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Health Interventions

Military Health and Health Care

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Supporting the Mental Health Needs of National Guard and Reserve Members
Over one million U.S. military service members are members of the National Guard or reserves. These troops are being tested like never before, but they do not receive the same physical and mental health care coverage provided to their active-duty counterparts. It may be time to explore policy solutions to ensure that these service members have access to high-quality mental health care.
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Sep 22, 2021
Justin Hummer, Kimberly A. Hepner @KimberlyHepner

Health Interventions

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Reducing Disparities in Infant Mortality: Using Big Data to Help Babies at Risk
Black babies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—and across America—face much higher mortality rates than white babies. Researchers pulled together thousands of data points on more than 150,000 births to better predict who is at risk and how to help.
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Jul 1, 2021
Macroeconomics

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Balancing Public Health and Economic Effects of Physical Distancing: Q&A with Jonathan Welburn
Jonathan Welburn, an operations researcher at RAND, has spent years studying how economic shocks ripple outward like a contagion through the economy. He recently helped develop an online tool that policymakers can use to manage the health and economic effects of COVID-19 interventions.
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Jul 13, 2020
Decisionmaking

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Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions Presents Stark Health and Economic Choices
RAND's new COVID-19 interventions impact tool uses epidemiological and economic models and continually refreshed data to estimate what could happen as restrictions are eased. The tool won't make the choices confronting state leaders less painful. But it can provide clear, evidence-based estimates of the health and economic trade-offs.
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May 18, 2020
Jeanne S. Ringel @JeanneRingel, Raffaele Vardavas, et al.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Reopening America, China's 'Mask Diplomacy,' State Police Powers: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on a RAND tool that estimates the public health and economic effects of reopening America, China's “mask diplomacy,” using police powers for pandemic response, and more.
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May 8, 2020
Community Health and Well-Being

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Reopening America—The Health and Economic Trade-Offs: Q&A with RAND Experts
Local and state officials are thinking through whether, when, and how to lift social-distancing restrictions. We asked three RAND researchers about the complex problem of reopening.
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May 4, 2020
Childhood Asthma

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At the Interface of the Health Care System and the Community: Insights from an Academic-Community Partnership in Camden, New Jersey
Asthma is a common and expensive childhood condition that erodes quality of life for kids and families. Researchers sought to identify patient-centered interventions to reduce avoidable asthma-related acute care use and improve outcomes. They found that the solutions lie at the nexus of the health care system and the community.
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Dec 3, 2019
Mahshid Abir, Jane Forman, et al.
Childhood Trauma

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After School Shootings, Children and Communities Struggle to Heal
School shootings leave wounds that affect students, school staff, families, and communities for years. Building community resilience, implementing evidence-based mental health support early, and providing access for survivors and the community immediately and in the long term could help promote healing and prevent more tragedy.
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Jul 19, 2019
Ariella Iancu, Lisa H. Jaycox, et al.
Health and Wellness Promotion

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Measuring Progress Toward a Culture of Health... at the Library
Libraries can provide much more than books and internet access. Libraries across the United States are evolving to play a bigger role in community health. Many offer nutrition programs, mental health support, and even free bike-shares.
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Nov 21, 2018
Carolyn Miller, Anita Chandra
Community Health and Well-Being

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Local Development of a Culture of Health: Learning from Sentinel Communities
The Culture of Health project focuses on making health a priority in communities. As the United States grapples with health care spending and changing demographics, the Sentinel Communities project will illuminate stories from local communities and paint a picture of the ways communities strive to improve population health.
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Aug 1, 2018
Anita Chandra, Todd Rogers, et al.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Raising Awareness of the Need for Collaborative Care to Treat PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 percent of American adults from all walks of life. Research suggests that more work is needed to improve and adapt models of care for PTSD.
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Jun 23, 2017
Lisa S. Meredith
Health Interventions

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A New Tool to Assess the Costs and Effectiveness of Traffic Crash Interventions
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the U.S. An online tool can help policymakers understand the available evidence-based interventions that can help prevent crash injuries and deaths, what they will cost, and how effective they will be in their state.
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Apr 4, 2016
Liisa Ecola, Jeanne S. Ringel @JeanneRingel