2013-05-09T00:29:30Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/w/wasserman_jeffrey.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/08/29/TS.html 2009-08-29T16:34:00Z 2009-08-29T16:34:00Z

The ferocity of the national debate over health care continues to build, and rhetoric has all but replaced reality. People on all sides of the issue appear to want anything but the facts, write Elizabeth McGlynn and Jeffrey Wasserman.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/12/30/UPI.html 2004-12-30T18:03:00Z 2004-12-30T18:03:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR543.html 2008-05-16T11:58:00Z 2008-05-16T11:58:00Z

Discusses an effort to develop a clear and widely applicable definition of public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) that can provide a basis on which to develop PHEP standards and measures.

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/reprints/RP1333.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Investigates the effect of prices and regulation on the demand for cigars among youth.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010517.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors describe some of their case studies conducted across two public health domains, tobacco control and youth violence prevention.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100116.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Review of published reports, interviews with major donor organizations, and case studies of laboratory systems in 3 countries shed light on how countries and donors have worked together to improve laboratory services in resource-limited settings.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20001110.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a general lack of health-related research focusing on gender-specific differences within a working population.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010304.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patients' self-reports of health status, satisfaction with care, and extent of control over diabetes are associated with methodological limitations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000913.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To assess the relationship between modifiable health risks and total health care expenditures for a large employee group.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981009.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This investigation estimates the impact of ten modifiable health risk behaviors and measures and their impact on health care expenditures, controlling for other measured risk and demographic factors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19890802.html 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those with sedentary life-styles incur higher medical costs, but their life expectancy at age 20 is 10 months less so they collect less pensions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19860701.html 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This paper describes the population served by the DRG systems uncompensated care provisions in terms of selected demographic characteristics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050613.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raising excise taxes on cigars could reduce cigar use prevalence among youths.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000004.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Youth smoking prevention and control efforts have had mixed results.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070422.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A substantial federal investment has been made to increase our nation's ability to prepare for, and respond to, public health emergencies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020905.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Future research will investigate the relationships among brand equity, relevant intervening variables, and smoking behavior.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040602.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidence-based measures to assess public health preparedness are lacking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061117.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

An essential component of evaluating and improving global health is access to appropriate diagnostic tools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061118.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this paper, the authors outline an approach for modelling the health benefits of new diagnostic tools.