RAND Research Topic: Health and Wellness Promotion

Elevating the Well-Being of Home Care Workers

2020-12-10T19:30:00Z

More than 2.3 million home care workers are responsible for caring for millions of Americans who are unable to fully care for themselves. It's worth considering policy options to provide them with better access to PPE, improved compensation, and formal recognition that their work is essential.

The economic benefits of a more physically active population

2019-11-05T19:01:00Z

A study to examine the economic benefits of getting people to be more physically active by using a multi-country computational general equilibrium (CGE) macroeconomic model.

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey

2021-04-28T10:00:00Z

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief summarizes results for broad topics of the survey, such as substance use and mental health, among active component members.

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey

2021-04-28T10:00:00Z

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey

2021-04-28T10:00:00Z

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief compares results for the active component and the reserve component.

2018 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS)

2021-04-28T10:00:00Z

In this report, RAND researchers review survey methods, sample demographics, key findings, and policy implications from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey of active component service members.

2018 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS)

2021-04-28T10:00:00Z

In this report, RAND researchers review survey methods, sample demographics, key findings, and policy implications from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey of reserve component service members.

Integrating Psychological Counseling into National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Programs

2021-04-08T09:30:00Z

To learn how the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program can support cadets with mental health disorders, RAND researchers interviewed counselors and surveyed ChalleNGe sites about their counseling services and cadets’ mental health needs in 2019.

Exploring Workplace Financial Wellbeing Interventions

2021-03-08T09:00:00Z

Workplace financial wellbeing interventions could offer a key means for addressing rising financial concerns and mental health issues in the workplace. In this video, Christian van Stolk and Jennifer Bousfield describe their findings from an extensive analysis of British and Asian workplace survey data.

Workplace financial wellbeing interventions and the mental health of young workers

2021-03-08T08:30:00Z

In this study we explore the likely and proven impact of workplace financial wellbeing interventions on the mental health of young workers, through analysis of Britain and Asia's Healthiest Workplace survey data and a literature review.

Workplace financial wellbeing interventions for young workers

2021-03-08T08:30:00Z

Discrete choice experiments

2021-02-09T09:00:00Z

RAND Europe was commissioned by the UK Office of Manpower Economics (OME) to measure the impact of pay, rewards and other working conditions on the retention of teachers, using a quantitative survey containing two discrete choice experiments.

Understanding Teaching Retention

2021-02-09T09:00:00Z

Teachers Are Not All Right: The Toll COVID-19 is Taking on the Nation's Teachers

2021-01-15T09:41:00Z

Between working longer hours, learning new technologies, and trying to stay connected to their students, the COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented demands on teachers. What might teacher burnout and low morale mean for schools' abilities to support students effectively?

Getting To Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams

2020-12-14T08:30:00Z

This content area module for Air Force suicide prevention is a companion volume to the Getting To Outcomes Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams. It includes guidance, resources, and examples of completed tools.

Getting To Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams

2020-12-14T08:30:00Z

This content area module for Air Force sexual harassment prevention is a companion volume to the Getting To Outcomes Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams. It includes guidance, resources, and examples of completed tools.

Impact of Primary Care Worksite Health and Wellness Clinics on HbA1c Level Among Prediabetic or Diabetic Employees

2020-12-10T10:45:00Z

This study determined whether the use of worksite health and wellness clinics reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) for prediabetic and diabetic employees.

Evaluation of an Air Force Well-Being and Resilience Effort

2020-10-15T14:19:00Z

Task Force True North (TFTN) is an Air Force effort to improve resilience and well-being in airmen and their families. Based on the perceptions of key stakeholders, which TFTN initiatives appear to have been successful and could be expanded across the Air Force?

The Effects of Job Characteristics on Retirement

2020-09-29T09:15:00Z

We present results from a survey fielded in the RAND American Life Panel. The survey queried older workers about their current,desired, and expected job characteristics, and about how certain characteristics would affect their retirement decisions.

Workplace Well-being Research at RAND Europe

2020-09-02T07:25:00Z

Our researchers help to improve effective decisionmaking by organizations and policymakers on a wide range of workplace well-being initiatives and explore the economic impacts of well-being at work.