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SPOTLIGHT: Demographics


Reuters - Visitors walk past the Freedom Wall in Washington, DC.

Save to My Portfolio Population Dynamics in the District of Columbia since 2000

Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008

Evidence from a variety of sources indicates that there is renewed interest in living in the District of Columbia. Brooke DeRenzis reviews changes among D.C.’s population since 2000 and examines movement in and out of the city. She finds that the city has drawn newcomers from across the country. Many of those leaving the District are settling in the Washington region’s suburbs.



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Demographics, Washington DC, Cities, Community Development, Development

SPOTLIGHT: Health Care

Save to My Portfolio Putting Patients First: Developing and Maintaining Patient-Centered Medical Practices

Martha Ross and Kathy Patrick, October 24, 2007

Focus groups of low-income Washington, DC residents conducted by the DCPCA Medical Homes DC project identified multiple barriers to health care access and problems within the system. The identified barriers are common across the country, especially among low-income and minority populations, and the paper recommends several promising practices that health centers can enact to improve access to care and the patient experience. Read More

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SPOTLIGHT: U.S. Poverty


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Save to My Portfolio Public Oversight Roundtable on Eliminating Poverty Among District Residents

Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008

In testimony before the D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, Alice M. Rivlin presents recommendations for reducing poverty in the District. She gives examples of education and training programs that could be funded in the FY2009 budget and reviews longer-term workforce development strategies. Read More

U.S. Poverty, Washington DC, Income Distribution, Pensions, Quality-of-Life Issues

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio St. Elizabeths Hospital Campus

David F. Garrison, November 08, 2007

The federal government is planning to devote the entire 176-acre West Campus of the St. Elizabeths Hospital, a national historic landmark, to the exclusive use of the Department of Homeland Security’s headquarters. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio District of Columbia Public Education Reform Amendment Act of 2007

Alice M. Rivlin, February 13, 2007

In her testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole, Alice Rivlin presents her views on Mayor Fenty's proposed educational reform act. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Leaders Among Us: Developing a Community Health Worker Program in Washington, D.C.

Kathy Patrick, Martha Ross, October 2006

Washington, D.C. needs a strategy to better connect low-income and uninsured residents with high-quality primary care medical services. This paper recommends the development of a citywide community health worker program. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Reducing Poverty in Washington, D.C. and Rebuilding the Middle Class from Within

Brooke DeRenzis, Martha Ross, March 2007

This paper makes a set of focused recommendations to increase the skills, earnings, and employment of at least 10,500 low-income, less-skilled residents over the next seven years. Read More

Recent Research and Commentary

Education Planning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District Families

David F. Garrison, Marni D. Allen, Margery Austin Turner, Jennifer Comey, Barika X. Williams, Elizabeth Guernsey, Mary Filardo, Nancy Huvendick, Ping Sung, April 24, 2008

U.S. Economy The Bear Stearns Rescue: The Fed’s Money Well Spent

Alice M. Rivlin, April 11, 2008

U.S. Poverty Public Oversight Roundtable on Eliminating Poverty Among District Residents

Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008

Demographics Population Dynamics in the District of Columbia since 2000

Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008

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