Population and Aging: Featured Projects
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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News Release
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.
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RAND Gulf States Policy Institute Aids Recovery Efforts — Apr. 21, 2006
The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute is assisting in long-term recovery efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama by providing policy guidance to facilitate and speed regional recovery and growth, re-establish services, and inform wise investment in infrastructure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Congressional Resources
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.
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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.
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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.
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