RAND: Marla C. Haims 2012-05-15T19:00:25Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/haims_marla.html Breaking the Failed-State Cycle http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP204.html 2008-04-06T22:55:00Z 2008-04-06T22:55:00Z This paper aims to improve the understanding and treatment of failed states by focusing on critical challenges at the intersections between security, economics, and politics and on the guiding goal of empowering local populations. Extending U.S. Medicare to Mexico: Why It's Important to Consider and What Can Be Done http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP314.html 2010-07-15T10:39:00Z 2010-07-15T10:39:00Z Explores the idea of allowing Medicare-eligible beneficiaries to use Medicare to cover health services received in Mexico. Regional Health Quality Improvement Coalitions: Lessons Across the Life Cycle http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR102.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Researches factors that facilitate or hinder the development and sustainability of effective regional health coalitions. Building a More Resilient Haitian State: Key Recommendations and Priorities http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9553.html 2010-08-12T08:44:00Z 2010-08-12T08:44:00Z Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. RAND researchers identified Haiti's main challenges and recommended a set of state-building priorities that are necessary, feasible, and sustainable. Developing a Prototype Handbook for Monitoring and Evaluating Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Projects http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR784.html 2011-01-18T09:00:00Z 2011-01-18T09:00:00Z RAND developed a prototype handbook to provide humanitarian assistance project staff with an introduction to monitoring and evaluation terms, approaches, and best practices and a step-by-step user's guide for project assessment. Building a More Resilient Haitian State: French translation of summary http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039z1.html 2010-08-24T16:37:00Z 2010-08-24T16:37:00Z Ce rapport passe en revue les défis auxquels est confrontée la République d'Haïti, ainsi que les projets de réforme envisagés, afin d'identifier les priorités les plus nécessaires, réalisables et durables dans le domaine de la construction étatique. Building a More Resilient Haitian State http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039.html 2010-08-06T10:37:00Z 2010-08-06T10:37:00Z Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. This report sifts through Haiti's many challenges and reform plans to identify the state-building priorities that are most necessary, feasible, and sustainable. Pittsburgh Community Perspectives on the Design of the New Environmental Center at Frick Park http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9632.html 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z Many Pittsburgh residents in the communities around Frick Park are interested in environmental issues and education, and some use the park. However, awareness of the park and its Environmental Center could be improved, and barriers to use addressed. Community Engagement as Input to the Design of the Environmental Center at Frick Park and Beyond http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1168.html 2011-11-08T11:00:00Z 2011-11-08T11:00:00Z We obtained community group and resident input into the design of the new environmental center building at Frick Park (in Pittsburgh, Pa.) and acquired information about residents' attitudes toward and use of Frick Park more generally. Improving Access to Medicines for Non-Communicable Diseases in the Developing World http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP349.html 2011-09-19T00:01:00Z 2011-09-19T00:01:00Z Takes a first step toward developing a policy research agenda for improving access to non-communicable disease medicines in the developing world based on a systematic analysis of obstacles to access and potential solutions.