2013-04-22T14:21:15Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/schaefer_agnes_gereben.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/2009/05/14/SDUT.html 2009-05-14T13:46:00Z 2009-05-14T13:46:00Z

Drug-related violence in Mexico has more than doubled over the past 18 months, with a sharp increase in crimes that can only be understood as atrocities. The executions, assassinations, and decapitations may all seem wanton and senseless. But this violence actually has a purpose, write Benjamin Bahney and Agnes Gereben Schaefer.

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/commentary/2011/07/14/MA.html 2011-07-14T16:56:00Z 2011-07-14T16:56:00Z

If the U.S. does not improve its ability to track federal spending and develop reliable measures of effectiveness, precious federal disaster aid will continue to be at risk of being squandered, writes Agnes Gereben Schaefer.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100082.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since 1994, Pennsylvania, has provided a 5% discount on workers' compensation premiums for firms with a certified joint labor-management safety committee. This study found that injury rates at participating firms with good compliance records dropped more than at other firms

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR594.html 2008-09-18T19:03:00Z 2008-09-18T19:03:00Z

This evaluation of the voluntary Pennsylvania Certified Safety Committee program found that although compliance did reduce injuries, most participants did not comply and injury rates did not decline more at participating firms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR473.html 2007-09-16T05:38:00Z 2007-09-16T05:38:00Z

Collects and synthesizes the public health lessons learned from the response to Hurricane Katrina so that public health agencies can learn from the experience and improve their preparedness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR864.html 2010-09-17T10:59:00Z 2010-09-17T10:59:00Z

The lack of a comprehensive tool to assess a country's defense sector and its ability to counter a range of internal security threats led to the development of the Defense Sector Assessment Rating Tool, which can be customized for a variety of goals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR470.html 2007-05-03T05:29:00Z 2007-05-03T05:29:00Z

Identifies strategies for improving global influenza surveillance and suggests practical steps that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services might consider for implementing them.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR469.html 2007-04-11T20:31:00Z 2007-04-11T20:31:00Z

This report presents the findings of a project designed to identify system-level characteristics associated with consistently timely responses in telephone-based disease surveillance systems in local health departments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9444.html 2009-04-23T11:04:00Z 2009-04-23T11:04:00Z

A RAND study identified three U.S. policy options for dealing with Mexico's deteriorating security situation, assessing their impact in terms of four priority areas and likely Mexican responses.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9565.html 2010-12-23T09:15:00Z 2010-12-23T09:15:00Z

Summarizes results of a RAND Corporation study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense in order to weigh repeal of the law known as

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1125.html 2011-10-21T08:00:00Z 2011-10-21T08:00:00Z

A RAND team conducted a Delphi expert elicitation exercise to assess the security situation in Mexico using assessment scorecards developed in prior RAND research on urban instability and unrest, historical insurgencies, and defense-sector reform.

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/monographs/MG876.html 2009-04-20T12:35:00Z 2009-04-20T12:35:00Z

The security situation in Mexico has deteriorated in recent years. To help inform debate on the future of U.S.-Mexico relations, this study examined a set of U.S. policy options and potential policy priorities that hold promise for Mexico's security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG804.html 2009-01-19T17:31:00Z 2009-01-19T17:31:00Z

Does the United States need a dedicated domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency? This book examines such an agency's creation, possible capability, and approaches for assessing its effectiveness and acceptability to the public.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG603.html 2007-04-28T01:42:00Z 2007-04-28T01:42:00Z

The efforts undertaken by civilian and military organizations in response to Hurricane Katrina were historically unprecedented, but a number of steps can be taken to enhance future Army and National Guard disaster-response efforts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1056.html 2010-11-18T14:59:00Z 2010-11-18T14:59:00Z

Shares results of a study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy, requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense in order to weigh the repeal of the law known as ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell.''