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RAND Health Security Newsletter

This newsletter is a bimonthly update that features recent research from RAND Health and the Center for Domestic and International Health Security.

Contents of August 2006 RAND Health Security newsletter:

1. RAND Health partners with National University of Singapore on new health services research Center
   
2. Infectious disease and national security: Strategic information needs
   
3. Pandemic influenza preparedness must address psychological and social factors
   
4. Evolution of public health systems due to increases in preparedness
   

1. RAND Health partners with National University of Singapore on new health services research Center

   The RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security is partnering with the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine to establish the NUS Centre for Health Services Research. The center will be a national resource to develop the research and education programs from which high-quality, credible data are generated for health care providers and policymakers in Singapore and the region.

   News release at nus.edu.sg More on global health research





2. Infectious disease and national security: Strategic information needs

   This report from the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research examines infectious disease within the context of national security and assesses the need for and adequacy of information that will enable U.S. policymakers to prevent and respond to such threats.

   Full document More on military health research More on health security research

Citation: Cecchine G, Moore M. Infectious Disease and National Security: Strategic Information Needs, RAND Corporation, TR-405-OSD, 2006.




3. Pandemic influenza preparedness must address psychological and social factors

   Existing pandemic influenza preparedness plans in the U.S. address disease surveillance, containment, and mass vaccination strategies, but little attention has been directed to psychological and social factors that may influence human behavior during a pandemic. This article provides timely expert panel recommendations for pandemic influenza response and recovery by addressing human behavior and adaptation.

   Read abstract More on public health research

Citation: Reissman DB, Watson PJ, Klomp RW, Tanielian TL, Prior SD. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 31, No. 1, July 2006, pp. 75-85.




4. Evolution of public health systems due to increases in preparedness

   Public health agencies are being affected by public health preparedness in a variety of ways, including the emergence of new partnerships and technologies, changes in the workforce, and evolving organizational structures. Challenges remain for the integration of preparedness with other public health functions.

   Read abstract More on public health research

Citation: Lurie N, Wasserman J, Nelson CD. Public Health Preparedness: Evolution or Revolution? Health Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 4, July/Aug 2006 pp. 935-945.

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Mary Vaiana, Communications Director of RAND Health, can be reached at Mary_Vaiana@rand.org.