2013-06-13T18:04:39Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/chandra_anita.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/02/24/RAND.html 2010-02-24T20:18:00Z 2010-02-24T20:18:00Z

Previous efforts by the international community to stabilize Haiti have met with little or only short-term success. This time, following the earthquake, the U.S. response could actually leverage the response and recovery opportunities into a broader international plan, write Agnes Gereben Schaefer and Anita Chandra.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/10/17/MA.html 2009-10-17T13:30:00Z 2009-10-17T13:30:00Z

Four years after Hurricane Katrina, many people in the Gulf Coast region are still "just surviving," write Anita Chandra and Joie Acosta.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR583.html 2008-07-08T04:08:00Z 2008-07-08T04:08:00Z

To assist planning and response efforts for vulnerable populations, the authors created a compendium of communication, outreach, and education materials related to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for those populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR598.html 2009-01-09T16:41:00Z 2009-01-09T16:41:00Z

Analyzes risk communications and public health messaging strategies and approaches with at-risk populations to enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR581.html 2008-07-07T01:41:00Z 2008-07-07T01:41:00Z

Reports on a literature review concerning promising risk communication approaches and messaging strategies to address the communication limitations or barriers facing vulnerable populations before, during, and after a public health emergency.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR566.html 2008-05-02T13:04:00Z 2008-05-02T13:04:00Z

Reports the results of a survey of families attending a summer camp program that children with a deployed parent attend, to learn more about the functioning and well-being of children of deployed military personnel.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR516.html 2007-12-09T12:14:00Z 2007-12-09T12:14:00Z

Lays out strategies and approaches for establishing or expanding a volunteer program to build workforce surge capacity in the event of a public health emergency.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR737.html 2010-01-11T17:02:00Z 2010-01-11T17:02:00Z

This review lays a foundation for upcoming analyses that will provide a working definition of community resilience, identify activities for building resilience, and offer associated metrics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR534.html 2008-01-14T12:36:00Z 2008-01-14T12:36:00Z

Study of health and the health care delivery system, including an assessment of emergency medical services, in the District of Columbia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9482.html 2009-10-28T11:11:00Z 2009-10-28T11:11:00Z

Assesses children's health issues in Washington, D.C., including the health care delivery system and neighborhood health environments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080902.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Health departments can achieve optimal performance by consistently connecting a caller with an action officer in 30 minutes or less and may improve performance by using a disease surveillance phone system in which a live person answers at all times.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080904.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uses network theory and social network analysis to outline the core dimensions of connectivity used to develop and measure progress in multiagency public health collaboratives between governmental and nongovernmental sectors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080715.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A substantial proportion of patients have unmet psychosocial needs after facial trauma. Patients desire these services but endorse key barriers to care seeking. Providers are not necessarily aware of either the extent of interest in psychosocial services or the nature of the barriers that would impede care utilization. Implications for improving access to care are discussed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090406.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working for pay is associated with substance use and delinquency among older adolescents, although information is scant about younger youth who work. This study investigates associations between self-reports of having a job and substance use and delinquent behaviors in a sample of U.S. 5th graders.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060618.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

To explore gender differences and the role of stigma in teen willingness to use mental health services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9568.html 2011-01-19T09:00:00Z 2011-01-19T09:00:00Z

Reports the results of a longitudinal study of youth from military families and their caregivers concerning their emotional well-being and how well they are coping with servicemembers' extended deployments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100067.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although studies have begun to explore the impact of the current wars on child well-being, none have examined how children are doing across social, emotional, and academic domains.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT341.html 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z

Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel on March 9, 2010.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR579.html 2008-06-15T11:38:00Z 2008-06-15T11:38:00Z

Provides recommendations for improving the health care delivery system in the District of Columbia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9544.html 2010-07-20T16:40:00Z 2010-07-20T16:40:00Z

Louisiana implemented a disaster case management pilot program five years after the 2005 hurricanes. Challenges in client identification, interagency communication, and invoice approval led to delays; half the expected number of cases were opened.