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Evaluation of the National CLAS Standards: Tips and Resources

OMH commissioned the development of a framework and toolkit to guide efforts to evaluate the National CLAS Standards across four settings: ambulatory care, behavioral health, hospitals, and public health.

Jun 30, 2020

Malcolm V. Williams, Laurie T. Martin, Lois M. Davis, Linnea Warren May, Alice Y. Kim
Report

Air Force Nonrated Technical Training: Selected Topics to Improve Efficiency

The authors identify insights relevant to Air Force technical training from how colleges and universities size their instructor corps, best practices associated with supply chain management, and approaches for developing a flexible instructor pool.

Jun 29, 2020

Kathleen Reedy, Lisa M. Harrington, Bart E. Bennett, Barbara Bicksler, James R. Broyles, Robert Corsi, Paul Emslie, Charles A. Goldman, Daniel Ibarra, Darrell D. Jones, Rita Karam, Matthew Walsh
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Report

2019 American Teacher Panel Civic Education Survey: Technical Documentation

As part of the RAND Corporation's Truth Decay initiative, researchers surveyed public-school social studies teachers about approaches to civic education. This report, one in a series of six, provides technical information about the survey.

Jun 29, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, Julia H. Kaufman, Lynn Hu, David Grant, Claude Messan Setodji, Matt Strawn
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Media Use and Literacy in Schools: Civic Development in the Era of Truth Decay

This Data Note examines social studies teachers' reports regarding how they and their schools promote media literacy and the appropriate use of media. It also summarizes teachers' perceptions of challenges associated with media literacy and use.

Jun 29, 2020

Laura S. Hamilton, Julia H. Kaufman, Lynn Hu
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How Increasing Medical Access to Opioids Contributes to the Opioid Epidemic: Evidence from Medicare Part D

The national growth in opioid supply explains 75% of the national rise in opioid treatment admissions and the diversion component is a critical driver of the opioid epidemic.

Jun 26, 2020

David Powell, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Erin Audrey Taylor
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Variation in the Degree of Concentration of Prescription Opioid Utilization Using Different Measures

A small share of prescription opioid users account for a large percent of total prescription opioid use.

Jun 26, 2020

Sara E. Heins, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer, Bradley D. Stein
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Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics

The international community‘s approach to building state institutions needs its own reform. This innovative book proposes a new strategy, rooted in a rigorous analysis of recent missions.

Jun 26, 2020

Andrew Radin
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Discussing Measurement-Based Care with Patients: An Analysis of Clinician-Patient Dyads

The goal of this study was to explore the types of issues that arise in routine practice in early stage measurement-based care (MBC) implementation.

Jun 26, 2020

Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Kimberly A. Hepner, Carrie M. Farmer, Ammarah Mahmud, Rachel E. Kimerling, Brandy N. Smith, Craig Rosen
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Dyadic Model of Adaptation to Life-Limiting Illness

This review of the scholarly and empirical literature as well as a growing body of research examining adjustment to the prospect of the end of life support the concept of dyads, where one member of a mutual partnership is experiencing losses in the context of life-threatening illness while the other member goes through adjustments.

Jun 26, 2020

Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Neha K. Reddy, Rebecca Emily Johnson, Linda L. Emanuel, Sara J. Knight
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Journal Article

Changes in Firearm Mortality Following the Implementation of State Laws Regulating Firearm Access and Use

Laws that regulate children's access to firearms, the carrying of a concealed firearm, and the use of a firearm in self-defense, are associated with an 11% decrease in the firearms-related death rate.

Jun 26, 2020

Terry L. Schell, Matthew Cefalu, Beth Ann Griffin, Rosanna Smart, Andrew R. Morral, Douglas S. Massey
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Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2019 "Spark the True You" Mental Health Campaign

Los Angeles County, in partnership with the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team, conducted a mental health campaign aimed at women veterans. It did not reach large numbers but provided new information about mental health among those it did reach.

Jun 25, 2020

Rebecca L. Collins, Nicole K. Eberhart, Rachana Seelam
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Report

Air Force Manpower Determinants: Options for More-Responsive Processes

The authors examine the process the Air Force uses to determine manpower requirements, compare it with processes used in other services and organizations, and evaluate options for increasing the efficiency of the Air Force process.

Jun 25, 2020

Albert A. Robbert, Lisa M. Harrington, Louis T. Mariano, Susan A. Resetar, David Schulker, John S. Crown, Paul Emslie, Sean Mann, Gary Massey
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Journal Article

Association Between Disease Progression and Depression Onset in Persons with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis

In summary, study findings indicate that greater structural disease severity and decreased physical performance increase the risk of depression onset among individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis.

Jun 25, 2020

Alan M. Rathbun, Michelle D. Shardell, Alice S. Ryan, Michelle S. Yau, Joseph J. Gallo, Megan S. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Marc C. Hochberg
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Journal Article

Accounting for the Burden and Redistribution of Health Care Costs: Who Uses Care and Who Pays for It

The dollar value of health care received declines as income rises as does health care received as a percent of income.

Jun 25, 2020

Katherine Grace Carman, Jodi L. Liu, Chapin White
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Study on the Benefits and Drawbacks of Remote Voting: Final report

Researchers examined the barriers to voting encountered by different groups of citizens and mapped the different types of remote voting solutions available in EU member states.

Jun 25, 2020

Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva, Axelle Devaux, Clara Fauli, Katherine Stewart, Federica Porcu, Jirka Taylor, Alexandra Theben, Ben Baruch, Frans Folkvord, Fook Nederveen
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Journal Article

Characteristics of Hospices Providing High-Quality Care

Hospice characteristics associated with strong performance on Hospice Item Set measures differ from those associated with strong performance on CAHPS measures. Providing professional staff visits in the last two days of life is associated with high performance in both quality domains.

Jun 25, 2020

Rebecca Anhang Price, Anagha Alka Tolpadi, Danielle Schlang, Melissa A. Bradley, Layla Parast, Joan M. Teno, Marc N. Elliott
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Provision of Social Services and Health Care Quality in US Community Health Centers, 2017

Some community health centers provide social services on-site and this was associated with better performance on measures of health care quality.

Jun 25, 2020

Ashley M. Kranz, Ammarah Mahmud, Denis Agniel, Cheryl L. Damberg, Justin W. Timbie
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Journal Article

Differences in Caregiver Reports of the Quality of Hospice Care Across Settings

Important opportunities exist to improve quality of hospice care in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Quality improvement and regulatory interventions targeting these settings are needed to ensure that all hospice decedents and their family receive high-quality, patient- and family-centered hospice care.

Jun 25, 2020

Denise D. Quigley, Layla Parast, Ann C. Haas, Marc N. Elliott, Joan M. Teno, Rebecca Anhang Price
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Do Oral Health Services in Medical Offices Replace Pediatric Dental Visits?

This study failed to find evidence that medical preventive oral health services (POHS) replaced dental visits for young children enrolled in Medicaid and, in fact, offers evidence that increased medical POHS was associated with increased utilization of dental care. Given lower than desired rates of dental visits for this population, delivery of medical POHS should be expanded.

Jun 25, 2020

Ashley M. Kranz, R. Gary Rozier, Bradley D. Stein, Andrew W. Dick
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Journal Article

Study on the Benefits and Drawbacks of Remote Voting: Executive summary

Researchers examined the barriers to voting encountered by different groups of citizens and mapped the different types of remote voting solutions available in EU member states.

Jun 25, 2020

Francisco Lupiáñez-Villanueva, Axelle Devaux, Clara Fauli, Katherine Stewart, Federica Porcu, Jirka Taylor, Alexandra Theben, Ben Baruch, Frans Folkvord, Fook Nederveen

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