RAND: Latest Publications from RAND 2009-11-19T10:06:00Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:C24BF180-2F27-11DC-A4F4-64E9D44B69C5 Health Care on Aisle 7: The Growing Phenomenon of Retail Clinics urn:uuid:8943390C-D3AD-11DE-AD97-24C138788F35 2009-11-19T08:05:00Z 2009-11-19T08:05:00Z Presents information on the growing phenomenon of retail medical clinics, the types of patients they serve and the types of care they provide, and whether some common claims about retail clinics are supported by evidence. Going Jihad: The Fort Hood Slayings and Home-Grown Terrorism urn:uuid:F3E78CFA-D43D-11DE-92B9-24C138788F35 2009-11-18T10:00:00Z 2009-11-19T10:05:57Z Testimony presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 19, 2009. Changing the translational research landscape: a review of the impacts of Biomedical Research Centres in England urn:uuid:F9554D96-CDF6-11DE-B8F5-24C138788F35 2009-11-17T13:58:00Z 2009-11-17T13:58:00Z The report is a review of the BRC scheme. It examines the scheme’s impacts on changes in institutional relationships between the NHS, academia, industry; capacity-building in the health research system, resource-targeting, management and governance. Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa's Sahel Region urn:uuid:C32DC126-CF8B-11DE-B096-24C138788F35 2009-11-17T10:00:00Z 2009-11-17T10:00:00Z Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs on November 17, 2009. Center for Asia Pacific Policy Brochure urn:uuid:F8EBBCD2-CDF6-11DE-B8F5-24C138788F35 2009-11-13T10:53:00Z 2009-11-13T10:53:00Z This downloadable brochure features several new and recent RAND titles on the Asia Pacific region with links to each of the publications on the RAND Web site. How the Department of Health Influences healthy living: The use of behaviour change programmes in public health urn:uuid:A857946E-CD31-11DE-AB6E-24C138788F35 2009-11-12T11:29:00Z 2009-11-12T11:29:00Z This study, commissioned by the UK National Audit Office, examines the importance, nature and impact of behaviour change programmes in today's Department of Health. South Los Angeles Ban on Fast-Food Chains Misses the Mark urn:uuid:BF4B2534-C87A-11DE-A0F8-F82E39788F35 2009-11-10T09:49:00Z 2009-11-10T09:49:00Z Summarizes the evidence for the ban on new fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles (LA), including the density of such restaurants in the area and the eating habits of South LA residents, and concludes that the data do not support the ban. U.S. Policy in Afghanistan: Basic Questions -- Strategic Choices urn:uuid:93D1C332-CB03-11DE-B3F4-24C138788F35 2009-11-06T14:51:00Z 2009-11-09T09:32:00Z Video documenting a RAND-sponsored symposium of experts and journalists addressing assumptions and alternatives for U.S. policy in Afghanistan. The Day After... in Jerusalem: A Strategic Planning Exercise on the Path to Achieving Peace in the Middle East urn:uuid:14C9375E-C587-11DE-A23B-11C138788F35 2009-11-06T10:47:00Z 2009-11-10T10:49:56Z This overview of a series of strategic exercises undertaken by leading experts and former government officials to help U.S. policymakers address the challenges of the Arab-Israeli conflict shows that it should remain a top national security priority. Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years urn:uuid:3CDE82B4-9245-11DE-ACD9-33C038788F35 2009-11-06T00:03:00Z 2009-11-06T00:03:00Z Describes RAND's evaluation of the progress made in the first years of Qatar's K-12 education reform. Qatar's K-12 Education Reform Has Achieved Success in Its Early Years (Arabic version) urn:uuid:3D33B5D6-9245-11DE-ACD9-33C038788F35 2009-11-06T00:03:00Z 2009-11-06T00:03:00Z Describes RAND's evaluation of the progress made in the first years of Qatar's K-12 education reform. Implementation of the K-12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools urn:uuid:868DD38C-91A6-11DE-B4D1-33C038788F35 2009-11-05T23:57:00Z 2009-11-05T23:59:00Z RAND's analysis of the early years of Qatar's system-wide K-12 education reform finds that students in new, Independent schools perform better than those in Ministry schools, but most are still not meeting the new, higher curriculum standards. RAND's Portfolio Analysis Tool (PAT): Theory, Methods, and Reference Manual urn:uuid:F80B2524-BE3C-11DE-B0BA-24C138788F35 2009-11-05T09:42:00Z 2009-11-05T09:42:00Z An evolved version of RAND's Portfolio Analysis Tool (PAT) will assist high-level decisionmakers in thinking about balance, constructing good multifaceted options for consideration, and making subsequent choices. Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Modernizing the KC-10 to Meet Global Air Traffic Management Mandates urn:uuid:CC491E6E-B987-11DE-8F5A-B72839788F35 2009-11-03T10:38:00Z 2009-11-03T10:38:00Z Without modernization, the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 air refueling fleet will not be in compliance with upcoming worldwide air traffic mandates. An analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the required KC-10 upgrades revealed a net cost avoidance. Children's Health in Washington, D.C.: Access and Health Challenges Despite High Insurance Coverage Rates urn:uuid:0E0ED05A-C3F1-11DE-8807-24C138788F35 2009-10-29T11:02:00Z 2009-10-29T11:02:00Z Assesses children's health issues in Washington, D.C., including the health care delivery system and neighborhood health environments. Electronic Health Records are Associated with Higher Quality in Primary Care Practices urn:uuid:7D157130-C328-11DE-9BA5-24C138788F35 2009-10-29T08:19:00Z 2009-10-29T08:19:00Z Demonstrating a link between use of electronic health records in community-based primary care practices and higher-quality care, this study encourages prioritization of such technologies and their advanced functionalities. Prescription Drug Cost Sharing: A Powerful Policy Lever to Use with Care urn:uuid:56F72D08-BF00-11DE-82E2-24C138788F35 2009-10-28T13:52:00Z 2009-10-28T13:52:00Z Describes the effects that prescription drug cost sharing has on drug spending, compliance with drug therapy, patient health, and overall health care costs. Legalizing Marijuana: Issues to Consider Before Reforming California State Law urn:uuid:9F1F0C5A-C328-11DE-8807-24C138788F35 2009-10-28T13:00:00Z 2009-10-28T13:00:00Z Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee on October 28, 2009. National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce urn:uuid:5517C5BA-BF00-11DE-82E2-24C138788F35 2009-10-27T11:28:00Z 2009-10-27T11:28:00Z Evaluates ten demonstrations to increase recruitment and retention among direct service workers -- workers who provide personal assistance or nonmedical services to people who need help with activities of daily living. Issues in "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health urn:uuid:6780CEBA-BFC6-11DE-9F52-24C138788F35 2009-10-27T10:00:00Z 2009-10-27T10:00:00Z Testimony presented before the Health Information Technology Policy Committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on October 27, 2009.