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Dissertation

Dissertation

Three Essays on Value in Health Care: Workplace Wellness Program Return on Investment, Effectiveness of Monetary Penalties for Tobacco Cessation Non-Participation, and Physician Perceptions of Their Use of Time and Appropriateness of Care Provided

This dissertation, in a three paper format, examines three policy levers for improving health care value.

Jun 12, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Social Media as a Catalyst for Policy Action and Social Change for Health and Well-Being: Viewpoint

Social media and other emerging data sources are an important complement to traditional data sources and can help track and motivate policy actions to improve health and well-being.

May 22, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Exploring Treatment Needs and Expectations for People Living with HIV in South Africa: A Qualitative Study

Socio-behavioral interventions to address multi-level barriers to ART initiation may benefit from the inclusion of trained HIV-positive peers.

May 18, 2018
News Release

News Release

Evaluation of Mental Health Service Act in L.A. County Shows Services Reaching Those in Need

Funding from California's special tax for mental health services has allowed Los Angeles County to reach the seriously mentally ill and those at risk for mental illness with services and prevention efforts, lowering both homelessness and the need for psychiatric hospitalizations, while improving employment and wellbeing.

Mar 13, 2018
Research Brief

The Mental Health Services Act in Los Angeles County: Evaluating Program Reach and Outcomes

RAND researchers examined the geographic and demographic reach of Mental Health Services Act-funded activities in Los Angeles County and assessed their impact on clients.

Mar 13, 2018
Report

Evaluation of Mental Health Service Act in L.A. County Shows Services Reaching Those in Need

Funding from California's special tax for mental health services has allowed Los Angeles County to help people with serious mental illness and those at risk. These efforts have lowered homelessness and the need for psychiatric hospitalizations, while improving employment and well-being.

Mar 13, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Assessing and Improving Organizational Readiness to Implement Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care: Findings from the SUMMIT Study

An organizational readiness intervention improved some implementation outcomes related to integrating treatment for opioid and alcohol use disorders in primary care, but not all.

Feb 13, 2018
Journal Article

A Pilot Test of a Motivational Interviewing Social Network Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Among Housing First Residents

Helping formerly homeless people identify members of their social network who trigger alcohol and other drug (AOD) use may motivate them to reduce high-risk AOD use in the transition to permanent housing.

Feb 9, 2018
Tool

Tool

Costs and Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Motor Vehicle–Related Injuries and Deaths: Supplement to Tool Documentation

This report documents the update of an online tool to help assess costs and effectiveness of implementing up to 14 interventions and select those most effective in reducing death and injury from motor vehicle crashes for a given budget.

Feb 2, 2018
Tool

Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States (MV PICCS)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated interactive Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States can help state decisionmakers prioritize motor vehicle injury-prevention interventions.

Feb 2, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Association Between Sponsorship and Findings of Medical Home Evaluations

Evaluation teams of medical home interventions often have one or more members who are employed or funded by the intervention sponsor, which could lead to biased interpretation of mixed results.

Jan 31, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Cluster Analysis of Acute Care Use Yields Insights for Tailored Pediatric Asthma Interventions

Care patterns for pediatric asthma can help identify differences between types of patients - and possible ways to reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

Jan 31, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Alcohol Use Among Concerned Partners of Heavy Drinking Service Members and Veterans

An intervention to improve mental health and communication among military spouses worried about their partners' drinking reduced depression more effectively for spouses who also drank heavily.

Jan 30, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Coordinated Care Intervention to Improve Risk Factor Control After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in the Safety Net: Secondary Stroke Prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic Care Model Teams Early to End Disparities (SUCCEED)

A multi-disciplinary intervention using a Chronic Care Model framework to prevent a secondary stroke among underserved populations will be tested in a randomized controlled trial.

Dec 12, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Developing a Scale to Assess Health Regulatory Focus

A Health Regulatory Focus Scale to assess what motivates individuals to engage in health behaviors was developed and validated.

Dec 7, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Getting To Outcomes' Impact on Sexual Health Outcomes in Community-Based Settings

Getting to Outcomes, an implementation support intervention, can strengthen evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.

Dec 5, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Text Messaging for Improving Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: No Effects After 1 Year in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Short text reminders to HIV-positive young adults in Uganda did not improve their adherence to antiretroviral therapy regimens, in contrast to prior interventions that used reminder messages.

Nov 2, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Factors Associated with an Evidence-Based Measure of Implementation for the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach

This study found two correlates to an evidence-based measure of substance use treatment (A-CRA) implementation.

Nov 1, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Measuring Sustainment of an Evidence Based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use

Two composite assessments of quality - one with treatment staffing and delivery elements and the other with clinical supervision elements - can be used to measure the sustainment of evidence-based treatment.

Nov 1, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Well-Child Care Redesign: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Parent Experiences in the PARENT Trial

Parents built trusting relationships with a parent coach who provided preventative services during an intervention to improve well child care in a low-income urban population.

Sep 28, 2017

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