Military Health Policy Research Projects

Military health research at RAND generally falls into one of four policy areas.

This area of research includes these and many other projects:

• Deployment Life Study
• Innovative Practices in Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Invisible Wounds of War: Estimating the Psychological Toll of Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan
• Understanding Gulf War Illnesses

This area of research includes these and many other projects:

• Systematic Treatment Engagement for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Primary Care (STEP-UP)
• Health Care for Dual-Eligible TRICARE Beneficiaries
• New Capabilities for Assessing Injuries Caused by Under-Body Blast
• Reviewing DoD Suicide Prevention Programs

This area of research includes these and many other projects:

• Increasing the Supply of Military Nurses
• Assessing PROFIS (the Army Medical Department's Professional Filler System) and Potential Alternatives
• Measuring Workload Performance at Military Treatment Facilities
• Maintaining Military Medical Skills During Peacetime

This area of research includes these and many other projects:

• Biosurveillance for Influenza and Other Strategic Health Threats
• A Risk-Informed Capabilities-Based Planning Tool to Support Local Civilian and Military Disaster Preparedness
• Assessing Infectious Disease Intelligence
• Preparing for Terrorist Attacks in the United States