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Nation's Public Cord Blood Banks Provide Benefits, Despite Drop in Use

The nation's public umbilical cord blood banks provide benefits that far outweigh their costs and should continue to receive federal support, even though use of cord blood stem cells from the banks has been declining.

Sep 29, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Exposure to Alcohol Advertising and Adolescents' Drinking Beliefs: Role of Message Interpretation

Recent research revealed momentary associations between exposure to alcohol advertising and positive beliefs about alcohol among adolescents (Martino et al., 2016). We reanalyzed those data to determine whether associations depend on adolescents' appraisal of ads.

Sep 28, 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
Journal Article

Journal Article

Process Evaluation of a Peer-Driven, HIV Stigma Reduction and HIV Testing Intervention in Latino and African American Churches

Faith-based organizations may be effective in addressing HIV-related disparities, but few interventions have been implemented across diverse churches.

Sep 26, 2017
Commentary

Addressing Europe's Migrant Crisis Takes More Than Stopping the Boats from Libya

Treating migration from Libya as a border security issue has reduced migration across the Mediterranean. But efforts to keep migrants in Libya are fraught with risks, exacerbate a massive human rights problem, and do not address Libya's long-term economic and political stabilization.

Sep 25, 2017
Dissertation

Dissertation

Contextual Effects and Child Health and Cognition

This dissertation examines how the local environment contexts contribute to children's health and cognition.

Sep 25, 2017
Report

Report

Injury and Illness Surveillance of U.S. Agricultural Workers: Assessment of Recommendations and Actions

This report provides the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health with an assessment of the feasibility and desirability of carrying out specific actions recommended by an independent panel regarding program relevance and impact.

Sep 25, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Transforming Employment Support for Those with Mental Health Problems

In this essay, we look at what the evidence base around interventions is and see what types of options that policymakers could consider.

Sep 21, 2017
Report

Designing Innovative High Schools: Implementation of the Opportunity by Design Initiative After Two Years

RAND evaluated the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design high school redesign initiative. The data in this interim report describe implementation facilitators and challenges after two years.

Sep 21, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of VA Home-Based Primary Care on American Indian Reservations: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study

Common experiences among Veterans Affairs medical centers expanding their home-based primary care services to rural American Indian reservations provide lessons learned for future expansions.

Sep 19, 2017
Journal Article

Educating Syrian Refugees: Challenges Facing Host Countries

Wealthy regional governments could share more of the responsibility of supporting refugee education with the current host countries so that an entire generation of Syrian children is not lost.

Sep 15, 2017
News Release

News Release

Repealing or Replacing Affordable Care Act Would Result in More Uninsured Veterans, Increase Stress on VA Health System

Proposals to repeal or replace the federal Affordable Care Act would likely increase the demand for service in the Veterans Affairs medical system, while also increasing the number of veterans who have no insurance coverage at all.

Sep 14, 2017
Commentary

The Early Bird Catches the Worm? Probably Not

School start times are becoming a hotly debated topic across the United States. Starting middle and high schools at 8:30 a.m. would improve teen health, and the economic benefits of this shift would likely outweigh the costs.

Sep 12, 2017
Commentary

If Teenagers Get More Sleep, California Could Gain Billions

Two key effects of better-rested teens are improved academic performance and reduced motor vehicle crashes. Delaying school start times to 8:30 a.m. could result in economic benefits that would be realized within a matter of years — $10 billion in California alone.

Sep 7, 2017
Report

Summer Learning in Pittsburgh: Exploring Programming Gaps and Opportunities

This report investigates summer program opportunities in Pittsburgh, focusing on free or low-cost programs that provide academic instruction for at least five weeks during the summer.

Sep 6, 2017
Report

Report

Feasibility of a Survey Panel of Criminal Justice Agencies: For Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border Law Enforcement, Courts, and Institutional and Community Corrections Agencies

RAND conducted a feasibility study to establish a survey panel of representatives of small, rural, tribal, and border criminal justice agencies. Such a panel would enable policymakers to collect up-to-date information on priorities and challenges.

Sep 1, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Age Differences in Death and Suicidal Ideation in Anxious Primary Care Patients

One in three older adults with anxiety reported feeling like they were better off dead, which underscores the importance of assessing for suicidality in this population during primary care visits.

Aug 31, 2017
Report

Starting School Later Would Boost the Economy

Moving school start times to 8:30 a.m. could contribute $83 billion to the U.S. economy within a decade. These gains would come from higher academic and professional performance, and reduced car crash rates.

Aug 30, 2017
News Release

News Release

Shifting School Start Times Could Contribute $83 Billion to U.S. Economy Within a Decade

A state-by-state analysis (in 47 states) of the economic implications of a shift in school start times in the U.S., shows that a nationwide move to 8.30 a.m. could contribute $83 billion to the U.S. economy within a decade. These gains would be realized through higher academic and professional performance, and reduced car crash rates.

Aug 30, 2017
Report

Dual Credit Education in Texas: Interim Report

Examines the accessibility, diversity, quality, and efficiency of dual credit education programs in Texas, and proposes areas of dual credit education to investigate in the second phase of the study.

Aug 29, 2017

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