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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Flu Contagion in Schools

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

As the nation and the world continue to grapple with H1N1, and while delivery of the vaccine in the United States faces delays, school closures are one policy tool under consideration to slow spread of the pandemic. Ross Hammond, co-author of a recent report that quantified the economic effects of school closures, and Fred Barbash, Politico senior editor, answered questions in a live web chat about the implications and potential costs of this approach. Read More

H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic Disease, Health Care, Public Health

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Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report Web Chat: Flu Contagion in Schools

Ross A. Hammond, October 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Scouting Report Web Chat: Flu Contagion in SchoolsAs the nation and the world continue to grapple with H1N1, and while delivery of the vaccine in the United States faces delays, school closures are one policy tool under consideration to slow spread of the pandemic. Ross Hammond, co-author of a recent report that quantified the economic effects of school closures, and Fred Barbash, Politico senior editor, took questions in a live web chat about the implications and potential costs of this approach. Read More

H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic Disease, Health Care, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBattleground or Common Ground? American Public Opinion on Health Care Reform

William A. Galston, Steven Kull and Clay Ramsay, October 08, 2009, The Brookings Institution, WorldPublicOpinion.org

To dig deeper into what the American public really thinks about health care, experts at Brookings and WorldPublicOpinion.org gathered and interpreted polling research about public attitudes toward reform of the country’s health care system. Their results offer a new and complex portrait of how Americans view health care reform and the policy debate surrounding the polarizing issue. Read More

Health Care, Polling and Public Opinion, Public Health, U.S. Politics

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioThe Costs of Containing H1N1

Joshua M. Epstein, October 05, 2009

The Costs of Containing H1N1The Center on Social and Economic Dynamics at Brookings has released a comprehensive report on the economic impact of closing schools and day care centers to help mitigate the infection rate of the H1N1 virus. Center director Joshua Epstein highlights some of the study’s findings and notes that the cost for such closures could be substantial.

H1N1 Influenza, Pandemic Disease, Public Health, Health Care, Agent-based Models

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCan Parent Training Reduce Abuse, Enhance Development, and Save Money?

Richard P. Barth and Ron Haskins, October 01, 2009, The Future of Children Policy Brief

This policy brief, a companion to the volume of The Future of Children devoted to child maltreatment prevention, the authors examine evaluations of home-visiting programs designed to improve parenting and reduce child maltreatment and how policy makers are using social science evidence to identify and support successful programs. Read More

Children & Families, Courts, Public Health, U.S. Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSocial Science Rising: A Tale of Evidence Shaping Policy

Ron Haskins, Christina Paxson and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn , October 01, 2009, Future of Children Policy Brief

In this policy brief, a companion to the volume of The Future of Children devoted to child maltreatment prevention, the authors examine evaluations of home-visiting programs designed to improve parenting and reduce child maltreatment and how policy makers are using social science evidence to identify and support successful programs. Read More

Children & Families, Courts, U.S. Poverty, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioH1N1 Containment: Economic Cost and Workforce Effects of School Closures

Howard Lempel, Ross A. Hammond and Joshua M. Epstein, September 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Policymakers are looking at school closures to contain the spread of an H1N1 influenza outbreak. In the first comprehensive U.S. study of the economic cost of school and daycare center closures, the Center on Social and Economic Dynamics at Brookings finds that closing all schools in the United States for four weeks could cost up to $47 billion and lead to a reduction of up to 17% in key health care personnel. Read More

H1N1 Influenza, Public Health, Health Care, Pandemic Disease, Agent-based Models

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBending the Curve: A Comparative Review of the Senate Finance Committee Reform Proposal

Joseph Antos, John Bertko, Michael Chernew, David Cutler, Dana Goldman, Mark B. McClellan, Elizabeth McGlynn, Mark Pauly, Leonard Schaeffer and Stephen Shortell, September 29, 2009, The Brookings Institution

In early September, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform released a report, Bending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Spending Growth, to help inform the current debate. A new brief provides a high-level review of the legislation introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, including a side-by-side summary of key provisions of the Bending the Curve report and those in the Baucus proposal. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Challenges for Health Reform

Mark B. McClellan, September 15, 2009, Congressional Health Care Caucus

At a recent Congressional Health Care Caucus policy forum, Engelberg Center Director Mark McClellan discussed some of the unanswered questions and challenges facing health care reform, noting that there has been little public engagement on several key issues that need to be addressed, including major reforms within health insurance markets, and the need for fundamental changes to support better lifestyle choices. Read More

Health Care, Public Health

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioConference on Clinical Cancer Research

Monday, September 14, 2009
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

The 2009 Conference on Clinical Cancer Research, hosted by the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform and Friends of Cancer Research, brought together distinguished members of the cancer community for in-depth discussions of critical issues at the intersection of clinical research and policy. The event featured presentations by National Cancer Institute Director John Neiderhuber and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, as well as panel discussions focusing on optimal data collection for clinical trials, development and approval of targeted therapies, and development of combination therapies targeting multiple pathways. Read More

Health Care, Public Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Health Care Spending Growth

Joseph Antos, John Bertko, Michael Chernew, David Cutler, Dana Goldman, Mark B. McClellan, Elizabeth McGlynn, Mark Pauly, Leonard Schaeffer and Stephen Shortell, September 01, 2009, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform

Reducing the growth of health care spending must be a top priority for health care reform. With this goal in mind, a group of leading health policy experts, including Engelberg Center Director Mark McClellan, has released a set of concrete, feasible steps that show promise for both slowing spending growth and improving quality and value in health care. Read More

Health Care, Health IT, Medicare, Public Health

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioHow Computer Modeling Can Stem the Spread of Influenza

Joshua M. Epstein, August 18, 2009

Experts are bracing for an extremely high H1N1 flu infection rate this fall and winter. Joshua Epstein says computer modeling can help the medical community and policy-makers predict which populations are most susceptible to infection, how great the infection rate will be and how to stem the spread of the virus.

Agent-based Models, H1N1 Influenza, Health Care, Pandemic Disease, Global Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioModelling to Contain Pandemics

Joshua M. Epstein, August 06, 2009, Nature

Joshua M. Epstein explains that agent-based computational models can capture irrational behaviour, complex social networks and global scale — all essential in confronting H1N1. Read More

Agent-based Models, H1N1 Influenza, Health Care, Pandemic Disease, Global Health

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioShow Me the Money: Options for Financing Health Reform

Mark B. McClellan, July 31, 2009, Alliance for Health Reform

At the Alliance for Health Reform’s recent briefing on health care financing, Engelberg Center Director Mark McClellan focused on a new path forward to health reform, based on his work with the Bipartisan Policy Center. Read More

Health Care, Public Health, Medicare

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHealth Care Reform: What Will It Take to Change Americans' Lifestyles?

Darrell M. West, July 27, 2009, Politico

Proponents have high hopes for health care reform, but legislation is unlikely to alter personal behavior. What is needed today, writes Darrell West, is serious thinking about how to get Americans to lead healthier lifestyles. If we want health care reform to reduce costs and improve good health, we need a public education campaign emphasizing exercise, balanced diets and healthier living. Read More

Health Care, Public Health, Quality-of-Life Issues, Social Issues

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Joshua M. Epstein

Joshua M. Epstein

Director, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics

A pioneer in agent-based computational modeling, Josh Epstein has recently done groundbreaking work on epidemics and bioterrorism. He has used computational modeling to study civil violence and smoking behavior.  


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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.