Public Health Systems and Preparedness Research Briefs

Post-Katrina Project Demonstrates a Rapid, Participatory Assessment of Health Care and Develops a Partnership for Post-Disaster Recovery in New Orleans — 2010

Springgate B, Allen C, Jones C, Lovera S, Meyers D, Campbell L, Palinkas L, Wells KB

RAND RB-9516, 2010

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Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu): Alert How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — 2009

Ringel JS, Trentacost E, Lurie N

RAND RB-9466, 2009

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Are Communities Ready to Conduct Rapid and Large-Scale Dispensing of Medications During a Public Health Emergency? — 2009

Willis HH, Nelson C, Shelton SR, Parker AM, Zambrano JA, Chan EW, Wasserman J, Jackson BA

RAND RB-9434, 2009

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The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — 2009

Terrence K. Kelly, Terri Tanielian, Bruce W. Don, Melinda Moore, Charles Meade, K. Scott McMahon, John C. Baker, Gary Cecchine, Deanna Weber Prine, Michael A. Wermuth

RAND RB-9441, 2009

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Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise — 2007

Jackson BA, Buehler JW, Cole D, Cookson S, Dausey DJ, Honess-Morreale L, Lance S, Molander RC, OíNeal P, Lurie N

RAND RB-9279, 2007

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Conceptualizing and Defining Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2007

Nelson C, Lurie N, Wasserman J, Zakowski S

American Journal of Public Health, April 1 2007, Volume 97, Suppl 1, pp. S9-S11

News Release Research Brief

Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2007

Nelson C, Lurie N, Wasserman J

RAND RB-9286, 2007

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Anxiety Disorders Can Have Broad, Negative Health Effects — 2006

Stein M, Byrne PR, Craske MG, Bystritsky A, Sullivan JG, Pyne JM, Katon WJ, Sherbourne CD.

RAND RB-9173, 2006

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Developing and Interpreting Models to Improve Diagnostics in Developing Countries — 2006

Girosi F, Olmsted SS, Keeler E, Burgess DCH, Lim Y-W, Aledort JE, Rafael ME, Ricci KA, Boer R, Hilborne L, Derose KP, Shea MV, Beighley CM, Dahl CA, Wasserman J

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 3-8

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Disparities in Care for HIV Patients Results of the HCSUS Study — 2006

Andersen R, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF, St. Clair PA, Morton SC, Crystal S, Goldman DP, Wenger NS, Gifford A, Leibowitz A, Asch SM, Berry SH, Nakazono T. Heslin KC, Cunningham W, Anderson R, Katz M, Stein M, Hays RD, Duan N, Markson LE, Fleishman J, Cleary P, Sherbourne CD, Wu AW, McCaffrey DF, Collins RL, Eggan F, King W, Golin CP, Liu HH, Ding L, Landon BE, Wison IB, Wong MD, Kellog T, Mor V, Morales LS, Galvan FH, Cohn SE, Fichtenbaum CJ, Walton Senterfitt J, Cylar K, Perlman JF, Keesey J, Ananthanarayanan A, Turner BJ, Schuster MA, Zierler S, London AS, Burnam MA, Bing EG, Longshore DL, Kuromiya K, Nelson C, Lieu DK, Athey LA

RAND RB-9171, 2006

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Emergency Preparedness is Stimulating Changes in Public Health Practice — 2006

Lurie N, Wasserman J, Nelson C

RAND RB-9197, 2006

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From Silos to Bridges: Meeting the General Health Care Needs of Adults with Severe Mental Illnesses — 2006

Horvitz-Lennon M, Kilbourne AM, Pincus HA

Health Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 659-669

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How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences: A Tool-Kit for Supporting Long-term Recovery — 2006

Jaycox LH, Morse LK, Tanielian T Stein BD

RAND TR-413-RC, 2006

News Release Research Brief

The Impact of Realized Access to Care on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Two-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Children in the California State Children's Health Insurance Program — 2006

Seid M, Varni JW, Cummings L, Schonlau M

The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 149, No. 3, Sept 2006, pp. 354-361

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Improving Access to Needed Health Care Improves Low-Income Children's Quality of Life — 2006

Seid M, Varni JW, Cummings L, Schonlau M

RAND RB-9210, 2006

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Meeting the Health Care Needs of Adults with Severe Mental Illness — 2006

Horvitz-Lennon M, Kilbourne AM, Pincus HA

RAND RB-9191, 2006

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Public Health Preparedness: Evolution or Revolution? — 2006

Lurie N, Wasserman J, Nelson CD

Health Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 4, July/Aug 2006 pp. 935-945

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Quality Improvement: Implications for Public Health Preparedness — 2006

Seid M, Lotstein D, Williams VL, Nelson C, Lurie N, Ricci K, Diamant A, Wasserman J, Stern S

RAND TR-316, 2006

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Quality Improvement Methods Can Be Used to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2006

Seid M, Lotstein D, Williams VL, Nelson C, Lurie N, Ricci K, Diamant A, Wasserman J, Stern S

RAND , 2006

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Reducing the Burden of HIV/AIDS in Infants: The Contribution of Improved Diagnostics — 2006

Aledort JE, Ronald A, Le Blancq SM, Ridzon R, Landay A, Rafael ME, Shea MV, Safrit J, Peeling RW, Hellman N, Mwaba P, Holmes K, Wilfert C

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 19-28

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Reducing the Burden of Childhood Malaria in Africa: The role of Improved Diagnostics — 2006

Rafael ME, Taylor T, Magill A, Lim Y-W, Girosi F, Allan R

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 39-48

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Reducing the Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Resource-Limited Settings: The Role of Improved Diagnostics — 2006

Aledort JE, Ronald A, Rafael ME, Girosi F, Vickerman P, Le Blancq SM, Landay A, Holmes K, Ridzon R, Hellmann N, Shea MV, Peeling RW

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 59-72

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Reducing the Global Burden of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Children: The Contribution of New Diagnostics — 2006

Lim Y-W, Steinhoff M, Girosi F, Holtzman D, Campbell H, Boer R, Black R, Mulholland K

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 9-18

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Reducing the Global Burden of Tuberculosis: The Contribution of Improved Diagnostics — 2006

Keeler E, Perkins MD, Small P, Hanson C, Reed S, Cunningham J, Aledort JE, Hillborne L, Rafael ME, Girosi F, Dye C

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 49-57

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Reducing Stunting Among Children: The Potential Contribution of Diagnostics — 2006

Ricci KA, Girosi F, Tarr PI, Lim Y-W, Mason C, Miller M, Hughes J, von Seidlein L, Agosti JM, Guerrant RL

Nature, Vol. S1, Dec 2006, pp. 29-38

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The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State - English and Arabic Versions — 2005

Suisman DR, Simon S, Robinson GE, Anthony CR, Schoenbaum M

RAND RB-9119-GG, 2005

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The Association of Partner Abuse with Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Women and Men with HIV/AIDS — 2005

Bogart LM, Collins RL, Cunningham W, Beckman R, Golinelli D, Eisenman D, Bird CE

AIDS and Behavior, [Epub Aug 10 2005], Vol. 9, No. 3, Sept 2005, pp. 325-333. (Also available as RAND RP-1276.)

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Building a Successful Palestinian State - English and Arabic Versions — 2005

Simon S, Anthony CR, Robinson GE, Gompert DC, Green JD, Hunter RE, Neu CR, Shine KI, Adams JL, Afifi AK, Benard C, Bernstein M, Brannan D, Cook CR, Crane K, Deckelbaum RJ, Fonkych K, Goldman CA, Groves DG,Jones SG, McCarthy KF, Moreen A, Nichiporuk B, Riley KJ, Shoenbaum M, Timilsina AR

RAND RB-9072-DCR, 2005

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Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds for Preventing HIV — 2005

Cohen DA, Wu S-Y, Farley TA

RAND RB-9132, 2005

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Developing a Community Science Research Agenda for Building Community Capacity for Effective Preventive Interventions — 2005

Chinman M, Hannah G, Wandersman A, Ebener P, Hunter SB, Imm P, Sheldon J

American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 34, Nos. 3\4, June 2005, pp. 143-157

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The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Survival of People Receiving Care for HIV Infection in the United States — 2005

Cunningham WE, Hays RD, Duan N, Andersen R, Nakazono TT, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF

Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, Vol. 16, No. 4, Nov 2005, pp.655-676

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Examining Possible Causes of Gulf War Illness: RAND Policy Investigations and Reviews of the Scientific Literature — 2005

Hilborne LE et. al.

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HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested? — 2005

Tucker JS, Wenzel SL, Elliott MN, Hambarsoomian K, Golinelli D

RAND RB-9103, 2005

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Mental Health Status and Use of General Medical Services for Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus — 2005

Joyce GF, Chan KS, Orlando M, Burnam MA

Medical Care, Vol. 43, No. 8, Aug 2005, pp. 834-839

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The Relationship Between Volume and Quality in Mental Health Care — 2005

Druss BG, Miller CL, Pincus HA, Shih S

RAND RB-9105, 2005

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Will Smallpox Vaccinations Save Lives? — 2005

Bozzette SA, Boer R, Bhatnagar V, Brower JL, Keeler EB, Morton SC, Stoto MA

RAND RB-4554-1, 2005

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A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Nonadherence with Prophylactic Antibiotics During the Anthrax Attacks and the Role of Private Physicians — 2004

Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Ryan GW, Rhodes HJ, Young SD, Blanchard JC

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2004, pp. 175-185

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Gaps in Public Health Preparedness: Lessons Learned in California — 2004

Lurie N, Valdez ROB, Wasserman J, Stoto MA, Myers S, Molander RC, Asch SM, Mussington D, Solomon V, Namkung P, Fielding JE

RAND RB-9080, 2004

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Getting to Outcomes: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Preventive Interventions — 2004

Chinman M, Early D, Ebener P, Hunter S, Imm P, Jenkins P, Sheldon J, Wandersman A

Journal of Interprofessional Care, Vol. 18, No. 4, Nov 2004, pp. 441-443 (Also available as RAND RP-1203.)

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Local Variation in Public Health Preparedness: Lessons from California — 2004

Lurie N, Wasserman J, Stoto M, Myers S, Namkung P, Fielding J, Valdez RB.

Health Affairs, June 2 2004, [Web Exclusive], pp. W4 341-355

News Release Research Brief

Public Health Preparedness in California: Lessons Learned from Seven Health Jurisdictions — 2004

Lurie N, Valdez RB, Wasserman J, Stoto M, Myers S, Molander R, Mussington D, Solomon V, Asch SM.

RAND TR-181, 2004

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Role of Doctors Critical in Effective Public Health — 2004

Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Ryan GW, Rhodes HJ, Young SD, Blanchard JC

RAND RB-9094, 2004

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Syndromic Surveillance: An Effective Tool for Detecting Bioterrorism? — 2004

Stoto MA, Schonlau M, Mariano LT

RAND RB-9042, 2004

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Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — 2004

Eisenman DP, Wold C, Setodji C, Hickey S, Lee B, Stein BD, Long A

RAND RB-9086, 2004

Research Brief

Agroterrorism: What is the Threat and What Can Be Done About It? — 2003

Chalk P

RAND RB-7565-OSD, 2003

Research Brief

The Army and the New National Security Strategy — 2003

Davis LE, Shapiro J

RAND RB-3040-A, 2003

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Emergency Responders Views on Their Protection Needs — 2003

LaTourrette T

RAND RB-1504-NIOSH, 2003

Research Brief

An Individual's Strategy for Responding to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks — 2003

Davis LE

RAND RB-6014-SF, 2003

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A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial — 2003

Stein BD, Jaycox LH, Kataoka SH, Wong M, Tu W, Elliott MN, Fink A

Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 290, No. 5, Aug 6 2003, pp. 603-611

News Release Research Brief

A Model for a Smallpox-Vaccination Policy — 2003

Bozzette SA, Boer R, Bhatnagar V, Brower JL, Keeler EB, Morton SC, Stoto MA

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 348, No. 5, Jan 30 2003, pp. 416-425

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Why is Poverty Unhealthy? Social and Physical Mediators — 2003

Cohen DA, Farley TA, Mason K

Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 57, No. 9, Nov 2003, pp. 1631-1641

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Theoretical Basis and Program Design of a School-Based Mental Health Intervention for Traumatized Immigrant Children: A Collaborate Research Partnership — 2002

Stein BD, Kataoka S, Jaycox LH, Wong M, Fink A, Escudero P, Zaragoza C

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, Vol. 29, No. 3, Aug 2002, pp. 318-326

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Understanding the Sexual Behavior of Adolescents — 2002

Schuster MA, Bell RM, Berry SH, Kanouse DE, Petersen LP, Nakajima G

RAND RB-4543, 2002

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After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America — 2001

Schuster MA, Stein BD, Jaycox LH, Collins RL, Marshall GN, Elliott MN, Zhou AJ, Kanouse DE, Morrison JL, Berry SH

RAND RB-4546, 2001

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High-Risk Behaviors Associated with Early Smoking: Results From a 5-Year Follow-Up — 2001

Ellickson PL, Tucker JS, Klein DJ

Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 28, No. 6, June 2001, pp. 465-473 (Also available as RAND RP-962.)

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A National Survey of Stress Reactions after the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks — 2001

Schuster MA, Stein BD, Jaycox LH, Collins RL, Marshall GN, Elliott MN, Zhou AJ, Kanouse DE, Morrison JL, Berry SH

New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 345, No. 20, Nov 15 2001, pp. 1507-1512

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A Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses — 2001

Hilborne LH, Golomb BA

Vol. 1, Infectious Diseases. RAND MR-1018/1-OSD, 2001

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Helping Adolescents Resist Drugs — 2000

Bell RM, Ellickson PL, Harrison ER, McGuigan K, Hawes JA, Reinisch EJ

RAND RB-4518-1, 2000

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Helping Urban Teenagers Avoid High Risk Behavior: What We've Learned from Prevention Research — 2000

Ellickson PL.

In Steinberg JF, Lyon DW, Vaiana ME (eds.), Urban America: Policy Choices for Los Angeles and the Nation, Chapter 4

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Preventing Adolescent Substance Abuse: Lessons from the Project ALERT Program — 1998

Ellickson PL

In Crane J (ed.) Social Programs that Really Work, New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 1998, Chapter 8, pp. 547-574

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Reducing Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate During Child Health Visits. How Effective Are Parent Education and Case Management? — 1998

Wood D, Schuster M, Sherbourne CD, Duan N, Mazel R, Halfon N

Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 152, 1998, pp. 238-243. (Also available as RAND RP-820.)

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Profiles of Violent Youth: Substance Use and Other Concurrent Problems — 1997

Ellickson PH, Saner H, McGuigan KA

American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 87, No. 6, 1997, pp. 985-991 (Also available as RAND RP-675.)

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Communication Between Adolescents and Physicians About Sexual Behavior and Risk Prevention — 1996

Schuster MA, Bell RM, Petersen LP, Kanouse DE

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 150, No. 9, 1996, pp. 906-913. (Also available as RAND RP-569.)

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Changing Adolescent Propensities to Use Drugs: Results from Project ALERT — 1993

Ellickson PL, Bell RM, Harrison ER

Health Education Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1993, pp. 227-242

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Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: Long-Term Results of a Junior High Program — 1993

Ellickson PL, Bell RM, McGuigan KA

American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 83, No. 6, 1993, pp. 856-861

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Drug Prevention in Junior High: A Multisite, Longitudinal Test — 1990

Ellickson PL, Bell RM

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vol. 24, March 16 1990, pp. 1263-1372. (Also available as RAND R-3919-CHF.)

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