2012-05-24T14:56:13Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/alabama.html http://www.rand.org/gulf-states/policy-spotlights/flood-insurance-reforms.html May 18, 2012 May 18, 2012

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program writes the vast majority of flood insurance on residential properties in the United States; current legislation includes a number of reforms that could strengthen the program. RAND has completed studies in four key areas that offer insight into the issues under consideration.

http://www.rand.org/gulf-states/policy-spotlights/alabama-immigration-law.html Feb 27, 2012 Feb 27, 2012

Alabama's anti-illegal immigration law is regarded as the strictest in the United States and raises several enforcement challenges for police, schools, and other public service providers such as hospitals. RAND research on the costs and benefits of immigration may prove instructive.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/07/14/MA.html Jul 13, 2009 Jul 13, 2009

<p>Alabama has made significant economic progress in recent decades, attracting car manufacturers and new industrial development. The state now has an opportunity to address some systemic challenges in education, health care, and workforce development to be competitive in a global economy, writes Melissa Flournoy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090809.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Concerns about mental health recovery persist after the 2005 Gulf storms. The authors propose a recovery model and estimate costs and outcomes.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/08/24/NS.html Aug 24, 2008 Aug 24, 2008

<p>Too often we talk only about the ongoing challenges facing education, health care, transportation and economic development across the Gulf South &mdash; Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.... We need to determine new ways to work together across state lines to focus on solutions that will benefit the entire region, writes Melissa Flournoy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/03/18/index1.html Mar 18, 2008 Mar 18, 2008

Founding president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) Melissa Flournoy has agreed to become director of the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute (RGSPI). Flournoy will assume leadership of RGSPI May 19 and will be based in the New Orleans office.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/10/18.html Oct 18, 2007 Oct 18, 2007

Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9291.html Oct 18, 2007 Oct 18, 2007

<p>Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/29.html May 29, 2007 May 29, 2007

May 29, 2007 news release: Six Emerging Scholars Receive Awards from RAND Gulf States Policy Institute for Research on Key Gulf Policy Questions.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/10/23.html Oct 23, 2006 Oct 23, 2006

October 23, 2006 News Release: RAND Report Stresses Importance of Advanced Planning for Flood Recovery.

http://www.rand.org/gulf-states.html Nov 30, 2005 Nov 30, 2005

Established in December 2005 to support hurricane recovery and long-term economic development, the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute is dedicated to developing informed public policy in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and a better future for the people who live there.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20021124.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>The former U.S. surgeon general reflects on growing up in rural Alabama, health disparities, anthrax, and public health in America.</p>