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Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center: 2018-2019 Annual Report

To support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) across its missions, the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC). This is the center's 2018-2019 annual report.

Apr 3, 2020
Journal Article

Journal Article

Strengthening China's Public Health Response System: From SARS to COVID-19

A commentary on China's attempts to strengthen its public health system between the initial Coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent recurrence.

Apr 3, 2020

Jennifer Bouey
Journal Article

Journal Article

Public Mental Health Crisis During COVID-19 Pandemic, China

Public mental health interventions should be formally integrated into public health preparedness and emergency response plans.

Apr 3, 2020

Jennifer Bouey
Report

Critical Care Surge Response Strategies for the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States

Presents strategies for creating critical care surge capacity for hospitals and health care systems confronted by the COVID-19 crisis, given available critical care doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists, ventilators, and hospital beds.

Apr 3, 2020

Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson, Edward W. Chan, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Christina Cutter, Karishma Patel, Andy Bogart
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RAND Critical Care Surge Response Tool: An Excel-Based Model for Helping Hospitals Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis

A Microsoft Excel-based tool that allows decisionmakers at all levels -- hospitals, health care systems, states, regions -- responding to the COVID-19 crisis to estimate current critical care capacity and rapidly explore strategies for increasing it.

Apr 3, 2020

Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson, Edward W. Chan, Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Christina Cutter, Karishma Patel, Andy Bogart
Report

2019 Evaluation of Los Angeles County's WhyWeRise Mental Health Campaign

Interviews and a survey indicate that WhyWeRise, a community engagement mental health campaign, reached at least 30 percent of Los Angeles County youth and mobilized them to improve societal support for those experiencing mental health challenges.

Apr 1, 2020

Rebecca L. Collins, Nicole K. Eberhart, Rachana Seelam, Rebecca De Guttry, Matthew L. Mizel
Brochure

Brochure

2019 RAND Annual Report: Tomorrow Demands Today

RAND‘s 2019 Annual Report describes the importance of philanthropic support and how RAND's evidence-based research and analysis help people around the world lead lives that are safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.

Apr 1, 2020
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Journal Article

Healthcare Utilization Among Migrants to the UK: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Two National Surveys

Researchers explored health service utilization among migrants to the UK, adjusting for age, sex, long-term health conditions and time since moving to the UK. The study found that healthcare use was lower among migrants than the UK-born population.

Apr 1, 2020

Catherine L. Saunders, Adam Steventon, Barbara Janta, Mai Stafford, Carol Sinnott, Lucinda Allen, Sarah R. Deeny
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Journal Article

The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting: Lessons Learned From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers

A stakeholder group of individuals living with dementia made valuable contributions to a research summit on the disease.

Apr 1, 2020

Lori Frank, Emily Shubeck, Melanie Schicker, Teresa Webb, Katie Maslow, Laura Gitlin, Cynthia Huling Hummel, Edward Harris Kaplan, Brian LeBlanc, Myriam Marquez, Brenda P. Nicholson, Greg O'Brien, Louise Phillips, Brian Van Buren, Gary Epstein-Lubow
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Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan: Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing

Taiwan learned from the SARS outbreak in 2003. Its response to COVID-19 holds lessons for other countries battling the new virus.

Apr 1, 2020

C. Jason Wang, Chun Y. Ng, Robert H. Brook
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Journal Article

Contributions of Persons Living With Dementia to Scientific Research Meetings: Results From the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers

A stakeholder group of persons living with dementia influenced the agenda and outcomes of a national research summit on care, services, and supports for persons living with the disease.

Apr 1, 2020

Lori Frank, Emily Shubeck, Melanie Schicker, Teresa Webb, Katie Maslow, Laura Gitlin, Cynthia Huling Hummel, Edward Harris Kaplan, Brian LeBlanc, Myriam Marquez, Brenda P. Nicholson, Greg O'Brien, Louise Phillips, Brian Van Buren, Gary Epstein-Lubow
Report

Report

Software Acquisition Workforce Initiative for the Department of Defense: Initial Competency Development and Preparation for Validation

To support U.S. Department of Defense goals to improve software acquisition, the authors develop a competency model, review training and education courses, and present options for tracking and managing the software acquisition workforce.

Mar 31, 2020

Sean Robson, Bonnie L. Triezenberg, Samantha E. DiNicola, Lindsey Polley, John S., II Davis, Maria C. Lytell
Report

Breaking Barriers: A Rapid Rehousing and Employment Pilot Program for Adults on Probation in Los Angeles County: Evaluation Report

This report presents early findings on the progress of the Breaking Barriers program, which provides Los Angeles County adults on probation with a time-limited housing subsidy, case management, and employment supports.

Mar 31, 2020

Sarah B. Hunter, Adam Scherling, Melissa Felician, Sangita M. Baxi, Matthew Cefalu
Journal Article

Journal Article

School and Preparedness Officials' Perspectives on Social Distancing Practices to Reduce Influenza Transmission During a Pandemic: Considerations to Guide Future Work

The objective of this qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of school and preparedness officials on the feasibility of implementing a range of social distancing practices to reduce influenza transmission during a pandemic.

Mar 31, 2020

Laura J. Faherty, Heather L. Schwartz, Faruque Ahmed, Yenlik Zheteyeva, Amra Uzicanin, Lori Uscher-Pines
Journal Article

Journal Article

Group and Individual-level Change on Health-related Quality of Life in Chiropractic Patients With Chronic Low Back or Neck Pain

This study suggests some benefits of chiropractic on functioning and well-being of patients with low back pain or neck pain.

Mar 31, 2020

Ron D. Hays, Karen Spritzer, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Gery W. Ryan, Ian D. Coulter
Report

Unclassified and Secure: A Defense Industrial Base Cyber Protection Program for Unclassified Defense Networks

This report describes a way for the U.S. Department of Defense to better secure unclassified networks holding defense information -- through the establishment of a cybersecurity program designed to strengthen the protections of these networks.

Mar 30, 2020

Daniel Gonzales, Sarah Harting, Mary Kate Adgie, Julia Brackup, Lindsey Polley, Karlyn D. Stanley
Research Brief

Research Brief

Financial Aid Can Help Low-Income Students Finish Two-Year College Programs

In Wisconsin, a state-funded grant helped the lowest-income college students meet living expenses and supported degree completion. A grant of $1,100 made graduation 9 percent more likely for students enrolled at technical colleges.

Mar 30, 2020

Drew M. Anderson
Report

Teacher and Principal Perspectives on Supports for Students' College and Career Pathways: Findings from the American Educator Panels

In this report, the authors investigate the link between school context and school-provided college and career pathway supports to better understand potential causes of gaps in student postgraduation outcomes.

Mar 26, 2020

Melanie A. Zaber, Laura S. Hamilton
Report

Report

Measuring Cybersecurity and Cyber Resiliency

This report presents a framework for the development of metrics -- and a method for scoring them -- that indicates how well a U.S. Air Force mission or system is expected to perform in a cyber-contested environment.

Mar 26, 2020

Don Snyder, Lauren A. Mayer, Guy Weichenberg, Danielle C. Tarraf, Bernard Fox, Myron Hura, Suzanne Genc, Jonathan William Welburn
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Enhancing deterrence and defence on NATO's northern flank: Allied perspectives on strategic options for Norway

To inform ongoing strategy and policy development, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence commissioned RAND to gather insights into key allies' perspectives on strategic opportunities and challenges for NATO deterrence and defence in the High North.

Mar 25, 2020

James Black, Stephen J. Flanagan, Gene Germanovich, Ruth Harris, David Ochmanek, Marina Favaro, Katerina Galai, Emily Gloinson

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