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Respiratory Diseases and Disorders

Journal Article
Reducing Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate Adults Against Influenza: What Is Realistic?
Despite well-documented evidence regarding effectiveness and safety, uptake of influenza vaccine among adults in the United States falls short of targeted rates.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Surveying a Nationally Representative Internet-Based Panel to Obtain Timely Estimates of Influenza Vaccination Rates
The authors studied the feasibility of using an internet-based panel survey to obtain timely and accurate population-based data on influenza vaccination.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Will Routine Annual Influenza Prevention and Control Systems Serve the United States Well in a Pandemic?
Assesses the extent to which the systems in place for prevention and control of routine annual influenza could provide the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pneumonia Treatment and Mortality
Examine within and between-hospital racial/ethnic disparities in quality indicators and mortality for patients hospitalized for pneumonia.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Who Has a Clue to Preventing the Flu? Unravelling Supply and Demand Effects on the Take-Up of Influenza Vaccinations
Influenza is a serious disease, especially for older people, and incomplete vaccination take-up poses a major public health challenge.
Jan 1, 2009
Report
PREPARE for Pandemic Influenza: A Toolkit to Improve Public Health Preparedness
Mounting an effective emergency response to a public health threat, such as a pandemic influenza, is a common challenge of state and local public health agencies across the country. The PREPARE toolkit provides a brief tutorial on using quality improvement methods to build agency capabilities and public health emergency preparedness.
Dec 9, 2008
Report
Midseason Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S. A Snapshot as of Mid-November 2008
This overview of the results of 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
Report
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

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