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Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, social policy, and transportation. We are dedicated to improving lives through research.
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The U.S. currently faces a crisis in Black maternal health. Black women die from pregnancy complications at a rate 2 to 4 times higher than…
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With 4 decades of designing and managing large, complex surveys, Westat’s Brad Edwards has decided to add another leadership position to his resume by becoming one…
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Since its founding 50 years ago, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been a critically needed source of food…
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Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Westat optimizes clients’ clinical trials and observational and disease surveillance studies to rapidly generate the intelligence needed to safeguard and improve the nation’s health.
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Food and Nutrition
When food insecurity or lack of knowledge about healthy eating threaten Americans’ health, Westat’s work supports nutrition assistance programs, ensuring access to affordable, nutritious food and receipt of benefits without compromising effective public fund management.
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Survey Design
Our decades of experience and innovative strategies in sampling, multimode data collection, and instrument development ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and representative data collection for surveys of any size and scope.
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What is the most complete source of data on the use and costs of health care for Americans?
Policy changes in the U.S. health care delivery and financing system affecting how Americans use and pay for health care services and prescription drugs require continuous large-scale data updates.
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