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Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region: Preparing for Future Disasters

We propose the creation of a Gulf of Mexico Community Health Observing System, focused on effects of disasters on the health and well-being of people and their communities.

Oct 21, 2020

Kristie L. Ebi, Melissa L. Finucane, Lawrence Palinkas, Dwayne Porter, Teresa E. Seeman
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Sentencing Scorecards: Reducing Racial Disparities in Prison Sentences at Their Source

Scorecards are a common tool for public policy decisionmaking, but none highlight racial disparities in incarceration. We constructed county-level scorecards for racial disparities in incarceration rates for the NY State Permanent Commission on Sentencing.

Oct 21, 2020

Greg Ridgeway, Ruth A. Moyer, Shawn David Bushway
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Evaluation Report of the First Three Years (2017-2019) of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Test

CMMI contracted with the RAND Corporation to evaluate the first three years of the MA VBID model test. This report serves as our second and final evaluation of the first three years of the model test.

Oct 21, 2020

Christine Eibner, Dmitry Khodyakov, Erin Audrey Taylor, Christine Buttorff, Courtney Armstrong, Marika Booth, Kathryn E. Bouskill, Matthew Cefalu, Stephanie Dellva, Michael Dworsky, Federico Girosi, Ann C. Haas, Monique Martineau, Alice Y. Kim, Julie Lai, Afshin Rastegar, Daniel Schwam, Tisamarie Sherry
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Report

Pitfalls and Potholes: Data Issues to Consider When Analyzing State Opioid Policies, September 14, 2020

The webinar focused on data dimensions that researchers should keep in mind when conducting analyses of state opioid policies and when seeking to draw conclusions from other studies.

Oct 21, 2020

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Rosanna Smart, Bradley D. Stein
Report

Report

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning: Executive Summary

In this summary, RAND researchers describe the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative, as well as findings and early lessons from the first two years of implementation in the six participating communities.

Oct 20, 2020

Heather L. Schwartz, Laura S. Hamilton, Susannah Faxon-Mills, Celia J. Gomez, Alice Huguet, Lisa H. Jaycox, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Andrea Prado Tuma, Katie Tosh, Anamarie A. Whitaker, Stephani L. Wrabel
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Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning

In this report, RAND researchers describe the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative, as well as findings and early lessons from the first two years of implementation in the six participating communities.

Oct 20, 2020

Heather L. Schwartz, Laura S. Hamilton, Susannah Faxon-Mills, Celia J. Gomez, Alice Huguet, Lisa H. Jaycox, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Andrea Prado Tuma, Katie Tosh, Anamarie A. Whitaker, Stephani L. Wrabel
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Journal Article

Georgia II STEM Higher Education Evaluation Design Report (Revised)

U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation is funding a higher education partnership in the country of Georgia. This report delineates the evaluation design and approach that will be used for evaluating the successes and challenges of this effort.

Oct 19, 2020

Charles A. Goldman, Rita Karam, Katya Migacheva, Matthew Cefalu, Thomas Goughnour
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Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

A national longitudinal survey of 1,540 adults ages 30-80 in 2019 and 2020 shows that people drank more frequently, and for women in particular, more heavily and with more negative consequences, during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 16, 2020

Michael S. Pollard, Joan S. Tucker, Harold D. Green
Report

Russian Propaganda Hits Its Mark: Experimentally Testing the Impact of Russian Propaganda and Counter-Interventions

This report, the third in a series, describes a study designed to assess how people react to and engage with Russia's online propaganda. Media literacy advisories and labeling the source of the propaganda were found to have a counter effect.

Oct 15, 2020

Todd C. Helmus, James V. Marrone, Marek N. Posard, Danielle Schlang
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Report

An Evaluation of Task Force True North Initiatives for the Promotion of Resilience and Well-Being Within the Air Force

Researchers conducted a thematic analysis of data collected on the U.S. Air Force's Task Force True North (TFTN) initiatives and identified key findings related to each initiative and to TFTN as a whole.

Oct 15, 2020

Samantha E. DiNicola, Shirley M. Ross, Brandon Crosby, Rebecca Jensen, Irina A. Chindea, Susan G. Straus
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Journal Article

Early Evidence of the Development of Primary Care Networks in England: A Rapid Evaluation Study

In 2019, NHS England asked general practices to group into primary care networks and offer extra services to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. This research looked at how these networks were established, what they have achieved so far and what has helped or hindered progress.

Oct 15, 2020

Judith Smith, Sarah Parkinson, Amelia Harshfield, Manbinder Sidhu
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Journal Article

Estimating the Cost of Growing the NHS Cancer Workforce in England by 2029

This research aims to understand the requirements for the NHS, and particularly for HEE, of increasing the seven priority cancer workforces by 45 per cent by 2029.

Oct 14, 2020

Jenny George, Evangelos Gkousis, Alexandra Feast, Steve Morris, Jack Pollard, Jyotsna Vohra
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Report

Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in American Schools and Classrooms: Findings from the American Teacher Panel

Researchers present survey results about teachers' social and emotional learning (SEL) practices, beliefs about SEL, emotional well-being, professional development related to SEL, school-level supports for SEL, and district and state SEL standards.

Oct 13, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, Christopher Joseph Doss
Report

Understanding Russian Black Sea Power Dynamics Through National Security Gaming

The author explores Russian military, economic, and political levers of power in the Black Sea through targeted research and an original RAND Black Sea security game, convened in June 2018.

Oct 13, 2020

Anika Binnendijk
Research Brief

Supports for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools: Findings from the American Teacher Panel

Survey results about teachers' social and emotional learning (SEL) practices, beliefs about SEL, emotional well-being, professional development related to SEL, school-level supports for SEL, and district and state SEL standards.

Oct 13, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, Christopher Joseph Doss
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Journal Article

The Complex Cancer Care Coverage Environment: What Is the Role of Legislation? A Case Study from Massachusetts

We identified five current cancer coverage state laws and interviewed experts on their perceptions of the relevance of the laws and how well they meet the current needs of cancer care given rapid changes in therapies.

Oct 13, 2020

Christine Leopold, Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Christine Y. Lu, Anita K. Wagner
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Journal Article

A Mixed-Method Comparison of Physician-Reported Beliefs About and Barriers to Treatment with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

We conducted a mixed-methods study that involved focus group interviews and an online survey disseminated to a random group of licensed U.S. physicians, which oversampled physicians with a preexisting waiver to prescribe buprenorphine.

Oct 13, 2020

Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Barbara Andraka-Christou, Jeremy Attermann, Anna Cupito, Jessica Buche, Angela J. Beck
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Journal Article

Fossil Fuel–Fired Power Plant Operations Under a Changing Climate

In this analysis, we used a power plant modeling tool to study how a variety of power plant configurations respond to varying meteorological conditions.

Oct 13, 2020

Aviva Loew, Paulina Jaramillo, Haibo Zhai, Rahim Ali, Bart Nijssen, Yifan Cheng, Kelly Klima
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Insuring Public Buildings, Contents, Vehicles, and Equipment Against Disasters: Current Practices of State and Local Government and Options for Closing the Insurance Gap

For this report, researchers examined state and local financial risk management practices, the role that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program plays in these practices, and options for closing the insurance gap.

Oct 9, 2020

Lloyd Dixon, Jason Thomas Barnosky, Noreen Clancy
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Journal Article

When Financial Aid Is Scarce: The Challenge of Allocating College Aid Where It Is Needed Most

This study estimates the effects of the Wisconsin Grant, a state-funded, need-based financial aid program for Wisconsin residents attending in-state colleges and universities.

Oct 9, 2020

Drew M. Anderson

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