2012-05-10T18:02:48Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/cecchine_gary.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG217.html 2004-10-27T13:13:00Z 2004-10-27T13:13:00Z

Answers the question: Under what circumstances could military medical assets be requested for support to civil authorities?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG799.html 2009-01-13T16:23:00Z 2009-01-13T16:23:00Z

Describes current Department of Defense (DoD) safety and occupational health programs and health information systems, and employee health programs outside of DoD as a foundation for considering a more integrated DoD employee health program.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG103.html 2004-06-28T13:23:00Z 2004-06-28T13:23:00Z

As the Army transforms itself for the future and develops new operational concepts and technologies, the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) is identifying operational medicine issues whose resolution will be critical to its ability to support the Army of the future. The purpose of this research was to develop a method to assess these issues and further investigate a subset of them.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG416.html 2006-03-28T16:32:00Z 2006-03-28T16:32:00Z

A summary of a series of Army Medical Command workshops that assessed the effect of the Future Force doctrine on the Health Service Support system's ability to deliver medical care on the battlefield, identifying related medical issues.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG445z1.html 2006-04-06T11:25:00Z 2006-04-06T11:25:00Z

What do three potential anthrax-related incidents at Defense Department mail facilities tell us about the readiness of the Pentagon and its planned responses to such incidents?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR309.html 2005-11-07T12:32:00Z 2005-11-07T12:32:00Z

Reviews the possible health effects of the substances present following a structural collapse to help develop federal guidelines for personal protective equipment used by emergency responders.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR302.html 2006-04-05T11:48:00Z 2006-04-05T11:48:00Z

Describes the Army Medical Department Transformation Workshop V, conducted at the RAND Corporation Washington Office 25-28 May 2004, and includes an analysis and discussion of the workshop results.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR253.html 2005-10-03T08:45:00Z 2005-10-03T08:45:00Z

Documents the Army Medical Department's process of identifying and addressing medical issues related to the Army's transformation to the Future Force.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7544.html 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z

This research brief outlines assistance that RAND provided to the OSAGWI in investigating the health effects of eight areas of possible causes of illness: infectious diseases, pyridostigmine bromide, immunizations, wartime stress, chemical and biological warfare agents, oil well fires, depleted uranium, and pesticides.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7551.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief describes work documented in Reorganizing the Military Health System: Should There Be a Joint Command? (MR-1350-OSD).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9143.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9441.html 2009-04-13T16:27:00Z 2009-04-13T16:27:00Z

Assesses the Department of Defense (DoD) response to three potential anthrax-related incidents at DoD facilities in March 2005 and recommends ways that DoD can improve its incident-response capabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF193.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Focuses on the nation's emergency management infrastructure and prioritizes a future research and development portfolio for thwarting potential terrorist bio-attacks against U.S. livestock and related produce.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1549.html 2002-04-29T09:29:00Z 2002-04-29T09:29:00Z

An evaluation of the TRICARE Senior Supplement Demonstration and its suitability as a permanent national health care program, and the implications of the demonstration for the new TRICARE for Life benefit

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9255.html 2007-05-17T22:43:00Z 2007-05-17T22:43:00Z

This research brief highlights the efforts undertaken by civilian and military organizations in response to Hurricane Katrina and discusses a number of steps can be taken to enhance future Army and National Guard disaster-response efforts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1350.html 2001-01-01T12:05:22Z 2001-01-01T12:05:22Z

This book documents research on the organization of the military health system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1674.html 2004-01-01T12:01:49Z 2004-01-01T12:01:49Z

Evaluates the technical soundness of existing methods for assessing the risks posed by unexploded ordnance at U.S. military installations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1270.html 2001-01-01T12:01:48Z 2001-01-01T12:01:48Z

Gleaning insights from both the functional and technology perspectives into such areas medical informatics, combat service support, and biological and chemical defense. Identify areas warranting further investigation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1352.html 2001-01-01T12:01:47Z 2001-01-01T12:01:47Z

This book assesses the likely impact of continuous open enrollment on beneficiaries, the DoD, and other stakeholders.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR876.html 2011-03-29T09:30:00Z 2011-03-29T09:30:00Z

Biomass energy is a renewable resource with lower life-cycle greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. The model described here estimates cost and availability of these resources from U.S. agricultural lands for an individual power plant.