Optimum graphic presentation of this site requires a modern standards-friendly browser. The browser or PDA you are using may not display exactly as intended, but you will still be able to access all of our content. For more information, see About This Site. Why upgrade? Click here to see how this site's homepage displays with a modern browser.

• The Arts
• Child Policy
• Civil Justice
• Education
• Energy & Environment
• Health & Health Care
• International Affairs
• National Security
• Population & Aging
• Public Safety
• Science & Technology
• Substance Abuse
• Terrorism & Homeland Security
• Transportation & Infrastructure
• Workforce & Workplace

Hot Topics

• China
• Climate Change
• Emergency Preparedness
  and Response
• Health Care Access
• Iran
• Middle East Stability
• No Child Left Behind
• Obesity in America

More »

Contributing RAND Research Divisions and Programs

• Center for Domestic and International Health Security
• Drug Policy Research Center
• RAND Europe
• RAND Global Health Program
• RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
• RAND Health
• RAND Institute for Civil Justice
• RAND Labor and Population
• Science and Technology Policy Institute
• Military Health
• RAND Arroyo Center
• RAND National Defense Research Institute

Support Our Work

Five ways you can make a difference:

1. Donate Now
2. Buy a Book
3. Stay Informed
4. Tell a Friend
5. Utilize RAND's Services

Health and Health Care

Several divisions at RAND, including RAND Health, contribute to health and health care research. Results are available to the public through the RAND Health Database. View all Health and Health Care Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

More »Featured Research

Early Puberty in Girls Is a Risk Factor for Delinquency, Requires Positive Parenting — Aug. 31, 2008

Early puberty is a risk factor for delinquency, and early puberty combined with low parental nurturance, communication, or parental knowledge of the child's activities presents a risk for aggressive behavior in early adolescent girls.

Abstract

California's Workers' Compensation Program Could Model Pay-for-Performance — Jul. 17, 2008

California's workers' compensation group health program is suitable for three models of a pay-for-performance initiative that include agreed on performance measures, expandable data-collection infrastructure, and incentives in order to ensure physician buy-in.

Full Document

More »Featured Project

RAND Program Studies Health Care Policy Worldwide — Jun. 4, 2008

RAND Global Health supports the development of health systems and good health policy in the global community by analyzing, modeling, and assessing policy options for public and private sector entities in the United States and around the world.

Read More

View All »Related News & Commentary

September 2, 2008: Few Parents of Chronically Ill Children Use California Paid Family Leave Program

August 24, 2008: Change Choices, Not Conversation, By Melissa Flournoy (Monroe (LA) News Star)

July 17, 2008: The Potential Benefits and Costs of Increased Adoption of Health Information Technology, By Richard Hillestad

June 12, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, By Christine Eibner

June 11, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Summary of Key Findings on Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, By Lisa H. Jaycox

View All »Featured Reports

The State and Pattern of Health Information Technology Adoption Helps focus the policy agenda for incentives to speed Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) adoption by estimating the current level and pattern of HIT adoption in the different types of healthcare organizations, according to information the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)-Dorenfest database, and evaluates factors that affect this diffusion process, using existing empirical studies and regression analysis. Full Document

Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions RAND researchers analyzed the health components of seven post–World War II nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts-Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq-and found that two factors are correlated with successful health outcomes: planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources. Full Document