Shoshana R. Shelton

Overview

Commentary

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  Control Disease in a New York Minute

  Legionella bacteria are ubiquitous in many warm-water environments, but outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease like the recent one in the South Bronx don't have to be. Effective public health policies and practices can help inhibit Legionella growth, minimize the occurrence and impact of outbreaks, and save lives.

  Aug 20, 2015 U.S. News & World Report

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  Tuberculosis Outbreak in LA Reminds Us of Importance of 'Bread and Butter' Public Health Capabilities

  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.

  Mar 12, 2013 The RAND Blog

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  Far More U.S. Health Security Research Effort Aimed at Bioterrorism than Natural Disasters

  Given the broad range of threats facing the United States, including those related to extreme weather, it is imperative that monies invested in enhancing health security be well spent, writes Shoshana Shelton.

  Dec 3, 2012 The RAND Blog

Publications

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  Journal Article

  Impact of the Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Expansion on the Health Care and Health Status of Young Adults: What Do We Know So Far

  Under the ACA's dependent coverage expansion, there has been an increase in behavioral health treatment and a decrease in high out-of-pocket expenses and ER visits among young adults.

  Mar 14, 2017

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  Journal Article

  Geo-targeting Performance of Wireless Emergency Alerts in Imminent Threat Scenarios: Volume 1: Tornado Warnings

  This study examines how Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) can be used to warn the public in three potentially deadly scenarios: --A large destructive earthquake; --A Tsunami ; and --A terrorist detonation of nuclear weapon in an urban area.

  Oct 5, 2016

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  Report

  The Role of Logic Modeling in a Collaborative and Iterative Research Process: Lessons from Research and Analysis Conducted with the Federal Voting Assistance Program

  The report describes the underlying method of collaborative logic-model development and application and frames the approach in generalizable step-by-step terms, drawing from research and analysis conducted with the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

  Feb 9, 2016

• Research Brief

  Research Brief

  The Federal Voting Assistance Program: Refocusing and Reorganizing for the Road Ahead

  The Federal Voting Assistance Program is creating a clearer, shared understanding of its mission; building trust and strengthening its relationships with its stakeholders; and embracing a culture and principles of effectiveness.

  Dec 16, 2015

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  Journal Article

  Exploring the Effect of the Diffusion of Geo-Targeted Emergency Alerts: The Application of Agent-Based Modeling to Understanding the Spread of Messages from the Wireless Emergency Alerts System

  This report examines the effect of the diffusion of geo-targeted emergency alerts.

  Nov 23, 2015

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  The Federal Voting Assistance Program and the Road Ahead: Achieving Institutional Change Through Analysis and Collaboration

  This report documents the Federal Voting Assistance Program's efforts to align its strategy and operations to better serve its mission and stakeholders, and set its own course, greet change, and communicate its role in the voting community.

  Oct 26, 2015

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  Journal Article

  Updated Guidelines for the Control of Legionella in Western Pennsylvania

  The purpose of these updated guidelines is to provide interested persons and organizations in western Pennsylvania with updated information on Legionella and how to minimize its occurrence and impact in people and in the environment.

  Oct 1, 2014

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  Wireless Emergency Alerts: Mobile Penetration Strategy

  This report characterizes the factors that affect wireless emergency alert (WEA) coverage, identifies barriers to public access to WEA alerts, and suggests options for increasing mobile penetration (adoption) of WEA nationwide.

  Feb 12, 2014

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  Journal Article

  Wireless Emergency Alerts: Mobile Penetration Strategy

  The objective of this analysis was to independently assess the coverage and penetration of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.

  2013

• Journal Article

  Journal Article

  Building Performance-Based Accountability with Limited Empirical Evidence: Performance Measurement for Public Health Preparedness

  Efforts to respond to performance-based accountability mandates for public health emergency preparedness have been hindered by a weak evidence base linking preparedness activities with response outcomes.

  2013

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  Journal Article

  Bioterrorism and Biological Threats Dominate Federal Health Security Research: Other Priorities Get Scant Attention

  Federal support for health security research is heavily weighted toward preparing for bioterrorism and other biological threats, providing significantly less funding for challenges such as monster storms or attacks with conventional bombs.

  Dec 1, 2012

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  Analysis of the Cities Readiness Initiative

  Examines (1) the status of communities' capability to deliver medical countermeasures within 48 hours of a federal decision to deploy assets and (2) whether the Cities Readiness Initiative has improved communities' capability to meet that goal.

  Mar 27, 2012

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  Journal Article

  Assessing Relationships Between State and Local Public Health Organizations: Evidence from the NACCHO 2008 Profile of Local Health Departments

  Public health systems vary by degree of centralization, reflecting the distribution of authority, responsibility, and effort between state and local public health agencies.

  Mar 1, 2012

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  Journal Article

  Developing and Pilot Testing a Laboratory Specific Continuity of Operations Tabletop Exercise

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

  2012

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  Journal Article

  Federal Initiative Increases Community Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies

  This article describes an evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative, a federal program to improve communities' ability to dispense medications rapidly during emergencies.

  2010

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  Draft

  Decision-Making Modules for the RSS-POD Supply Management Game: A Game-Based Assessment of Crisis Decision Making During Inventory Management and Distribution of Medical Countermeasures

  Introduces and explains two new modules for the RSS-POD Supply Chain Management Game, an Excel-based computer simulation game designed to provide practice in managing inventories of medical countermeasures during a largescale public health emergency.

  Oct 11, 2009

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  New Tools for Assessing State and Local Capabilities for Countermeasure Delivery

  Presents assessments that test five critical elements of state and local health departments' capability to deliver countermeasures to the population under rapid timeframes.

  Sep 3, 2009

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  Measuring Crisis Decision Making for Public Health Emergencies

  Describes a tool for assessing key features of good crisis decision making that focuses on the processes of decision making -- situational awareness, action planning, and process control -- and can be used for exploratory analysis and process improvement.

  Aug 17, 2009

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  A National Agenda for Public Health Systems Research on Emergency Preparedness

  The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response asked RAND to facilitate the development of a public health systems research agenda for emergency preparedness with a focus on both short- and long-term priorities.

  Aug 11, 2009

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  Draft

  A Workshop Template to Assess and Improve SNS Planning

  Contains a template that public health agencies can use to conduct a workshop to improve key aspects of Strategic National Stockpile planning: pediatric dispensing, altered standards of care, and allocation of scarce resources.

  Aug 4, 2009

• Research Brief

  Research Brief

  Are Communities Ready to Conduct Rapid and Large-Scale Dispensing of Medications During a Public Health Emergency?

  This research highlight summarizes the findings of RAND's initial evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative and the program's impact on communities' readiness to conduct mass dispensing of medications and other medical supplies.

  Apr 1, 2009

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  Initial Evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked RAND to provide an initial evaluation of the impact of the Cities Readiness Initiative on awardees' readiness and capability to conduct mass countermeasure dispensing.

  Jan 30, 2009