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Workplace Well-Being
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Managing the Challenge of Workforce Presenteeism in the COVID-19 Crisis
Christian Van Stolk, Michael Whitmore
Sep 25, 2020
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Presenteeism occurs when people work when in suboptimal health. Both presenteeism and absenteeism are key influences on workplace productivity, but presenteeism is by far the most significant. It's vital that employers identify and deal with presenteeism, for the health of their people as well as that of the organization.
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Information Operations
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Russian Propaganda, Domestic Terrorism, America's Electric Grid: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 16, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how Americans react to Russian memes on Facebook, the possibility of domestic terrorism during election season, protecting the U.S. electric grid, and more.
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Information Operations
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Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 9, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on evidence of interference in the 2020 election on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices compared to those of other countries, how parents can help their kids' education stay on track during the pandemic, and more.
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Information Operations
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How Russia Targets U.S. Elections, Black Workers and COVID-19, TikTok: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 2, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how Russia targets U.S. elections, Americans' increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic, Black workers and COVID-19, and more.
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Health Care Cost Inflation
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Health Care Price Transparency, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Gun Laws: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 25, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on what private health plans pay compared to what Medicare pays, when COVID-19's global spread really began, laws that could reduce firearm deaths, and more.
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Wildfires
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Wildfires, America's Wealth Gap, Screening for COVID-19 at Work: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 18, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the growing risk of wildfires, how Americans' incomes have grown (or not), workplace screenings for COVID-19 symptoms, and more.
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Globalization
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America's Declining Global Influence, COVID-19 and Schools, Pardoning Snowden: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 11, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on America's declining status on the world stage, why schools need long-term plans to address COVID-19, what Shinzo Abe's resignation means for the U.S.-Japan alliance, and more.
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Workers' Compensation
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Can Workers' Compensation Help Businesses Reopen More Safely?
Michael Dworsky, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Sep 9, 2020
The RAND Blog
Workers' compensation typically does not cover common infectious diseases like COVID-19. But in the fight against the pandemic, state policymakers might take a fresh look at aspects of labor and business regulation that usually fade into the background and ask if modest changes hold any potential to reduce disease transmission.
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Educational Facilities
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Schools Need to Be Planning for the Next 9 Months, Not the Next 9 Weeks
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Shanthi Nataraj @ShanthiNataraj, Jenna W. Kramer @j_w_kramer
Sep 8, 2020
The Hill
Schools cannot simply wait out this pandemic, nor will short-term planning and ad-hoc infrastructure get them successfully through this academic year. If schools are to minimize educational losses, large-scale investments should be made now.
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Emergency Preparedness
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Planning as Freedom
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Tim McDonald
Sep 4, 2020
The RAND Blog
The pandemic has made Americans less free, confining us to our homes, and separating us from the people we love and the activities we value. This experience may help people learn the importance of planning to preserving and expanding freedom.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Evidence on Kids and COVID-19, China's Use of Big Data, Telemedicine: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 4, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on what we know (and what we don't) about kids and COVID-19, how China is using big data, the future of telemedicine, and more.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Voting in a Pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service, Defunding the Police: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 28, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' views about voting in the age of COVID-19, what makes the U.S. Postal Service so essential, why some in law enforcement may be open to “defunding the police,” and more.
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Public Health Preparedness
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A Stable Blood Supply Is Critical in the COVID-19 Era
Aug 27, 2020
Millions of lives depend on the U.S. blood supply. But no one knows exactly how much blood is in the system at any given time, or whether it's enough to meet demand. The federal government has no way to collect that data, and hospitals don't share it with each other. What can be done to strengthen the system?
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U.S. Postal Service
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The United States Postal Service Is More 'Essential' Than You Thought
Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard, Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis
Aug 25, 2020
The Hill
The U.S. Postal Service is an essential service that delivers mail to every address in the country, connects rural communities, and contributes to public safety. But it is still mistakenly thought of as a private business that should be able to turn a profit.
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Police-Community Relations
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Police Officers: This Article Will Make You Better at Combatting Misinformation
John S. Hollywood, Bob Harrison, Miriam Matthews, Richard Donohue
Aug 24, 2020
Police1
By deliberately addressing misinformation, police officers can promote safe and healthy behaviors among those in their communities. The actions they take to combat misinformation and improve protections in their communities are a critical part of the collective campaign to end the pandemic and help people return to their normal lives.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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It's Going to Be the Vaccination, Stupid!
Robert H. Brook, John J. Rydzewski
Aug 21, 2020
The RAND Blog
The increasingly positive news on COVID-19 vaccine development is also bringing growing alarm over whether Americans will trust these vaccines when they become available. While we were clearly not prepared for this virus, we now need to understand how we are going to roll out any proven vaccine.
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