RGSPI-Related News & Reports
This page lists all RAND Gulf States Policy Institute-related reports
and working papers by topic and in reverse chronological order.
Topics covered include:
Civil Justice
Education
Energy & Environment
Improving Strategies for Long-Term Water Resource Planning — Mar. 9, 2006
Ensuring sufficient, high-quality water supplies for California over the next several decades will be a great challenge for water resource managers. An analytic method called Robust Decision Making may be a valuable tool for long-term water planning.
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Natural Disaster Research, Military Preparedness Could Reduce Future Losses — Sep. 8, 2005
Losses caused by natural hazards like Hurricane Katrina could be reduced if federally funded research shifted toward better ways to protect people, buildings, and infrastructure, and if the military were better prepared to assist state and local authorities.
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Health & Health Care
Providing Health Insurance to Low-Income Children Improves Quality of Life — Sep. 7, 2006
Children newly enrolled in a public health insurance program in California reported improvements such as doing better in school, feeling better physically, and getting along better with their peers.
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Preparedness Exercises for Pandemic Influenza — Jul. 5, 2006
New influenza A virus subtypes, similar to those that caused the three pandemics of the 20th century, are likely to emerge in the 21st century. RAND offers a manual of tabletop exercises that can be used by state and local health agencies to help prepare for such a threat.
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Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi — Jun. 8, 2006
Tens of thousands of Mississippi families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by hurricanes last year will have a hard time finding replacement housing in the state unless leaders in government and the private sector take action to accelerate the rebuilding of affordable housing.
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Trauma Tool Kit Can Help Schools Help Their Students — May 10, 2006
Students who live through a natural disaster or other traumas may suffer from emotional and behavioral problems that affect their academic performance. Programs described in a "trauma tool kit" may help support long-term recovery.
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Undocumented Immigrants Most Likely to Be Uninsured — Nov. 10, 2005
Undocumented immigrants are far less likely than any other group to have health insurance, accounting for up to one-third of the growth in the uninsured population in the United States in the past two decades.
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Population & Aging
New Orleans Population Estimated to Climb to About 272,000 in 2008 — Mar. 15, 2006
The population of New Orleans will likely reach about 272,000 in September 2008 – amounting to 56 percent of the population before Hurricane Katrina struck. A key factor determining how quickly people can return to the city is the availability of housing.
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Public Safety
Local Police Should Address Recruitment and Retention Challenges — Nov. 16, 2005
Local police agencies struggling to attract and retain high-quality law enforcement officers should develop long-range planning strategies to help meet their future labor needs.
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Action Needed to Speed Rebuilding in Hurricane-Damaged Mississippi — Jun. 8, 2006
Tens of thousands of Mississippi families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by hurricanes last year will have a hard time finding replacement housing in the state unless leaders in government and the private sector take action to accelerate the rebuilding of affordable housing.
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