Health and Wellness Promotion

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Europe

Reports (9)

Focus on the U.S. Gulf States: Committed to the Region and the Well-Being of Its Residents — Feb 15, 2013

The RAND Gulf States Policy Institute was established after Hurricane Katrina to inform policies for long-term recovery and economic development in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This two-page flyer highlights some of its research.

A Review of Workplace Wellness Programs — Nov 27, 2012

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Ninety-two percent of U.S. employers with 200 or more employees reported offering workplace wellness programs in 2009. However, participation remains limited; a 2010 survey suggests that typically less than 20 percent of eligible employees participate in wellness interventions.

Measuring Health System Progress in Reducing Mortality from Noncommunicable Diseases — May 29, 2012

Outlines a roadmap toward a comprehensive monitoring system that national and regional decisionmakers can use to track progress toward World Health Organization goals to reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases.

Patient Incentives to Motivate Doctor Visits and Reduce Hypertension Disparities — Nov 30, 2011

Examines whether small financial incentives for patients can motivate physician visits and reduce racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension.

Power to the People: The Role of Consumer-Controlled Personal Health Management Systems in the Evolution of Employer-Based Health Care Benefits — Sep 13, 2011

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has piqued employers' interest in new benefit designs. This paper reviews consumer-controlled personal health management systems that could help individuals control and manage their health care.

Prescription for a Healthy Nation: A New Approach to Improving Our Lives by Fixing Our Everyday World — Dec 9, 2010

A groundbreaking examination of America's health that points to the crucial role of our everyday world in determining our well-being.

How the Department of Health Influences healthy living: The use of behaviour change programmes in public health — Nov 6, 2009

This study, commissioned by the UK National Audit Office, examines the importance, nature and impact of behaviour change programmes in today's Department of Health.

Measuring Functioning and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach — Jan 1, 1992

This book provides a set of ready-to-use generic measures that are applicable to all adults, including those well and chronically ill, as well as a methodological guide to collecting health data and constructing health measures.

The Costs of Poor Health Habits — Jan 1, 1991

The authors describe exactly how and to what extent drinking, smoking, and lack of exercise are currently subsidized, and make recommendations for reducing or reallocating the expense.

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