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Midseason Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S.: Detailed Survey Data Tables
This detailed data from a survey of adults age 18 and over on their receipt of the influenza vaccine will inform public health officials and other stakeholders on progress toward vaccinating adults prior to the end of the vaccination season.
Dec 7, 2008
Research Brief
Out of the Ivory Tower, Into the Real World: Examples of Street-Smart Community Health Research
Discusses the potential of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce the burden of chronic health problems on poor and minority neighborhoods and describes three successful CBPR programs.
Nov 20, 2008
Dissertation
Three Papers in International Health Policy: Modeling the Links Between Economics and Epidemiology
Discusses the benefits of linking epidemiological modeling with international health resource allocation decisions and examines experimental models of influenza outbreak and antiretroviral policy in India.
Jun 2, 2008
Journal Article
Community Planning for Pandemic Influenza: Lessons from the VA Health Care System
Coordination and communication among community partners-including health departments, emergency management agencies, and hospitals-are essential for effective pandemic influenza planning and response. As the nation's largest integrated health care system, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could be a key component of community planning.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Obtaining Utility Estimates of the Health Value of Commonly Prescribed Treatments for Asthma and Depression
Comparing the costs and health value associated with alternative quality improvement efforts , this study employs expert panel methodology to elicit numerical estimates based on a 0 to 1 utility scale of the health benefit of usual treatment patterns for 2 medical conditions, depression and asthma.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Hospitals as Hotels: The Role of Patient Amenities in Hospital Demand
Pharmaceutical regulations in 19 developed countries from 1992 to 2004 are analyzed for their affect on pharmaceutical revenues. There has been a trend toward increased regulation, and most regulations reduce pharmaceutical revenues significantly.
Jan 1, 2008
Report
Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency
Provides a curricula that can be used to train hospital and clinic staff as well as department of mental health staff about how to prepare for and respond to the psychological consequences of large-scale disasters.
Dec 11, 2007
Research Brief
Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness
This research brief summarizes research that has identified the advantages and disadvantages of some approaches used to measure public health preparedness and suggested avenues for developing new preparedness tools.
Sep 5, 2007
Commentary
Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes
Published commentary by RAND staff: Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes, in Washingtonpost.com.
Mar 30, 2007
Journal Article
Family Structure and the Treatment of Childhood Asthma
Assess the effects of family structure on the treatment and outcomes of children with asthma.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Quality of Asthma Care
Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of asthma care have been well documented in the United States.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
A Review of Potential State and Local Policies to Reduce Asthma Disparities
Research is presently being carried out to understand the complexities involved in modelling the choice of departure time and mode of travel.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Quantifying Asthma Symptoms in Adults: The Lara Asthma Symptom Scale
This study validates a simple multidimensional asthma questionnaire as a clinical tool in the assessment of asthma control in adults.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Quality Indicators for the Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Vulnerable Elders
The literature summaries that support each of the indicators judged to be valid in the expert panel process are described.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
This guideline presents the available evidence on the diagnosis and management of COPD.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Increasing Influenza Immunization for Long-Term Care Facility Staff Using Quality Improvement
Based on the insights learned about effective changes, the project developed a change package for use by other long-term care facilities.
Dec 31, 2006
News Release
Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks
November 15, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Vaccination of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks.
Nov 15, 2006
News Release
RAND Study Finds Patients with Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases Get Only Half of Recommended Medical Care
November 13, 2006 News Release: RAND Study Finds Patients with Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases Get Only Half of Recommended Medical Care.
Nov 13, 2006
Research Brief
Vaccinating Residents and Staff Can Reduce Influenza Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
This fact sheet describes the benefits of influenza vaccination for nursing home residents and staff.
Nov 9, 2006
Report
Facilitated Look-Backs: A New Quality Improvement Tool for Management of Routine Annual and Pandemic Influenza
Describes a new quality-improvement tool that public health agencies can adopt to regularly look back at each routine annual influenza season to systematically institutionalize knowledge from one influenza season to the next.
May 19, 2006

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