2013-05-17T13:05:44Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/sturm_roland.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1361.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uses data from a national household survey to estimate unmet need and barriers to alcohol, drug, and mental health services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1360.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the extent to which patients using a managed behavioral health company received services from different types of mental health care provider.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1352.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estimates the relative value to patients of physical, mental, and social health when making treatment decisions, and concludes that health care resources should target treatments that improve mental and social health outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1359.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reports the results of a survey of users and nonusers of complementary and alternative medicine with respect to their attitude toward risk.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1324.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finds that regular physical activity in late middle age may lower health expenditure over time and that the effect is likely to be more pronounced for the obese, smokers, and individuals with some health problems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1315.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the link between childhood overweight status and elementary school outcome and finds that change in overweight status during the first four years in school is a significant risk factor for adverse school outcomes among girls but not boys.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1355.html 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evaluates changes in service utilization and costs when managed behaviorial healthcare organizations use carve-outs to manage their substance abuse services compared with HMOs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1331.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines differences in out-of-pocket expenditures for mental health services and their burden across different populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Characterizes the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and finds mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080706.html 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hispanic youth are likely to attend schools surrounded by convenience stores, restaurants, or off-licenses. Middle schools have fewer surrounding businesses than high schools, and larger schools have fewer surrounding businesses than smaller schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100021.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The objectives were to: (1) document correlations among facility provision (availability and adequacy) in elementary schools, child sociodemographic factors, and school characteristics nationwide; and (2) investigate whether facility provision

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010701.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), which became effective in January 1998, is scheduled to expire in September 2001.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010604.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Increased access to or use of behavioral health services can substantially reduce expenditures in other medical care services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010520.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The growth of managed care has been associated with a decrease in physicians' professional satisfaction.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010518.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 1996 Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), which became effective in January 1998, is scheduled to expire in September 2001.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090202.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090721.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This commentary argues that using obesity as an argument to promote local produce or other multifunctional outcomes is questionable; framing obesity as an issue of poverty or food insecurity trivializes the continuing major problem of hunger worldwide.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091020.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both economic and public health/medical perspectives play an important role in the policy process but often approach policy questions in an incompatible way. Harnessing any synergy requires an understanding of the other perspective.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071110.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between alcohol environments and problem drinking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001203.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors examined changes in copayments and coinsurance for covered benefits.