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Report

Welfare Reform in California: Early Results from the Impact Analysis, Executive Summary — Jan 1, 2003

A summary of early findings on the impact of CalWORKs, California's welfare reform program.

Report

Statewide Evaluation of the CYSA/TANF Program: Final Report — Jan 1, 2003

This report presents implementation and outcomes of California's CYSA/TANF Probation program statewide and in selected counties

Journal Article

Neighborhood Physical Conditions and Health — Jan 1, 2003

The authors explored the relationship between boarded-up housing and rates of gonorrhea and premature mortality.

Journal Article

Heat or Eat? Cold-Weather Shocks and Nutrition in Poor American Families — Jan 1, 2003

The authors sought to determine the effects of cold-weather periods on budgets and nutritional outcomes among poor American families.

Journal Article

Employment Transitions and Continuity of Health Insurance: Implications for Premium Assistance Programs : Premium Assistance Programs May Provide Stable Insurance for Up to One-Third of Low-Income Children — Jan 1, 2003

Authors use data from two nationwide panel surveys to explore whether premium assistance programs can provide stable insurance for low-income children.

Journal Article

Why Is Poverty Unhealthy? Social and Physical Mediators — Jan 1, 2003

Socioeconomic status is associated with mortality, yet does not fully explain health disparities.

Journal Article

Patterns and Correlates of HIV Testing Among Sheltered and Low-Income Housed Women in Los Angeles County — Jan 1, 2003

Few women reported lack of money, transportation, or access to testing facilities as primary barriers to being tested.

Commentary

Lessons for the War on Terrorism — Jul 26, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Want to Help Africa? Stop Farm Subsidies — Jun 18, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Report

Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Countywide Evaluation Report — Jan 1, 2002

This document summarizes the quantitative and qualitative findings from three previous RAND reports on Los Angeles County's Long-Term Self-Sufficiency Plan.

Report

Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Assessing the Utility of the LTFSS Plan Service Delivery and Planning Framework — Jan 1, 2002

Analyzes how a results-based accountability methodology was used in Los Angeles County to devise programs targeting low-income families, and extracts lessons for future applications in the county.

Report

Countywide Evaluation of the Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan: Establishing the Baselines — Jan 1, 2002

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan (LTFSS) is given baseline trends for five indicators — low birth weight births, domestic violence arrests, annual income under poverty level, personal behaviors ...

Report

Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms: Effects of New American Schools in a High-Poverty District — Jan 1, 2002

During the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 school years, RAND assessed the effects of NAS designs on classroom practice and student achievement in a sample of schools in a high-poverty district.

Journal Article

Use of Preventive Services in a Population of Very Low-Income Women — Jan 1, 2002

Very low-income women continue to have unmet needs for Pap smears and mammograms, even though a large proportion have seen a physician within the year

Journal Article

Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Homeless Adults — Jan 1, 2002

Targeted outreach for homeless women and their partners, including HCV testing coupled with referrals to HCV and substance abuse treatments, may be helpful.

Journal Article

Beyond Medi-Cal: Health Insurance Coverage Among Former Welfare Recipients — Jan 1, 2002

This research examines health insurance coverage among families who have left welfare, using data on approximately 3,000 current and former welfare recipients from the California Health and Social Services Survey.

Journal Article

Vulnerability Factors for Homelessness Associated with Substance Dependence in a Community Sample of Homeless Adults — Jan 1, 2002

Homeless individuals with substance dependence have many vulnerabilities beyond their substance dependence that should be dealt with in treatment or other service settings before lasting housing can be achieved.

Research Brief

The Health Risks of Obesity: Worse Than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty — Jan 1, 2002

Obesity is the most serious problem. It is linked to a big increase in chronic health conditions and significantly higher health expenditures. And it affects more people than smoking, heavy drinking, or poverty.

Research Brief

A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We’ve Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes — Jan 1, 2002

This research brief describes work documented in Consequences of Welfare Reform: A Research Synthesis (DRU-2676-DHHS).

Research Brief

A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We’ve Learned About Child Well-Being — Jan 1, 2002

This research brief describes work documented in Consequences of Welfare Reform: A Research Synthesis (DRU-2676-DHHS).

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