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Journal Article
School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating
Site visits offer a useful means to evaluate the implementation of school district obesity-related policies and develop interventions to translate school food policies into practice.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Support for Students Exposed to Trauma: A Pilot Study
This study describes preliminary data from a pilot study of a new program, Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, adapted from the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Violence Exposure and PTSD: The Role of English Language Fluency in Latino Youth
The authors explored the level of violence exposure and trauma symptoms in Latino youth and the relationship of these factors with English language fluency.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Substance Use and Delinquency Among Fifth Graders Who Have Jobs
Working for pay is associated with substance use and delinquency among older adolescents, although information is scant about younger youth who work. This study investigates associations between self-reports of having a job and substance use and delinquent behaviors in a sample of U.S. 5th graders.
Jan 1, 2009
Research Brief
Evaluating the Spirituality for Kids After-School Program
This research brief summarizes the effect of the Spirituality for Kids (SFK) program on a variety of outcomes. SFK positively affected nearly every domain tested. The study is first to show a causal link between spiritual development and resilience.
Apr 24, 2008
Report
Miscommunication Hindered Student Participation in Programs Created by NCLB
Student participation in school choice programs authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act was hindered because parents did not receive clear and timely communication from schools.
Feb 25, 2008
Report
What are the Costs and Benefits of Out-of-School-Time Youth Programs?
Evaluation of youth programs offered during the time that students are not in school shows that the programs that are costlier and provide more-intense resources to youth perform the best.
Feb 11, 2008
Journal Article
School-based Treatment for Children and Adolescents
This chapter briefly highlights the context for treating child traumatic stress in school settings, reviews the literature supporting treatment approaches in schools, offers a description of techniques used, and identifies empirical support for the reviewed school-based treatment or intervention programs for child traumatic stress.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Appetite for Change: School Meals Policy in the Limelight 2005
This case study examines the Government's decision in 2005 to establish new nutritional standards for school meals.
Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article
Commercial Venues as Supports for Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
The findings suggest that commercial PA facilities are important contributors to the accumulation of PA among adolescent girls.
Aug 1, 2007
Report
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Report
Success of intervention programs for probationers and participating youths is measured by the following outcomes: successful completion of probation, restitution, and community service; arrests; probation violations; and incarcerations.
Jul 29, 2007
Report
Students Benefit from Supplemental Education Under No Child Left Behind
Students in underperforming schools generally made statistically significant gains in math and reading after participating in supplemental educational services such as tutoring and remediation.
Jun 21, 2007
Journal Article
School Playgrounds Untapped Resource in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
School playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends — especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.
Apr 30, 2007
Commentary
Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution
Published commentary by RAND staff: Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution, in Washingtonpost.com.
Apr 18, 2007
Report
Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Report
Success of intervention programs for probationers and participating youths is measured by the following outcomes: successful completion of probation, restitution, and community service; arrests; probation violations; and incarcerations.
Apr 1, 2007
Journal Article
Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors
Opportunities for participation in high school extracurricular sports are limited. Future studies should test whether increased opportunities will increase physical activity and impact the increasing overweight problem in youths.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Pilot Test of Project CHOICE: A Voluntary Afterschool Intervention for Middle School Youth
The current study reports findings from a pilot evaluation of a voluntary alcohol and marijuana intervention for young teens.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program in Urban After-School Settings on the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Use
Positive youth development (PYD) emphasizes a strengths-based approach to the promotion of positive outcomes for adolescents.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Helping Because You Have to or Helping Because You Want To? Sustaining Participation in Service Work from Adolescence Through Young Adulthood
This article examines whether the motive behind community service performed during high school—either voluntary or required—influences engagement in volunteer work during the young adult years.
Dec 1, 2006
News Release
RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events
October 24, 2006 News Release: RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events.
Oct 24, 2006

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Gabriela Alvarado

Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Gabriela Alvarado is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She has a masters in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a masters in anthropology from Georgia State University, and a medical degree from the…
Zhan Okuda-Lim

Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

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