused on how to use measurement to drive transformative, meaningful, and sustainable change. Tandrea Hilliard-Boone, Ellen Schultz, and Karen Frazier discuss what they’ve learned through these projects about how systems can keep people healthy and how to use measurement as a tool to make those changes in equitable ways.

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Addressing COVID-19 Learning Disruptions: Four Recommendations for Effective Tutoring Interventions

As more students return to in-person learning, education leaders are working not only to rebuild school communities and help students transition but also to address gaps in learning resulting from COVID-19 disruptions.

From East Africa to the Caribbean: Finding Solutions to Research Challenges During COVID-19

Experts from AIR and IMPAQ and local staff in the field share learned lessons during the coronavirus pandemic about creative solutions to research problems that they will carry with them when encountering future challenges.

Why a System Level Approach is Needed to Counter Racism Within the Education System

Sarah Caverly and David Osher discuss the effects of racial justice on education, using the Austin Independent School District as an example of how a school district addressed issues of persistent racism at the system level.