RAND Health Marks 40 Years of Research and Analysis
We are marking our 40th anniversary throughout 2009 by highlighting 40 studies that reflect the breadth and scope of our work and have made the greatest contribution to shaping health care policy, advancing research, and improving health around the world.
Projects featured during April:
Getting Ready for the Next Flu Epidemic
The world is overdue for another flu epidemic. RAND is helping countries worldwide to prepare.
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A Quality Improvement Toolkit for Public Health
A quality improvement (QI) toolkit can help state and local public health departments incorporate QI methods and promising improvement strategies into their current emergency preparedness activities.
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RFID application in healthcare - a review of relevant literature
This document is the first deliverable of the RFID & Health project. It provides an overview of the state of the art in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) applications in healthcare delivery.
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Methamphetamine is back
In mid-1995, government efforts successfully disrupted the methamphetamine market, but the resulting increase in methamphetamine prices and reduction in use were only temporary.
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More substance abuse research
How are the baby boomers doing?
Mortality rates are about one-third lower for 59-year olds, the leading edge of the baby boomers, compared with people who were 59 in 1982. But reports of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and lung disease have increased.
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More aging and health research
Does Medicare matter?
Getting Medicare coverage at age 65 for the previously uninsured does not significantly improve their health.
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More public health research
Universal health care coverage seems to be working in Thailand
Providing government-financed health care coverage to the uninsured in Thailand hasn't reduced access to care for those with prior coverage, and an under-the-table payment system hasn't developed.
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More public health research
Reducing childhood mortality from diarrhea
Childhood diarrhea claims nearly 2 million lives each year and is responsible for 18% of all child deaths. But we lack of knowledge about how to implement existing cost-effective interventions and how to achieve greater coverage of these interventions in low-resource settings.
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More maternal, child and adolescent health research
What does a job really buy 5th graders?
5th graders who have a job are more likely to abuse substances, get in fights, or run away. Clinicians should consider asking young patients whether they work, and stress to parents the importance of monitoring their children's work activities, workplaces, and associates.
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More maternal, child, and adolescent health research
The troubled transition to adulthood
The Power of You, a program using motivational interviewing, may help poor homeless women ages 18-25 make healthier choices and plan for high-risk situations.
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More maternal, child, and adolescent health research
From time to time RAND Health likes to highlight special honors that our staff have received in acknowledgement of their outstanding contributions to their fields.
RAND Health researchers recognized by AcademyHealth
RAND researchers Chloe Bird and Rena Rudavsky had their abstracts selected by Academy Health as one of the most outstanding abstracts in its respective theme category. Their names and abstract titles will be posted on the AcademyHealth Web site and listed in the Agenda Book as one of the 2009 Most Outstanding Abstracts.
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