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Tobacco/nicotine and Marijuana Co-Use Motives in Young Adults: Associations with Substance Use Behaviors One Year Later

We conducted an analysis on 342 young adults with past-year co-administration of tobacco/nicotine and marijuana to determine how emergent classes of 16 co-use motives were associated with use of tobacco/nicotine and marijuana one year later.

Sep 22, 2020

Eric R. Pedersen, Joan S. Tucker, Jordan P. Davis, Michael Stephen Dunbar, Rachana Seelam, Anthony Rodriguez, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Report

COVID-19 Air Traffic Visualization: African Anchor States Face Higher Risk of Importing COVID-19 Cases

In this report—part of a series on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—the researchers quantify the potential vectors of transmission to countries in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.

Sep 22, 2020

Adam R. Grissom, Christopher A. Mouton, John P. Godges, Russell Hanson
Report

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations Critical for a Successful Campaign

The authors of this Perspective examine liability and compensation issues as they relate to the distribution and administration of future COVID-19 vaccines.

Sep 21, 2020

Nicholas M. Pace, Lloyd Dixon
Tool

Tool

How Would a Better Diet Affect Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States?

An online tool shows the effect that improving diet quality in the United States could have on health and economic outcomes, such as the prevalence of diet-related illness, health care spending, and labor force participation, over a 30-year period.

Sep 21, 2020

Pedro Nascimento de Lima, PhuongGiang Nguyen, Patricia M. Herman, Roland Sturm
Report

Report

Variation in Improvement Among Schools in the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching

RAND researchers investigate factors that might be associated with positive student outcomes for schools that improved during the six years of the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative.

Sep 21, 2020

Alice Huguet, Deborah J. Holtzman, Abby Robyn, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Ivy Todd, Linda Choi, Matthew D. Baird, Italo A. Gutierrez, Michael S. Garet, Brian M. Stecher, John Engberg
Research Brief

Research Brief

The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching: A Comparison of School Outcomes

RAND researchers study the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative and find associations between school improvement and staff perceptions of school leaders' behaviors, staff cohesion, and factors outside schools' control.

Sep 21, 2020

Alice Huguet, Deborah J. Holtzman, Abby Robyn, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Ivy Todd, Linda Choi, Matthew D. Baird, Italo A. Gutierrez, Michael S. Garet, Brian M. Stecher, John Engberg
Report

Report

The Effect of Blast-Related Burn Injuries from Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience: A Review of the Scientific Literature

Researchers reviewed literature about blast-related burn injury, which is common among service members and is associated with infection, disability, military discharge, and mortality. Further research is needed on burn prevention and field care.

Sep 21, 2020

Charles C. Engel, Ryan K. McBain, Samantha McBirney, Sara E. Heins, Molly M. Simmons, Emily Hoch, Mimi Shen, Nicholas Broten, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Tepring Piquado
Dissertation

Dissertation

Loosening the Okinawan Knot: A Mixed-Methods Study of Okinawan Public Perceptions of the U.S. Military

Provides a detailed and reliable understanding of the nature of the Okinawan public's perceptions, policy preferences, and cultural attitudes regarding the problems and benefits associated with the U.S. military in Okinawa.

Sep 21, 2020

Balys Gintautas
Tool

Hedgemony: A Game of Strategic Choices

Hedgemony is a wargame designed to teach U.S. defense professionals how different strategies could affect key planning factors in the trade space at the intersection of force development, force management, force posture, and force employment.

Sep 21, 2020

Michael E. Linick, John Yurchak, Michael Spirtas, Stephen Dalzell, Yuna Huh Wong, Yvonne K. Crane
Report

Nationwide Evaluation of Health Care Prices Paid by Private Health Plans: Findings from Round 3 of an Employer-Led Transparency Initiative

The authors use data from 2016 to 2018 to document variation in facility prices for the commercially insured population. They report differences in standardized negotiated prices and prices relative to Medicare reimbursement rates.

Sep 18, 2020

Christopher M. Whaley, Brian Briscombe, Rose Kerber, Brenna O'Neill, Aaron Kofner
Journal Article

Journal Article

Study Design to Evaluate a Group-based Therapy for Support Persons of Adults on Buprenorphine/Naloxone

This study will evaluate whether the adapted intervention, also known as integrating support persons into recovery, is effective in increasing patient retention on buprenorphine when compared to usual care.

Sep 18, 2020

Karen Chan Osilla, Kirsten Becker, Liisa Ecola, Brian Hurley, Jennifer K. Manuel, Allison J. Ober, Susan M. Paddock, Katherine E. Watkins
Journal Article

Journal Article

Health Center Implementation of Telemedicine for Opioid Use Disorders: A Qualitative Assessment of Adopters and Nonadopters

Although use of telemedicine for the treatment of opioid use disorders is growing, there is limited research on how it is actually being deployed in treatment. We explored how health centers across the U.S. are using it.

Sep 18, 2020

Lori Uscher-Pines, Pushpa Raja, Ateev Mehrotra, Haiden A. Huskamp
Report

Report

Improving Strategic Resource Management in the Air Force Recruiting Enterprise: Challenges and Next Steps for Policymakers

The Air Force applies multiple recruiting resources to meet its goal of roughly 30,000 new enlistment contracts annually. The authors describe the data needed to determine how these recruiting resources affect enlistments.

Sep 17, 2020

David Schulker, Nelson Lim, David Knapp, Bruce R. Orvis
Tool

Tool

Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Summer 2020

This climate summary aims to inform Mid-Atlantic policymakers and practitioners about summer 2020 weather, regional climate trends, and the upcoming fall season. A tool shows historic and projected changes in warm daily minimum temperatures.

Sep 17, 2020

Michelle E. Miro, Krista Romita Grocholski, Jessica Spaccio, Samantha Borisoff, Art Degaetano, Jordan R. Fischbach
Report

A Framework for Evaluating Approaches to Symptom Screening in the Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The authors assess approaches to workplace screening for COVID-19 symptoms, rating them on five criteria: likelihood of detecting infection, helping employees feel safer, safety of the screening interaction, feasibility, and privacy.

Sep 17, 2020

Courtney A. Gidengil, Shira H. Fischer, Nicholas Broten
Journal Article

Innovations in Adult Social Care and Social Work Report

Researchers identified and prioritised a shortlist of top priority innovations to evaluate in adult social care and social work.

Sep 17, 2020

Holly Walton, Amelia Harshfield, Sonila M. Tomini, Pei Li Ng, Katherine Cowan, Jon Sussex, Naomi Fulop
Journal Article

Moonlighting to the Side Hustle: The Effect of Working an Extra Job on Household Poverty for Households With Less Formal Education

To understand who works multiple jobs and its effect on economic well-being, we used the Survey of Income and Program Participation to estimate the effect of secondary earnings on household poverty.

Sep 17, 2020

Jennifer Scott, Kathryn A. Edwards, Alexandra Stanczyk
Journal Article

Journal Article

Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child: Consumption, Income, and Savings Effects

In this paper, we directly approach the potential costs, inefficiencies, and inequities of aiding family members.

Sep 17, 2020

Kathryn A. Edwards, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Journal Article

Journal Article

Who Helps the Unemployed? Workers' Receipt of Public and Private Transfers

Unemployment increases the probability a worker receives financial assistance from their family, inclusive of all demographic subgroups.

Sep 17, 2020

Kathryn A. Edwards
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Dawn of a New Synthetic Opioid Era: The Need for Innovative Interventions

This paper stems from recent research into understanding the past, present and possible futures of synthetic opioids in North America and beyond.

Sep 17, 2020

Bryce Pardo, Jirka Taylor, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Peter Reuter, Beau Kilmer

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