2012-05-24T14:27:43Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/civil-defense.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200108.html Jun 1, 2012 Jun 1, 2012

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/EP20120066.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

Most local public health officials rely on their perceptions of the legal environment in which they operate, but those perceptions often do not match the actual laws enacted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120093.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Describes the importance of a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), and identifies common strengths and potential vulnerabilities of laboratory-specific COOPs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100165.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Organizational culture differences between public health and emergency management entities may hinder inter-agency collaboration.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR962.html Apr 6, 2011 Apr 6, 2011

Unstable and violent political environments often give rise to a range of complex problems for peaceful development. RAND Europe reviewed the state of the art in monitoring and evaluation in stabilization environments and found ways to improve practice.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9583.html Apr 6, 2011 Apr 6, 2011

Reviews the state of the art in monitoring and evaluation of stabilisation operations and suggests ways forward.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090108.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090924.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Review of what scientists and scholars know about WMD terrorism and America's options for confronting it.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081212.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>In this article, the authors argue that initial funding priorities for public health systems research on preparedness should focus on using engineering-style methods to identify core preparedness processes, developing novel data sources and measures based on smaller-scale proxy events, and developing performance improvement approaches to support the translation of research into practice within the wide variety of public health systems found in the nation.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/02/07.html Feb 7, 2007 Feb 7, 2007

February 7, 2007 News Release: RAND Study Offers Advice on Designing Systems to Guard Against Terrorist Attacks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP2005005.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2415.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

An attempt to ascertain the nature of the Soviet civil defense doctrine, the character and scope of the Soviet program, and the actual extent of its implementation. Some of the limitations and assumptions of the Soviet civil defense program are also ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2425.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

A discussion of the reasons why Soviet leaders believe their civil defense program is an integral part of the Soviet defense posture, contributing directly to the country's readiness for war. Their postwar civil defense program has been in effect ove...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB404.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>Estimates the effects of three workforce-shaping policies &mdash; early retirement incentives, buyout incentives, and retention allowances &mdash; among DoD workers covered by the Civil Service Retirement System and finds that these policies could have important effects on workers&apos; retirement and separation.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030921.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>In attempting to export the American police model, policymakers failed to consider whether US notions about internal security were appropriate for fractious and unstable regions of the world.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7550.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1193.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

Evaluate whether high-quality workers are promoted faster, are paid more, and stay longer in civil service than other workers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR250.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994

This report examines whether U.S. training provided to foreign military students in the subject countries promotes human rights, professionalism, democratic values, national development, and appropriate civil-military relations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR406z2.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

Intertheater airlift provides the Department of Defense with the ability to deliver combat forces or humanitarian relief rapidly anywhere in the world and to respond quickly to changing circumstances.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR406z1.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

Intertheater airlift provides the Department of Defense with the ability to deliver combat forces or humanitarian relief rapidly anywhere in the world and to respond quickly to changing circumstances.