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Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Review Experience with Equilibrium Assignment

Disadvantage,race/ethnicity and Infant Mortality in Washington Dc

Title of Document: NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL DISADVANTAGE,RACE/ETHNICITY AND INFANT MORTALITY IN WASHINGTON DC Ndidiamaka Nneoma Amutah Doctor of Philosophy, 2010 Directed By: Dr. Sandra L. Hofferth Professor & Dr. Elaine A. Anderson, Professor, Co-Chairs Department of Family Science This study examines the effects of neighborhood level disadvantage and individual level characteristics such as race/et...

The World Settles In: Washington, Dc, as an Immigrant Gateway

This study examines the ethnic geography of a new immigrant gateway, Washington, DC. According to Census 2000, more than 832,000 foreign-born individuals reside in the Washington metropolitan region. This research uses Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) data in an effort to map the residential decisions of immigrant newcomers by zip code from 1990 to 1998. Spatially, a very diverse, d...

Test and treat DC: forecasting the impact of a comprehensive HIV strategy in Washington DC.

BACKGROUND The United States and international agencies have signaled their commitment to containing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic via early case identification and linkage to antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately at diagnosis. We forecast outcomes of this approach if implemented in Washington DC. METHODS Using a mathematical model of HIV case detection and treatment, we ...