2013-05-07T07:49:40Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/epidemic.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2003/06/01/LAT.html Jun 1, 2003 Jun 1, 2003

commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/02/21/WP.html Feb 21, 2007 Feb 21, 2007

Published commentary by RAND staff: A Desired Epidemic: Obesity and the Food Industry, in Washingtonpost.com.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/30/BS.html Apr 30, 2009 Apr 30, 2009

<p>In the rush of constant news updates on swine flu, we must recognize that controlling the spread of this disease is not simply a health concern but also one of national security. And in today's globalized world, the spread of swine flu has become not just a U.S. national security threat but every country's national security threat, writes Melinda Moore.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/12/29/AJC.html Dec 29, 2011 Dec 29, 2011

To assure the health security of the United States, we must be capable of stopping anything a terrorist or Mother Nature might throw at us. Wholesale cuts to public health are taking us farther from that goal, write Art Kellermann and Melinda Moore.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2013/03/12/RAND.html Mar 12, 2013 Mar 12, 2013

In this fiscally uncertain climate, we should continue to leverage the dual-use benefit of bioterrorism investments by building and maintaining those routine (but essential) public health capabilities that can also be used in response to a variety of public health emergencies.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/05.html Apr 5, 2007 Apr 5, 2007

April 5, 2007 news release: RAND Panel Identifies Key Components of Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/01/02.html Jan 2, 2008 Jan 2, 2008

Public health departments that staff disease-reporting hotlines with live operators at all times are more likely to meet federal guidelines designed to help stop the spread of infectious diseases.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/07/07.html Jul 7, 2009 Jul 7, 2009

State and local health departments get mixed marks for efforts to convey information about the H1N1 virus to the public using their Web sites immediately after U.S. officials declared a public health emergency in April.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010018.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001

<p>The epidemic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) presents to the health care system myriad challenges, which have changed over time.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040101.html Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004

<p>This paper investigates trends in disability in the U.S. population, particularly among people under age fifty.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050010.html Jan 1, 2005 Jan 1, 2005

<p>The HIV epidemic has resulted in a renewed interest by social scientists in stigmatization and in a corresponding need to reconceptualize stigma.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050019.html Jan 1, 2005 Jan 1, 2005

<p>This chapter focuses on the economics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States: the cost and financing of care, and on the implications of these factors for the organization of care. After a summary of current conditions, it reviews key economic developments during three distinct phases of the epidemic.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050323.html Apr 1, 2005 Apr 1, 2005

Public health officials have been quick to adopt this new tool for identifying emerging problems, but research is needed to assess its effectiveness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050705.html Jul 1, 2005 Jul 1, 2005

Relative to the magnitude of the epidemic, government funds available for HIV prevention are scarce.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050712.html Jul 1, 2005 Jul 1, 2005

Researchers who concentrate their efforts on improving public understanding of women's risk for HIV and developing interventions to reduce HIV risk have become increasingly aware that the epidemic is deeply rooted in a larger context, one in which HIV/AIDS co-occurs with other public health problems such as violence, and with structural inequities involving poverty and homelessness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060006.html Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006

<p>In the United States, preparation for a potential influenza pandemic is receiving heightened media coverage and scrutiny.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061106.html Jan 1, 2006 Jan 1, 2006

<p>To evaluate the influence of immunization rates on the likelihood of influenza-like illness (ILI) clusters in nursing facilities.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081213.html Jan 1, 2008 Jan 1, 2008

<p>Coordination and communication among community partners-including health departments, emergency management agencies, and hospitals-are essential for effective pandemic influenza planning and response. As the nation's largest integrated health care system, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could be a key component of community planning.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081326.html Dec 1, 2008 Dec 1, 2008

<p>Coordination and communication among community partners-including health departments, emergency management agencies, and hospitals-are essential for effective pandemic influenza planning and response. As the nation's largest integrated health care system, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could be a key component of community planning.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091205.html Jan 1, 2009 Jan 1, 2009

<p>Assesses the extent to which the systems in place for prevention and control of routine annual influenza could provide the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic</p>