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Patterns and Correlates of Deliberate Abstinence Among Men and Women with HIV/AIDS — Jan 1, 2006

The authors examined correlates of deliberate sexual abstinence among gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, and women in a sample of adults with HIV.

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Identification of American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans in Administrative Data of the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service — Jan 1, 2006

Determine the extent to which the Indian Health Service (IHS) identified enrollees who also use the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as veterans.

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Impact of Severity and Bilaterality of Visual Impairment on Health-Related Quality of Life — Jan 1, 2006

To assess the impact of unilateral and bilateral VI and its severity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Latinos 40 years and older.

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Discouraged Workers? Job Search Outcomes of Older Workers — Jan 1, 2006

To what extent can the elderly readily find suitable jobs? In the context of a theoretical job search model, we examine the decision to search for a job and the probability of transitioning to employment using a large sample of non-workers from the Health and Retirement Study.

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Immigrants and the Cost of Medical Care — Jan 1, 2006

Foreign-born adults in Los Angeles County, California, constituted 45 percent of the county's population ages 18-64 but accounted for 33 percent of health spending in 2000. The foreign-born (especially the undocumented) use disproportionately fewer medical services and contribute less to health care costs in relation to their population share, likely because of their better relative health and lack of health insurance.

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Is Cataract Surgery Cost-Effective Among Older Patients with a Low Predicted Probability for Improvement in Reported Visual Functioning — Jan 1, 2006

Although cataract surgery has been demonstrated to be cost-effective, 5% to 20% of patients do not benefit functionally from the procedure.

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A Community Participatory Research Partnership: The Development of a Faith-Based Intervention for Children Exposed to Violence — Jan 1, 2006

When an inner city Latino immigrant faith community in Los Angeles identified mental health care as an area of need, a community-research partnership was formed that resulted in the adaptation of an intervention for children who have trauma-related symptoms from violence exposure. This participatory research partnership includes St. Thomas the Apostle School and Church community; QueensCare Health and Faith Partnership, an organization that provides health services and outreach to faith communities; and mental health researchers from UCLA.

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Nondisclosure of Sexual Orientation to a Physician Among a Sample of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth — Jan 1, 2006

Little is known about whether lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth hide their orientation from health care providers.

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An Update on Adolescent Drug Use: What School Counselors Need to Know — Jan 1, 2006

School counselors need to have accurate and age-appropriate prevention education information in order to counsel teens on drug use.

Journal Article

Exploring Stress and Coping Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Shifting the Lens Study — Jan 1, 2006

Explore perceptions of stress, sources of social support, and use of coping strategies among urban African American ninth graders.

Journal Article

Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of Violence Against Impoverished Women — Jan 1, 2006

Reports on physical, sexual, and psychological violence among women were randomly sampled from temporary shelter settings and low-income housing in Los Angeles County and finds that they experienced notable rates of violence during the past 6 months.

Research Brief

Triple Jeopardy for Vulnerable Children: Greater Health Needs, Less Access, Poorer Primary Care — Jan 1, 2006

This research brief summarizes an analysis of data from a nationwide survey to determine why children eligible to be in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are not enrolled.

Commentary

France's Muslim Minority — Dec 8, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff: France's Muslim Minority appearing in United Press International.

Research Brief

HIV Testing Among Indigent Women: Who Gets Tested? — Nov 25, 2005

Among a random sample of 460 homeless (sheltered) women and 438 women living in low-income housing (housed women) in Los Angeles County, 83 percent reported that they had been tested for HIV at least once: 88 percent of sheltered women versus 80 percent of housed women.

Research Brief

Does Neighborhood Deterioration Lead to Poor Health? — Nov 25, 2005

This research brief summarizes research findings indicating that neighborhood deterioration is associated with poorer health; however, collective efficacy is associated with lower rates of disease and other markers of poor health.

Research Brief

Do Cardiologists Perceive Racial or Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Heart Patients? Results of A RAND Survey — Nov 24, 2005

This research brief summarizes results showing that nearly 70 percent of doctors surveyed attributed racial or ethnic disparities in heart patient treatment to differences in insurance status or other patient factors.

Journal Article

Better Late Than Never? Delayed Enrollment in the High School to College Transition — Sep 1, 2005

In this paper, we examine the antecedents and consequences of timing in the transition from high school to college.

Journal Article

Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States: A Review of the Literature and its Sociopolitical Context — Jul 27, 2005

This chapter provides an overview of the concept of acculturation and reviews existing evidence about the possible relationships between acculturation and selected health and behavioral outcomes among Latinos.

Journal Article

Reemphasizing the Context of Women's Risk for HIV/AIDS in the United States — Jul 1, 2005

HIV/AIDS is a global epidemic that is increasingly affecting women on every continent.

Commentary

Majority Rule That Respects Minorities — Jun 11, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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