2012-05-25T10:25:49Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120054.html 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z

This article enumerates challenges facing efforts to inform, influence, and persuade in pursuit of national policy objectives first for the U.S. government in general, and then specific to the Department of Defense.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200114.html 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z

In this article, we synthesize the empirical literature on the influence of peers and friends on youth's eating and physical activity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200108.html 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z

This study suggests four timely US actions to address today's competing realities of globalization and economic austerity: raise awareness among clinicians and local health departments; capture and share exemplary disaster management practices across countries; ensure that US global health investments are effective, efficient, and sustainable; and think globally while acting locally to enhance US health security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120090.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

This editorial uses a recent meta-analysis on the effects of vitamin C on blood pressure to highlight pitfalls in nutrition research design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120082.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

Affirming norms and attitudes are not a prerequisite for urban congregations to initiate HIV prevention and care activities, a finding relevant for HIV services providers and researchers seeking to engage congregations on this issue.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120086.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

Respondents in a representative sample of the US adult thought combination vaccines were safe and were willing to pay extra to avoid minor side effects and increase vaccination coverage in their communities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200103.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

Evidence suggests that probiotics are associated with a reduction in antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200104.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

Enrollment is increasing in consumer-directed health insurance plans, which feature high deductibles and a personal health care savings account.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200100.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

The objective of this article was to provide background information about medication adherence and its measurement, the development of the conceptual model for use in adherence research, and supportive intervention strategies such as pharmaceutical care by pharmacists to improve chronic medication use in older adults.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200110.html 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z 2012-05-01T12:00:00Z

This study assesses, from a Swedish societal perspective, the cost effectiveness of interferon β-1b (IFNB-1b) after an initial clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) (ie, early treatment) compared with treatment after onset of clinically definite MS (CDMS) (ie, delayed treatment).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120052.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

This study seeks to evaluate longitudinal trends in people's risk perceptions and vaccination intentions during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120050.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

This study seeks to assess more comprehensively the results of decisions on whether and how to 'schedule' (i.e. to determine their legal status and penalties to be applied for sale or possession) newly emerging drugs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120071.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

The authors evaluated the benefit of socioeconomic support (S-E support), comprising various financial and nonfinancial services that are available based on assessment of need, in reducing mortality and lost to follow-up (LTFU) at Reach Out Mbuya, a community-based, antiretroviral therapy program in Uganda.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120074.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

Tailored measurement and quality improvement resources, coupled with policy mandates to give all patients a voice, would improve the quality of patient-centered care in safety-net organizations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120033.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

The authors of this study examined the extent to which youths being prescribed antipsychotic medications were receiving concurrent mental health therapy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120077.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

Investigators recently tested the effectiveness of a collaborative-care intervention for anxiety disorders, Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management(CALM), in 17 primary care clinics around the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120094.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

A culturally relevant web-based Motivational Interviewing in English and Spanish was developed to serve as a standalone or adjunctive program in DUI educational settings. This study evaluated its feasibility and acceptability among clients.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120095.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120092.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

This study estimated how healthy people value insurance coverage of specialty drugs, defined as high-cost drugs that treat cancer and other serious health conditions like multiple sclerosis, by quantifying willingness to pay via a survey.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120091.html 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z 2012-04-01T12:00:00Z

The higher-cost US system of cancer care delivery may be worth it, although further research is required to determine what specific tools or treatments are driving improved cancer survival in the United States.