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Monitoring Prevention Mental Health Programs: Supporting California Counties to Meet Statewide Reporting Requirements
In this document, RAND researchers describe how they developed a tool to help the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health comply with regulations to report on outcomes for prevention mental health programs.
Sep 28, 2018
Report
Provider Interventions to Increase Uptake of Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review
This systematic review synthesizes evidence of health care provider interventions to promote evidence-based treatment of depression across provider groups, care settings, and patient health.
Sep 10, 2018
Journal Article
Evidence-Based Best Practices for Outpatient Management of Warfarin
Three recommendations to improve warfarin management at outpatient clinics are: measure your own performance, have a working registry, try to emulate the aspects of structure of care associated with higher time in therapeutic range (TTR).
Aug 22, 2018
Commentary
Local Development of a Culture of Health: Learning from Sentinel Communities
The Culture of Health project focuses on making health a priority in communities. As the United States grapples with health care spending and changing demographics, the Sentinel Communities project will illuminate stories from local communities and paint a picture of the ways communities strive to improve population health.
Aug 1, 2018
Report
Promising practices for health and wellbeing at work: A review of the evidence landscape
Nesta standards were applied to assess evidence of workplace health outcomes. 117 case studies were received via an open portal. Findings show promising practice.
Jul 24, 2018
Journal Article
Evaluation of the Social Impact Bond Trailblazers in Health and Social Care: Final Report
The Department of Health commissioned an independent evaluation of Social Impact Bond Trailblazers from PIRU, in partnership with RAND Europe, to explore their potential benefits and costs.
Jul 20, 2018
Journal Article
Free Tax Services in Pediatric Clinics
Integrating free tax services into hospital and community-based clinics serving children can help lift clients out of poverty by maximizing tax credits, which may ultimately improve child health.
Jul 3, 2018
Journal Article
Multilevel and Community-Level Interventions with Native Americans: Challenges and Opportunities
To address health disparities among Native American communities, researchers need to collaborate with community leaders to develop, adapt, and test culturally relevant and sustainable measures and interventions.
Jun 28, 2018
Journal Article
SOVA: Design of a Stakeholder Informed Social Media Website for Depressed Adolescents and Their Parents
An online behavioral intervention for depressed adolescents and parents includes two moderated social media websites (one for adolescents, one for parents); both use similar content and both leverage the benefits of social media tools.
Jun 28, 2018
Journal Article
Protocol for a Randomised Trial of Higher Versus Lower Intensity Patient-Provider Communication Interventions to Reduce Antibiotic Misuse in Two Paediatric Ambulatory Clinics in the US
Effective parent-provider communication about antibiotics can reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and use, but there is a dearth of interventions targeting this issue.
Jun 21, 2018
Research Brief
Understanding How the Million Hearts Initiative Is Working to Address Cardiovascular Disease
The Million Hearts initiative has been successful at the national level in bringing stakeholders together to address cardiovascular disease, but the network could be enhanced and the level of membership commitment and activity could be strengthened.
Jun 20, 2018
Report
A Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Assessment of Partnerships for Million Hearts®
This report examines the partnerships developed in Million Hearts, defines the practices and approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention that occurred as a result of the program, and provides suggestions for future Million Hearts activities.
Jun 20, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal Article
Does Documented Brief Intervention Predict Decreases in Alcohol Use in Primary Care?
Increased documentation of elements of a Brief Intervention was not associated with decreased heavy drinking among patients 6 months after they had been identified as having unhealthy alcohol use.
Mar 1, 2018
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

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Lu Dong

Behavioral Scientist

Lu Dong (she/her) is a behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Also a clinical psychologist with expertise in evidence-based psychological treatments for youth and their families, her research has broadly focused on developing and evaluating transdiagnostic psychological interventions,…
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Senior Analyst

Joe Francombe (he/him) is an senior analyst at RAND Europe working in the areas of science, emerging technology and health. Since joining RAND Europe, Francombe has led or contributed to a wide range of research projects, focussing principally on programme evaluations and science landscape…

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