The Center on Aging addresses the many research and policy issues that arise in this context, using a broad brush that spans AIR’s subject areas and methodological reach. The Center serves AIR’s mission of improving the lives of the disadvantaged by bringing attention to aging issues and concerns, building on ...
AIR CARES focuses on social and community context to reduce the harmful policies that stigmatize addiction; minimize the negative consequences of substance use disorder; and improve psychosocial, intergenerational, and interpersonal connections.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Net (PSNet) website is an online collection of patient safety content to help practicing clinicians, researchers, and policy makers learn about and improve patient safety in healthcare. AIR assists AHRQ in creating website content for the collection. ...
The AIR Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) announces its Social Determinants of Addiction Webinar Series: The 4Ps—People, Policy, Programs, and Practice.
Christina Yancey, an expert at conducting and directing evaluations of workforce development programs and policies, is joining AIR as a vice president, leading AIR’s workforce program area.
Trenita Childers is a health care policy researcher at AIR. Her work focuses primarily on health equity, social determinants of health, and communicating health information to broad audiences.
Public awareness of patient safety issues – from surgical errors to miscommunications and misdiagnoses – has grown dramatically. The greatest advances in safety encourage patient engagement, systems improvement, more effective communication and better risk assessment.
The Affordable Care Act established health insurance marketplaces where millions of consumers can sign up for health plans. AIR provides technical, analytical, policy, and operational support to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight Marketplace Plan Management Group.
The Scientific Evidence in Education (SEE) Forums, a project of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will host a policy luncheon forum on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 on “Building a Foundation for the Future: A Discussion on the Latest Research on Elementary School Math Curricula.”
Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.