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Education, Employment, and Wages in the Appalachia Region: Final Report (2020) 2020

Matthew D. Baird, Gerald P. Hunter, Nathaniel Edenfield, Nicholas Broten, Gabriella C. Gonzalez
The authors examine indicators of education and labor markets in the Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API) region, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and on the extraction industry. The authors look at how the indicators have changed over time, tighten some of their analysis specifically to the API region, and introduce new measures, such as participation in career and technical education.
The Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in Workforce Development and Catalyzing the Community: Reflections from 2014 Through 2018 2020

Gabriella C. Gonzalez, Shelly Culbertson, Nupur Nanda
RAND Corporation researchers are conducting an assessment of the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's (API's) progress toward its vision and goals, with interim assessments conducted annually from 2016 to 2019. This report is the third assessment, and its authors consider the API's strategic alignment, beneficiaries, effectiveness, community catalyst, and sustainability.
Public Mental Health Crisis During COVID-19 Pandemic, China 2020

Lu Dong, Jennifer Bouey
Public mental health interventions should be formally integrated into public health preparedness and emergency response plans.
Strengthening China's Public Health Response System: From SARS to COVID-19 2020

Jennifer Bouey
A commentary on China's attempts to strengthen its public health system between the initial Coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent recurrence.
Breaking Barriers: A Rapid Rehousing and Employment Pilot Program for Adults on Probation in Los Angeles County: Evaluation Report 2020

Sarah B. Hunter, Adam Scherling, Melissa Francisca Felician, Sangita M. Baxi, Matthew Cefalu
Many individuals on probation in Los Angeles County face challenges with housing and employment, placing them at risk for further involvement with the criminal justice system. This report presents early findings on the progress of the Breaking Barriers program, which provides Los Angeles County adults on probation with a time-limited rental housing subsidy, case management, and employment supports.
Defining the Solution Space to Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation 2020

Marjolijn Haasnoot, Robbert Biesbroek, Judy Lawrence, Veruska Muccione, Robert J. Lempert, Bruce Glavovic
Better understanding of the solution space for climate change adaptation, and identifying ways to influence this space, is critical for informing policy making globally to accelerate adaptation action.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Winter 2019-2020 2020

Michelle E. Miro, Krista Romita Grocholski, Samantha Borisoff, Jessica Spaccio, Jordan R. Fischbach, Art Degaetano, Kyle Haak
This web-based tool is part of a quarterly series that draws from a variety of scientific resources to inform Chesapeake Bay Watershed policymakers, practitioners, residents, and community leaders on historical and projected future climate trends. An interactive tool shows projections of percentage change in freeze-thaw days to 2099.
Fostering Innovation Across the U.S. Criminal Justice System: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Fairness 2020

Brian A. Jackson, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Kristin J. Leuschner, Dulani Woods, John S. Hollywood, Duren Banks, Sean E. Goodison, Joe Russo, Shoshana R. Shelton
In this report, the authors focus on common needs that apply to all three sections of the justice system: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections agencies. Starting with the deep pool of feedback and input collected from the practitioner community across the five-year Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative project, the authors abstracted insights about innovation needs for the justice system as a whole.
From SARS to 2019-Coronavirus (nCoV): U.S.-China Collaborations on Pandemic Response: Addendum 2020

Jennifer Bouey
Document submitted March 5, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation on February 5, 2020.
Continuity of Operations Plan Improvement Tool for Public Health Laboratories 2020

Shoshana R. Shelton, Amanda Wicker, Stuart S. Olmsted
Public health laboratories are in various stages of development of their continuity of operations plan (COOP). The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) contracted with RAND to develop and pilot test a COOP tabletop exercise.

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Well-Being Program Areas

Community Health and Environmental Policy
The Community Health and Environmental Policy program focuses on such topics as infrastructure, science and technology, community design, community health promotion, migration and population dynamics, transportation, energy, and climate and the environment.
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The Social and Behavioral Policy program focuses on such topics that are influenced by social and behavioral actions and systems that affect well-being, including risk factors and prevention programs, social safety net programs, poverty, aging, disability, child and youth health and well-being, and quality of life.