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Journal Article

Providing Smoking Cessation Programs to Homeless Youth: The Perspective of Service Providers

This paper presents data from interviews with service providers from 23 shelters and drop-in centers serving homeless youth in Los Angeles County about their current smoking cessation programming.

Oct 1, 2014
Commentary

Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Are Scary, but Do They Work?

“Graphic warning labels” pair gruesome images with warnings about the dangers of smoking, covering anywhere from 30 to 80 percent of cigarette pack “faces” (the front and back). Do they prevent people from starting to smoke or cause current smokers to quit?

Sep 30, 2014
Journal Article

State Policies Can Influence Patient Access to Effective Heroin Treatment

Buprenorphine is an effective alternative to methadone for treating opioid dependence because it can be taken at home rather than requiring patients to report daily to a licensed clinic. But it can only be prescribed by physicians who complete special training and obtain a waiver.

Sep 29, 2014
Commentary

CVS Health: Breathing a Little Easier and Holding Our Breath

CVS has officially stopped selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, a move that will cost the pharmacy chain about $2 billion in annual profits. It's difficult to say if this will affect smoking. For now, the ban is most significant for what it represents symbolically.

Sep 12, 2014
Journal Article

Study Design to Develop and Pilot-Test a Web Intervention for Partners of Military Service Members with Alcohol Misuse

Alcohol misuse among military service members from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is over two times higher compared to misuse in the civilian population.

Sep 1, 2014
Commentary

Germs Go Back to School, Too: Five Ways to Protect Your Kids

With kids working and playing in close contact and sharing supplies and equipment, schools can be hotbeds for infection. Each year, K-12 students miss about 60 million school days due to colds and the flu combined. But these five approaches can help reduce their chance of spreading infections and getting sick.

Aug 25, 2014
News Release

Survey Finds Veterans Satisfied with Mental Health and Substance Use Care, but Also See Room for Improvement

A survey of more than 5,000 U.S. veterans receiving mental health services from the Veterans Health Administration found general satisfaction, but also significant room for improvement among all areas studied.

Aug 20, 2014
Commentary

Improving the Experience of Veterans Seeking Mental Health and Substance Use Care

Last week, President Obama signed a bill to overhaul care provided by the Veterans Health Administration. This is an important step, but attention to veterans' experiences receiving care, particularly veterans in need of mental health and substance use care, should be an essential component to ongoing efforts to improve quality.

Aug 13, 2014
Commentary

Six Takeaways from the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

No amount of research can save those who've already perished from Ebola in West Africa, but our capacity to learn from such tragedies is a silver lining that has historically enhanced global resilience to disease. With that in mind, here are six key lessons from the outbreak.

Aug 8, 2014
Research Brief

California's Vaccine Bill Is Now Law

California now has one of the strictest vaccination laws in the country. Signing the bill, Governor Jerry Brown said that “the science is clear.” RAND research shows that vaccines administered to children are extremely safe.

Aug 8, 2014
Journal Article

Evaluating the Impact of Getting to Outcomes-Underage Drinking on Prevention Capacity and Alcohol Merchant Attitudes and Selling Behaviors

Assessed whether providing prevention coalitions with Getting To Outcomes-Underage Drinking (GTO-UD) helped improve implementation of two common EAP strategies, responsible beverage service training (RBS) and compliance checks.

Aug 1, 2014
Journal Article

Examining the Sustainment of the Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach in Community Addiction Treatment Settings: Protocol for a Longitudinal Mixed Method Study

Gaining a better understanding of the factors that influence the evidence-based treatment sustainment may lead to more effective dissemination strategies and ultimately improve the quality of care being delivered in community-based addiction treatment settings.

Aug 1, 2014
Journal Article

Probability Perceptions and Preventive Health Care

We study the effect of perceptions in comparison with more objective measures of risk on individuals' decisions to decline or accept risk reducing interventions such as flu shots, mammograms, and aspirin for the prevention of heart disease.

Aug 1, 2014
Commentary

RAND Helps to Develop From Coverage to Care, a New CMS Initiative

Health coverage is a means to an end: the aim is to help more Americans use their coverage to access routine primary care and preventive services. For many of the newly insured, however, the leap between obtaining insurance and establishing a regular source of care is substantial.

Jul 29, 2014
Commentary

The ACA's Opportunity to Improve Care for Substance Use Disorders

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will significantly increase coverage for the publicly funded treatment of substance use disorders. But in order to maximize the benefit to patients, families, and society, it's critical to invest in the development, validation, and use of performance measures.

Jul 28, 2014
Commentary

Should You Get Screened for Heart Disease?

Many think of cardiovascular disease (CVD) primarily as a male problem. But one in three adult women has some form of CVD, which has killed more American women than men every year since 1984. Cardiovascular risk assessments can help women understand their current risk and health behaviors.

Jul 24, 2014
Journal Article

Perceptions of Behavioral Health Care Among Veterans with Substance Use Disorders: Results from a National Evaluation of Mental Health Services in the Veterans Health Administration

Understanding patients' perceptions of care is essential for health care systems.

Jul 9, 2014
Journal Article

Child Vaccines Have Low Risk of Harmful Side Effects

Concerns about vaccine safety have led some parents to decline recommended vaccination of their children, leading to the resurgence of diseases. Harmful side effects are extremely rare and must be weighed against the protective benefits that vaccines provide.

Jul 2, 2014
Journal Article

Attitudes to Vaccination: A Critical Review

This paper provides a consolidated overview of public and healthcare professionals' attitudes towards vaccination in Europe by bringing together for the first time evidence across various vaccines, countries and populations.

Jul 1, 2014
Journal Article

Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunization in the United States

This report conducts a systematic review of the literature on the safety of vaccines recommended for routine immunization of children, adolescents, and adults in the United States.

Jul 1, 2014

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