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Population and Aging: Featured Projects

Community-Based Project Aims to Build a Model Maternal and Child Health Care System — Sep. 25, 2009

The Allegheny County Maternal Depression and Child Health Care Initiative will promote healthy lifestyles and positive health outcomes, reduce preventable disease and environmental health risks, eliminate health disparities, and ensure access to quality care for young children, mothers, and families.

RAND Gulf States Policy Institute to Update the Tracking of Those Displaced by Hurricane Katrina — Jul. 16, 2009

RAND Gulf States, created to assist in the long-term recovery efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama following Hurricane Katrina, has launched an in-depth study due out in 2010. The Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey will examine the current location, well-being and plans of former residents of the city.

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RAND Summer Institute Conferences Address Critical Issues for Our Aging Population — Mar. 26, 2009

RAND Summer Institute, a Labor and Population Center for the Study of Aging program, consists of two annual conferences on aging. This year the conferences are sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and will convene in Santa Monica.

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Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making Studies Human Behavior — Feb. 20, 2009

Ongoing research at the Center for Financial and Economic Decision Making (CFED) addresses the process of financial decision making over the life-cycle, in particular assessing how people collect information; how they think about risks, and probabilities; and how well they match their decisions to their preferences and interests.

Diversity Management Project Will Collect Data to Better Assess Workforce Policy — Oct. 13, 2008

A new RAND Labor and Population Project will examine how best to achieve and harness workplace diversity, a growing priority for U.S. companies and government agencies who want their workforces to reflect the evolving racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and generational makeup of American society and meet the challenges of the global market place.

Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey: Where Are Hurricane Katrina Victims Now? — Jul. 16, 2008

The new Displaced New Orleans Residents Survey (DNORS) is designed to examine the current location, well-being, and plans of people who lived in the City of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.

Ask the Experts about Television Exposure in Young Children — Jun. 19, 2008

What does research tell us about media and outcomes for young children? Child Policy experts answer your questions on the topic of videos and television programming for children under two years old.

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Study Addresses Adequacy and Efficiency of Preschool Education in California — Feb. 19, 2008

California's sizeable achievement gaps in second and third grades have early roots. The California Preschool Study evaluates the quality of preschool education in the state and examines ways to maximize child development and school readiness benefits.

Understanding How Neighborhoods Influence Health — Oct. 22, 2007

Neighborhoods can affect life expectancy and conditions such as heart disease and asthma. To better understand such links, RAND Health has created the RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities.

Decision-making Health Policy Tools Help Improve the Lives of Older People — Apr. 11, 2007

The RAND Roybal Center for Health Policy Simulation works to develop better models to understand the consequences of biomedical developments and social forces for health, health spending, and health care delivery.

Working Toward a Future of Quality Care for Older Adults — Mar. 27, 2007

A sustained effort is required to meet the health care needs of older Americans. RAND, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, provides assistance to universities in establishing interdisciplinary centers in geriatric health care research.

Pioneering Research in HIV/AIDS Health Care Services — Jan. 25, 2007

The HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS) was the first major research effort to collect comprehensive information on HIV patients and HIV care in the U.S. RAND received the 2005 Policy Impact Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research for the work done through HCSUS.

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American Life Panel Uses Internet for a Variety of Surveys — Jun. 21, 2006

RAND's American Life Panel surveys people age 40 and over on the Internet, which allows for greater flexibility in survey design and instantly accessible data. Current studies analyze opinions on Medicare Plan D, health shocks, and financial decisionmaking.

Treating Depression More Effectively — Sep. 30, 2005

Most patients with symptoms of depression are not treated effectively in primary care settings. Partners in Care offers two quality improvement programs for treatment in primary care practices—one focusing on medication, the other on psychotherapy.

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Program Facilitates Research on Population Trends — Aug. 18, 2005

Nations and families around the world face serious challenges related to population trends. The RAND program Population Matters addresses these concerns through research communication that informs policymaking and public awareness.

Project Strives to Reduce Gun Violence in the U.S. — Jun. 9, 2005

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a comprehensive, strategic approach to reducing gun violence in America. RAND supports the research and planning for PSN task forces, and aims to improve cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

Statewide Evaluation of the CalWORKs Program — Jun. 28, 2005

RAND is conducting an evaluation of California’s implementation of welfare reform under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, The project is being conducted under contract from the California Department of Social Services.

Empowering Community Coalitions to Prevent Substance Abuse — Mar. 10, 2005

Substance abuse exacts a high toll in local communities, and implementing prevention programs can be difficult. A joint project of RAND and the University of South Carolina is trying to aid community coalitions to prevent substance abuse and improve health.

Optimizing Treatment of Adolescent Depression in Primary Care — Jan. 24, 2005

The Teen Depression Awareness Project studies the impact of depression on individuals and their families, and aims to increase and improve primary care treatment for adolescents with depressive disorders.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Oct. 15, 2004

Every year, tens of thousands of Americans are victims of domestic violence. Through the years, RAND has undertaken a number of studies on the policy issues relevant to domestic violence and its impact. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month.

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Population and the Environment — Dec. 22, 2003

Given continued population growth and global environment change, it has become critical to improve our understanding of the role played by human population dynamics in environmental change.

Population Matters — Nov. 10, 2003

Population Matters is a division of RAND division and conducts research in several areas, including family planning, demographics, population and the environment, and Russia and Eastern Europe studies.

Latino Families and Early School Performance — Oct. 16, 2003

A Population Research Center project on Latino Families and Early School Performance examines how families affect the early educational performance of Latino children in the United States.