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The Uyghurs, Getting the World Vaccinated, Policing in America: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on China's disappeared Uyghurs, how the United States can help get the rest of the world vaccinated, what's next for policing in America, and more.
May 7, 2021
Research Brief
Use of Tobacco Products Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
As many as 70 percent of young people experiencing homelessness smoke cigarettes, and most use other tobacco products such as little cigars/cigarillos, e-cigarettes, and hookahs. What programs might help them quit?
May 5, 2021
Journal Article
Clinician Perspectives on Methadone Service Delivery and the Use of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
To explore the impact of the pandemic and accompanying policy changes on service delivery, we asked OTP clinicians about changes in care patterns and perceptions of impacts on access and quality.
May 5, 2021
Commentary
America Could Do More to Get the World Vaccinated
After waging its own withering battle with COVID-19, the United States appears to be coming to grips with the pandemic and its economy is recovering. Now could be the time for America to play a greater role in global vaccination, both out of generosity and self-interest.
May 4, 2021
Commentary
Messaging Strategies to Mitigate COVID-19
Public health officials are trying to convince a majority of Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, while also promoting other disease-mitigating measures such as mask-wearing. What messaging strategies might help this effort?
Apr 30, 2021
Journal Article
Knowledge of Alternative Tobacco Products in Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
This study examined perceptions of factors that influence use and non-use of Alternative Tobacco Products (ATPs) among unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness.
Apr 30, 2021
Blog
Biden's First Address to Congress: Insights from RAND
President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, summarizing his administration's early COVID-19 response and outlining plans that aim to loosen the pandemic's year-long grip on a weary nation. The speech reflected the fact that the United States faces policy challenges across a wide range of domains.
Apr 29, 2021
Multimedia
COVID-19 Vaccine Liability and Compensation in the United States
This RAND Corporation virtual event explored how those who believe that they have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines in the United States can seek compensation and how the two federal compensation systems for people harmed by vaccines differ.
Apr 29, 2021
Journal Article
Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Text Messaging-Based Intervention for Smoking Cessation Among Young People Experiencing Homelessness
This is the first study to evaluate the feasibility of using a text messaging-based intervention (TMI) for behavior change with 18–25 year olds experiencing homelessness, and the first to test a TMI to provide ongoing support for smoking cessation.
Apr 28, 2021
Journal Article
Examination of Mediators and Moderators to Understand How and in What Context Game Changers Increases HIV Prevention Advocacy Among Persons Living With HIV in Uganda
These findings highlight the importance of helping PLWH cope with self-stigma and gain comfort with disclosure, as well as the potential influence of network support, trustworthiness, connectedness, and stigmatization on engagement in prevention advocacy.
Apr 28, 2021
Dissertation
Dissemination of Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter and Its Countermeasures
Employs state-of-the-art machine learning models to collect the first dataset of vaccine misinformation from Twitter disseminated from January 2018 to April 2019 and proposes plausible actions.
Apr 21, 2021
Blog
COVID-19 Demographic Trends, Vaccinating 'High-Contact' People, the Iran Threat Network: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how the pandemic is shaping demographic trends, targeting vaccines to
Apr 16, 2021
News Release
Liaison and Diversion Services Can Help Vulnerable People in the Criminal Justice System
An NHS England programme aimed at supporting vulnerable people in the criminal justice system may significantly reduce the chances of those with mental and other health needs from receiving custodial sentences.
Apr 12, 2021
Research Brief
Findings from the national evaluation of Liaison and Diversion services in England
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set.
Apr 12, 2021
Report
Outcome Evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion
An outcome evaluation of the National Model for Liaison and Diversion scheme in England, which identifies and supports people in the criminal justice system with health issues and vulnerabilities, using a novel, large-scale linked data set.
Apr 12, 2021
Commentary
Who Can Effectively Champion the Vax?
Vaccine hesitancy appears to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead a campaign to overcome it, but Americans' trust in the CDC has declined measurably. Health care professionals may be more effective messengers when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.
Apr 9, 2021
Commentary
Target Vaccine to 'High-Contact' People
Actively seeking out people with lots of contacts for vaccination could bring the epidemic under control much more quickly than vaccinating people at random. Vaccinating just 15 percent of the population would be enough to crush the epidemic—so long as it was the right 15 percent.
Apr 9, 2021
News Release
Public Trust of the Centers for Disease Control Falls During Coronavirus Pandemic
Public trust in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fallen during the coronavirus pandemic, with the decline bringing overall population-level trust in the agency to the same lower level of trust long held by Black Americans about the agency.
Apr 5, 2021
Report
Trust in the CDC Declined During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From May to October 2020, some Americans lost trust in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop in trust was particularly significant among people who intended to vote for a candidate other than Joe Biden in the 2020 election or did not intend to vote at all. This suggests that views of the CDC are now strongly politicized.
Apr 5, 2021
Blog
Supporting Asian Americans, U.S. Gun Policy, Climate Migrants: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how to support Asian Americans, the U.S. gun policy debate, the education “arms race,” and more.
Mar 26, 2021

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Lori Uscher-Pines

Senior Policy Researcher

Lori Uscher-Pines is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research interests include telehealth, maternal and child health, health equity, and behavioral health. Her current projects include assessing the impact of various forms of telehealth such as telemental health on…
Kandice A. Kapinos

Senior Economist

Kandice A. Kapinos (she/her) is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation specializing in access to health care and disparities in the United States. She combines applied microeconomics and epidemiologic models with advanced econometrics and causal inference tools to understand how social,…

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