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	<title>USM Muskie School of Public Service &#187; Featured Research</title>
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		<title>New Report: Personal Experiences with Long-Term Care Services and Supports</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/26/new-report-personal-experiences-with-long-term-care-services-and-supports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slitwiller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent report prepared for the Maine Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, researchers at the Muskie School of Public Service captured the first-hand experiences and input of long-term care supports and services consumers,  family members, workers, advocates, and community members so that their voices might become an integral part of state-wide planning for  such services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Findings on &#8216;New Americans&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/04/new-findings-on-new-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/04/new-findings-on-new-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kradke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Americans project, a collaboration between the USM Muskie School and Oldham Innovative Research, has released its final report, New Americans: Child Care Decision-making of Refugee and Immigrant Parents of English Language Learners.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/10/04/2011-maine-crime-victimization-survey-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/10/04/2011-maine-crime-victimization-survey-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slitwiller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 3, the Maine Statistical Analysis Center released the 2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report, conducted to raise awareness among Maine policymakers, practitioners, advocacy organizations, and the public of crime victimization trends in Maine. The report includes data on identify theft, stalking and property crime, public perception of safety and law enforcement, and crime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research Briefs on Health Care Policy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/02/24/new-research-briefs-on-health-care-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/02/24/new-research-briefs-on-health-care-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kradke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USM Muskie School recently prepared two research and policy briefs for the Health Care Forum of the Policy Leaders Academy, a nonpartisan educational program for Maine Legislators.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Food Insecurity on Rise in Cumberland County</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/01/05/report-food-insecurity-on-rise-in-cumberland-county/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/01/05/report-food-insecurity-on-rise-in-cumberland-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kradke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December the Campaign to Promote Food Security in Cumberland County released its comprehensive study "Coalition Report 2010," which highlights the county’s rising food insecurity.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Justice Expert Keynotes National Conference</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/27/federal-justice-expert-keynotes-national-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/27/federal-justice-expert-keynotes-national-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhutchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. James Lynch, director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the U.S. Department of Justice, will be the keynote speaker at the BJS and Justice Research and Statistics Association’s 2010 annual conference hosted by the USM Muskie School. The conference will take place October 28 and 29 at the Holiday By the Bay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Grant to Improve Rural Patient Safety</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/26/new-grant-to-improve-rural-patient-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/26/new-grant-to-improve-rural-patient-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhutchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A two-year grant from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop and test patient safety practices will improve communication and information flow during transitions of patients and care between nursing facilities, emergency medical services and critical access hospitals.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Tort Reform Little Impact on Health Costs</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/06/study-tort-reform-has-little-impact-on-health-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/10/06/study-tort-reform-has-little-impact-on-health-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhutchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muskie researchers have published a revealing study in the September issue of Health Affairs, the nation&#8217;s leading health policy journal, that provides first-time comprehensive data on the effects defensive medicine&#8211;the practice by doctors and other health professionals to prescribe unnecessary tests and procedures to to reduce perceived threats of lawsuits. They found that national tort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research Briefs in Early Childhood Education</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/09/07/new-research-briefs-in-early-childhood-education/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/09/07/new-research-briefs-in-early-childhood-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhutchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research associate Brenda Zollitch and Allyson Dean, director of Maine Roads to Quality, have recently authored two research and policy briefs on early childhood education.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide Rates Higher in Rural America</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/08/26/suicide-rates-higher-in-rural-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2010/08/26/suicide-rates-higher-in-rural-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jhutchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. David Hartley, who has studied mental health services in rural America for 16 years, was recently quoted in a Modern Healthcare magazine article about the unique issues contributing to higher suicide rates in rural areas.]]></description>
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