Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

We address overall health and well-being—physical, mental, social, and emotional—across the lifecycle where people live, learn, work, and play, through work that spans and integrates promotion, prevention, intervention, care, and recovery. We promote better, more efficient, and more patient-centered health care; test and disseminate new models of care and best practices in quality, delivery, and cost-effectiveness; and engage targeted audiences to influence behavior and improve health.

Latest Work

Project

Community Solutions to End the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee

Although progress is being made, each day in Tennessee, at least three people die from an opioid-related overdose. AIR is working with the Tennessee Department of Health to convene summits across the state, for which it will review current opioid-related data, discuss the relevance and analysis of data, and develop preliminary plans to shape the strategic direction for intervention activities.
Project

Southwest Americans with Disabilities Act Center Research Collaboration

All people with cancer are eligible to apply for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services but many do not know it. In collaboration with AIR’s client the Southwest ADA Center, and researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, AIR staff are developing a protocol healthcare providers can use to screen patients for referral to disability-related programs and services.
29 Dec 2017
Spotlight

Year in Review: Highlights from 2017

From India and Laos to school districts in California, our research, resources, and multimedia provide insight into a wide array of topics across the U.S. and around the world. Explore highlights from our 2017 work.
Topic: 
Adult Learning and the Workforce, Higher Education and Career Readiness, P-12 Education and Social Development, Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Families, Communities, and Social Systems, International, Early Childhood
29 Nov 2017
Spotlight

Raising Awareness of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Across the world, medical and government leaders are working toward an “AIDS-free generation,” based on the promising potential of effective treatments. Learn more about the latest work in raising awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention.
Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Families, Communities, and Social Systems
8 Nov 2017
Presentation

Provider Constellations and Its Implications for Readiness Assessment in Pay for Success

Implementation science literature on organizational readiness for delivering evidence-based programs has predominantly focused on single entity providers; however, Pay for Success projects tend to use more complex networks of providers. This presentation from the American Evaluation Association Conference explores the implications of different provider constellations for readiness assessment.
Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Families, Communities, and Social Systems
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