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Journal Article

Severe Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight and Increased Body Fat Among People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

We found severe food insecurity associated with increased BMI and body fat as well as higher odds of being overweight among PLHIV in the DR.

Aug 17, 2017

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Israel Rios-Castillo, Maria Altagracia Fulcar, Denise Diaz Payan, Kartika Palar, Lisbeth Escala, Hugo Farias, Homero Martinez
Report

Report

The Blended Retirement System: Retention Effects and Continuation Pay Cost Estimates for the Armed Services

This report assesses the effects of the Blended Retirement System on military retention and continuation pay cost for the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy and finds that retention can be sustained relative to the legacy system.

Aug 15, 2017

Beth J. Asch, Michael G. Mattock, James Hosek
Journal Article

What Defines a High-Performing Health System: A Systematic Review

Lack of a consistent definition of a high-performing health system severely hampers our ability to compare delivery systems based on performance.

Aug 15, 2017

Sangeeta Ahluwalia, Cheryl L. Damberg, Marissa Rose Silverman, Aneesa Motala, Paul G. Shekelle
Journal Article

Journal Article

Can Income Diversification Explain the Growing Entrepreneurship Gap by Age?

The key result of our analysis is that income diversification has become increasingly important in determining entrepreneurship, but that younger households became less likely over time to have income from multiple sources. At the same time, older households maintained their income diversification and their likelihood of working as entrepreneurs became more responsive to having substantial income from non-business sources such as capital income and Social Security benefits.

Aug 15, 2017

Christian E. Weller, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Journal Article

Journal Article

Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Across studies, our analyses did not indicate that MBRP has beneficial clinical effects beyond comparator interventions (such as relapse prevention, health education, CBT, andTAU) on substance use relapse.

Aug 15, 2017

Sean Grant, Benjamin Colaiaco, Aneesa Motala, Roberta M. Shanman, Marika Booth, Melony E. Sorbero, Susanne Hempel
Research Brief

The American Working Conditions Survey Finds That More Than Half of Retirees Would Return to Work

According to the American Working Conditions Survey, more older workers report having meaningful work compared with their prime-age counterparts, and more than half of retirees would return to work under the right conditions.

Aug 14, 2017

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Report

Working Conditions in the United States: Results of the 2015 American Working Conditions Survey

This report presents detailed findings from the 2015 American Working Conditions Survey about the prevalence and distribution of working conditions across the American workforce by age, gender, and education.

Aug 14, 2017

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Tool

The American Working Conditions Survey Data: Codebook and Data Description

This codebook describes the content and structure of the American Working Conditions Survey data (AWCS) which was fielded on the RAND American Life Panel (ALP) in 2015.

Aug 14, 2017

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Research Brief

How Americans Perceive the Workplace: Results from the American Working Conditions Survey

Half of American workers say that they work in their free time to meet workplace demands, 63 percent feel that they are doing useful work, and 46 percent of retirees age 50 and older say that they would return to work if conditions were right.

Aug 14, 2017

Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Report

Report

Enhancing Management of the Joint Future Vertical Lift Initiative

It is possible to achieve some degree of commonality without joint program management and identifies lessons from historical experience and how they apply to the joint Future Vertical Lift initiative.

Aug 14, 2017

Jeffrey A. Drezner, Parisa Roshan, Thomas Whitmore
Report

Report

Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved?

This report analyzes how the U.S. Army can improve its distribution of heavy secondary items that account for a small proportion of the overall number of items the Army must ship to users but comprise a large proportion of the weight it ships.

Aug 14, 2017

Adam C. Resnick, Jeremy M. Eckhause, James Syme
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Report

Delivering Clinical Practice Guideline–Concordant Care for PTSD and Major Depression in Military Treatment Facilities

This report describes the psychological health workforce at military treatment facilities, examines the extent to which care is consistent with clinical practice guidelines, and identifies facilitators and barriers to providing this care.

Aug 14, 2017

Kimberly A. Hepner, Coreen Farris, Carrie M. Farmer, Praise O. Iyiewuare, Terri Tanielian, Asa Wilks, Michael Robbins, Susan M. Paddock, Harold Alan Pincus
Infographic

Infographic

Military Mental Health Care: Provider Perspectives on Treating PTSD and Depression

This infographic describes data on various aspects of the Military Health System capacity to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.

Aug 14, 2017

Kimberly A. Hepner, Coreen Farris, Carrie M. Farmer, Praise O. Iyiewuare, Terri Tanielian, Asa Wilks, Michael Robbins, Susan M. Paddock, Harold Alan Pincus
Testimony

Testimony

The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate: Addendum

Document submitted August 11, 2017, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States on July 13, 2017.

Aug 14, 2017

Colin P. Clarke
Report

3D Printing: Downstream Production Transforming the Supply Chain

This Perspective describes potential uses of 3D printing in a military context to help the U.S. Department of Defense understand future impacts on the supply chain and the structural and policy changes that might be required to support these efforts.

Aug 11, 2017

Simon Veronneau, Geoffrey Torrington, Jakub Hlavka
Journal Article

Federally Qualified Health Center Clinicians And Staff Increasingly Dissatisfied With Workplace Condition

Providers and staff at federally funded safety net clinics reported declines in professional satisfaction, work environment, and practice culture.

Aug 11, 2017

Mark W. Friedberg, Rachel O. Reid, Justin W. Timbie, Claude Messan Setodji, Aaron Kofner, Beverly A. Weidmer, Katherine L. Kahn
Report

Report

Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

This report examines the representativeness of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program at the school level with respect to geography and demographics and determines how federal laws and policies affect JROTC units.

Aug 10, 2017

Charles A. Goldman, Jonathan Schweig, Maya Buenaventura, Cameron Wright
Report

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Military Health System

This report presents the results of a survey on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services fielded in 142 military treatment facilities across three branches of military service and the National Capital Region Medical Directorate.

Aug 9, 2017

Patricia M. Herman, Melony E. Sorbero, Ann C. Sims-Columbia
Report

Report

How to Support More and Stronger Arts Education Partnerships in Allegheny County

This report presents findings from an exploratory study on arts partnerships in Allegheny County and identifies regional facilitators and barriers to forming, implementing, and sustaining them.

Aug 9, 2017

Yael Z. Silk, Catherine H. Augustine
Report

What's the Buzz? The City-Scale Impacts of Drone Delivery

This report examines the developing technology for using drones to deliver packages and attempts to identify the societal impacts. In particular, the author estimates the potential effects on energy consumption, aerial congestion, and other outcomes.

Aug 9, 2017

Andrew J. Lohn

Published Research

Severe Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight and Increased Body Fat Among People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

The Blended Retirement System: Retention Effects and Continuation Pay Cost Estimates for the Armed Services

What Defines a High-Performing Health System: A Systematic Review

Can Income Diversification Explain the Growing Entrepreneurship Gap by Age?

Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The American Working Conditions Survey Finds That More Than Half of Retirees Would Return to Work

Working Conditions in the United States: Results of the 2015 American Working Conditions Survey

The American Working Conditions Survey Data: Codebook and Data Description

How Americans Perceive the Workplace: Results from the American Working Conditions Survey

Enhancing Management of the Joint Future Vertical Lift Initiative

Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved?

Delivering Clinical Practice Guideline–Concordant Care for PTSD and Major Depression in Military Treatment Facilities

Military Mental Health Care: Provider Perspectives on Treating PTSD and Depression

The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate: Addendum

3D Printing: Downstream Production Transforming the Supply Chain

Federally Qualified Health Center Clinicians And Staff Increasingly Dissatisfied With Workplace Condition

Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Military Health System

How to Support More and Stronger Arts Education Partnerships in Allegheny County

What's the Buzz? The City-Scale Impacts of Drone Delivery

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