Health And Economic Outcomes In The Alumni Of The Wounded Warrior Project

Author : Heather Krull,Matthew Tyler Haugseth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Disabled veterans
ISBN : 083307945X

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Health and Economic Outcomes in the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project;the Early Modern Atlantic World by Heather Krull,Matthew Tyler Haugseth Pdf

Since 2002, the not-for-profit Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has sought to offer support for and raise public awareness of those injured during service on or after September 11, 2001. WWP gives members (alumni) access to programs that ensure that wounded warriors are well-adjusted in mind, spirit, and body and that they are economically empowered. Here the authors report a detailed analysis of how individuals with different marital statuses, genders, pay grades, and employment statuses were meeting these goals and how outcomes of its alumni compared with the outcomes of other veteran and nonveteran U.S. populations. The organization's decisionmakers can use the information from this report to determine the degree to which strategic objectives are met for each subgroup and to set new goals and the means by which the organization and its alumni and may reach those goals.

Author : Jennifer L. Cerully,Mustafa Oguz,Heather Krull,Kate Giglio
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780833085993

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Health and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project by Jennifer L. Cerully,Mustafa Oguz,Heather Krull,Kate Giglio Pdf

In this report, the authors use the Wounded Warrior Project’s 2013 survey of its members (alumni) to understand the physical, mental, and economic challenges that Wounded Warriors face. The researchers find that at least half of alumni reported dealing with mental health conditions such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, and many of these alumni reported difficulties or delays in seeking mental health care, or not doing so at all.

Author : Heather Krull,Mustafa Oguz
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780833082572

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Health and Economic Outcomes in the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project by Heather Krull,Mustafa Oguz Pdf

The Wounded Warrior Project has developed programs to help care for injured service members and veterans. This report describes how project alumnus respondents are faring in domains related to mental health and resiliency, physical health, and employment and finances.

Author : Heather Krull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : OCLC:1066623314

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Health and Economic Outcomes in the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project by Heather Krull Pdf

Author : Jennifer L. Cerully,Mustafa Oguz,Heather Krull,Kate Giglio
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780833086013

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Health and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project by Jennifer L. Cerully,Mustafa Oguz,Heather Krull,Kate Giglio Pdf

In this report, the authors use the Wounded Warrior Project’s 2013 survey of its members (alumni) to understand the physical, mental, and economic challenges that Wounded Warriors face. The researchers find that at least half of alumni reported dealing with mental health conditions such as depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, and many of these alumni reported difficulties or delays in seeking mental health care, or not doing so at all.

Author : Sheena Nahm,Cortney Hughes Rinker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317428039

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Applied Anthropology by Sheena Nahm,Cortney Hughes Rinker Pdf

This collection brings together recent innovative work in applied and practicing anthropology. Organised around the theme of unexpectedness, it examines some of the novel spaces, topics, and methods that anthropologists are involved with. The volume emphasises non-traditional settings and demonstrates the important role of anthropology in addressing some of the pressing issues facing society today. The contributors offer detailed ethnographic examples from their own research and work that give students valuable insight and advice. Drawn mainly from the United States, the case studies illustrate the diverse arenas in which anthropologists operate, from law and finance to education and health care. Simultaneous consideration is given to practical applications, theoretical reflections, and professional experiences.

Author : Jennifer L. Cerully,Kate Giglio,Meagan Smith,Asa Wilks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : SELF-HELP
ISBN : 0833093347

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Strategic Analysis of the 2014 Wounded Warrior Project Annual Alumni Survey by Jennifer L. Cerully,Kate Giglio,Meagan Smith,Asa Wilks Pdf

"Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) provides support and raises public awareness for service members and veterans who incurred physical or mental injury, illness, or wound coincident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001, as well as their families and caregivers. Through WWP, members (Alumni) have access to programs that support four main areas of recovery -- engagement, mind, body, and economic empowerment. Using 2014 WWP Annual Alumni Survey data, RAND researchers offer a detailed analysis of how Alumni of different genders, races and ethnicities, military service histories, and service-related health conditions fare in terms of mental health, physical health, and economic well-being. The report also offers recommendations for the organization's decisionmakers to consider in setting goals and creating programs to support WWP Alumni"--Publisher's web site.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Research Universities
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309256391

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Research Universities and the Future of America by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Higher Education and Workforce,Committee on Research Universities Pdf

Research Universities and the Future of America presents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation's research universities contribute strongly to America's prosperity, security, and national goals. Widely considered the best in the world, our nation's research universities today confront significant financial pressures, important advances in technology, a changing demographic landscape, and increased international competition. This report provides a course of action for ensuring our universities continue to produce the knowledge, ideas, and talent the United States needs to be a global leader in the 21st century. Research Universities and the Future of America focuses on strengthening and expanding the partnership among universities and government, business, and philanthropy that has been central to American prosperity and security. The report focuses on the top 10 actions that Congress, the federal government, state governments, research universities, and others could take to strengthen the research and education missions of our research universities, their relationships with other parts of the national research enterprise, and their ability to transfer new knowledge and ideas to those who productively use them in our society and economy. This report examines trends in university finance, prospects for improving university operations, opportunities for deploying technology, and improvement in the regulation of higher education institutions. It also explores ways to improve pathways to graduate education, take advantage of opportunities to increase student diversity, and realign doctoral education for the careers new doctorates will follow. Research Universities and the Future of America is an important resource for policy makers on the federal and state levels, university administrators, philanthropic organizations, faculty, technology transfer specialists, libraries, and researchers.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309217583

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Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan by Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan Pdf

Many veterans returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have health problems they believe are related to their exposure to the smoke from the burning of waste in open-air "burn pits" on military bases. Particular controversy surrounds the burn pit used to dispose of solid waste at Joint Base Balad in Iraq, which burned up to 200 tons of waste per day in 2007. The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the IOM to form a committee to determine the long-term health effects from exposure to these burn pits. Insufficient evidence prevented the IOM committee from developing firm conclusions. This report, therefore, recommends that, along with more efficient data-gathering methods, a study be conducted that would evaluate the health status of service members from their time of deployment over many years to determine their incidence of chronic diseases.

Author : Terri L. Tanielian
Publisher : RAND Corporation
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015075625494

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Invisible Wounds of War by Terri L. Tanielian Pdf

Summarizes key findings and recommendations from Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], MG-720-CCF, 2008), a comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom.

Author : Rajeev Ramchand,Terri Tanielian,Michael P. Fisher,Christine Anne Vaughan,Thomas E. Trail,Caroline Epley,Phoenix Voorhies,Michael William Robbins,Eric Robinson,Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780833085580

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Hidden Heroes by Rajeev Ramchand,Terri Tanielian,Michael P. Fisher,Christine Anne Vaughan,Thomas E. Trail,Caroline Epley,Phoenix Voorhies,Michael William Robbins,Eric Robinson,Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar Pdf

"While much has been written about the role of caregiving for the elderly and chronically ill and for children with special needs, little is known about "military caregivers" -- the population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. These caregivers play an essential role in caring for injured or wounded service members and veterans. This enables those for whom they are caring to live better quality lives, and can result in faster and improved rehabilitation and recovery. Yet playing this role can impose a substantial physical, emotional, and financial toll on caregivers. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to identify gaps in the array of programs, policies, and initiatives designed to support military caregivers. Improving military caregivers' well-being and ensuring their continued ability to provide care will require multifaceted approaches to reducing the current burdens caregiving may impose, and bolstering their ability to serve as caregivers more effectively. Given the systematic differences among military caregiver groups, it is also important that tailored approaches meet the unique needs and characteristics of post-9/11 caregivers."--Abstract

Author : Doug White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1557789401

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Wounded Charity by Doug White Pdf

""Critically dissects allegations of Wounded Warrior Project mismanagement and the NGO's response. Provides a better understanding of how the nonprofit world operates, how it should work, and provides lessons for all charities and non-profits."--Provided by publisher."

Author : Robert Reich
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785780684

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Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich Pdf

'A very good guide to the state we're in' Paul Krugman, New York Review of Books 'A well-written, thought-provoking book by one of America's leading economic thinkers and progressive champions.' Huffington Post Do you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family? Robert Reich does – in the 1950s his father sold clothes to factory workers and the family earnt enough to live comfortably. Today, this middle class is rapidly shrinking: American income inequality and wealth disparity is the greatest it's been in eighty years. As Reich, who served in three US administrations, shows, the threat to capitalism is no longer communism or fascism but a steady undermining of the trust modern societies need for growth and stability. With an exclusive chapter for Icon's edition, Saving Capitalism is passionate yet practical, sweeping yet exactingly argued, a revelatory indictment of the economic status quo and an empowering call to action.

Author : Dana S. Dunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351603737

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Positive Psychology by Dana S. Dunn Pdf

This volume is a comprehensive review of theoretical and empirical contributions to positive psychology. It provides a scientific understanding of how human strengths help people psychologically and physically, showing how stressful circumstances do not inexorably lead to negative prognoses. It examines how individuals confront challenges, appreciate others, and regard daily experiences as meaningful. Many of the chapters also challenge the negative, disease-model approach that dominates much of the research concerning health and well-being. Chapters also address applications and future directions for the field. The broad scope makes it a key resource for undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and practitioners in social, clinical, and positive psychology.

Author : Daniel M. Oppenheimer,Christopher Y. Olivola
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135234027

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The Science of Giving by Daniel M. Oppenheimer,Christopher Y. Olivola Pdf

Americans donate over 300 billion dollars a year to charity, but the psychological factors that govern whether to give, and how much to give, are still not well understood. Our understanding of charitable giving is based primarily upon the intuitions of fundraisers or correlational data which cannot establish causal relationships. By contrast, the chapters in this book study charity using experimental methods in which the variables of interest are experimentally manipulated. As a result, it becomes possible to identify the causal factors that underlie giving, and to design effective intervention programs that can help increase the likelihood and amount that people contribute to a cause. For charitable organizations, this book examines the efficacy of fundraising strategies commonly used by nonprofits and makes concrete recommendations about how to make capital campaigns more efficient and effective. Moreover, a number of novel factors that influence giving are identified and explored, opening the door to exciting new avenues in fundraising. For researchers, this book breaks novel theoretical ground in our understanding of how charitable decisions are made. While the chapters focus on applications to charity, the emotional, social, and cognitive mechanisms explored herein all have more general implications for the study of psychology and behavioral economics. This book highlights some of the most intriguing, surprising, and enlightening experimental studies on the topic of donation behavior, opening up exciting pathways to cross-cutting the divide between theory and practice.