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      Living Well with Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health Action

      Committee on Living Well with Chronic Disease: Public Action to Reduce Disability and Improve Functioning and Quality of Life,Institute of Medicine

      In the United States, chronic diseases currently account for 70 percent of all deaths, and close to 48 million Americans report a disability related to a chronic condition. Today, about…

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      HIV Screening and Access to Care: Health Care System Capacity for Increased HIV Testing and Provision of Care

      Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care,Institute of Medicine

      Increased HIV screening may help identify more people with the disease, but there may not be enough resources to provide them with the care they need. The Institute of Medicine’s…

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      HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring the Impact of Policies on Access to and Provision of HIV Care

      Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care,Institute of Medicine

      With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted care…

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      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      Economic factors are an important driver of health. On December 16, 2021, the National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore research, practices, and policies (being…

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      Preparing the Future Workforce in Drug Research and Development

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Health and Medicine Division, U.S. Science and Innovation Policy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

      Despite advances over the past several decades, the clinical trials enterprise has struggled to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse U.S. population. To help address this issue, a 2023…

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      The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary

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      In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in food deserts must rely…

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      Framing the Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity to Advance Health Equity: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in which speakers shared strategies for individuals, organizations, and communities to advance racial and health equity…

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      Spatial Justice as a Driver of Health in the Context of Societal Emergencies

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      Spatial justice is about equitable access to parks, housing, and more. During societal emergencies, including pandemics and climate change, the relationship between people and places requires greater attention and action…

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      Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020: Letter Report

      Committee on Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020,Institute of Medicine

      For the past three decades, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a national agenda aimed at improving the health of all Americans over each 10-year span…

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      Asbestos: Selected Cancers

      Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects,National Academy of Sciences

      The Senate Committee on the Judiciary directed the Institute of Medicine to assemble the Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects. This book presents the committee’s comprehensive distillation of the scientific…

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      A Population-Based Policy and Systems Change Approach to Prevent and Control Hypertension

      Committee on Public Health Priorities to Reduce and Control Hypertension,Institute of Medicine

      Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, affecting nearly one in three Americans. It is prevalent in adults and endemic in the older adult…

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      Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence

      Committee on Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Acute Coronary Events,Institute of Medicine

      Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke through legislation banning…

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      Reorienting Health Care and Business Sector Investment Priorities Toward Health and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      On December 3, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop, hosted by New York University (NYU) Langone Health in New York City, to explore how…

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      Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process: Balancing Patient Safety and Innovation: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process,Institute of Medicine

      The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that medical devices are safe and effective before they go on the market. As part of its assessment of FDA’s…

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      Exploring Equity in Multisector Community Health Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      Building on previous National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshops that explored how safe and healthy communities are a necessary component of health equity and efforts to improve population…

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      Initial Guidance for an Update of the National Vaccine Plan: A Letter Report to the National Vaccine Program Office

      Committee on the Review of Priorities in the National Vaccine Plan,Institute of Medicine

      The Committee on the Review of Priorities in the National Vaccine Plan reviewed the goals, objectives, strategies, and anticipated outcomes presented in the 1994 National Vaccine Plan. This book presents…

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      Antivirals for Pandemic Influenza: Guidance on Developing a Distribution and Dispensing Program

      Committee on Implementation of Antiviral Medication Strategies for an Influenza Pandemic,Institute of Medicine

      Calls for a national and public process of creating an ethical framework for antiviral use within the context of uncertainty and scarcity. This report identifies the lack of a science-based…

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      Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products

      Committee on Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products,Institute of Medicine

      Smoking-related diseases kill more Americans than alcohol, illegal drugs, murder and suicide combined. The passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 gave the FDA authority…

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      U.S. Health Care Expenditures: Costs, Lessons, and Opportunities: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, a convening activity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, held a workshop on March 15-16, 2021, to explore issues related to…

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      Civic Engagement and Civic Infrastructure to Advance Health Equity: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      There is increasing evidence that civic participation - from voting to volunteering - is a social driver of health. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Population…

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      Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

      Millions of Americans use e-cigarettes. Despite their popularity, little is known about their health effects. Some suggest that e-cigarettes likely confer lower risk compared to combustible tobacco cigarettes, because they…

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      Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process: Measuring Postmarket Performance and Other Select Topics: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process,Institute of Medicine

      The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that medical devices are safe and effective before they go on the market. Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug…

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      Harnessing the Value of Co-Creating and Stewarding Places for Health, Equity, and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop at Hunter College in New York City, New York on February 6…

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      A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases

      Committee on a National Surveillance System for Cardiovascular and Select Chronic Diseases,Institute of Medicine

      Chronic diseases are common and costly, yet they are also among the most preventable health problems. Comprehensive and accurate disease surveillance systems are needed to implement successful efforts which will…

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      Disposition of the Air Force Health Study

      Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study,National Academy of Sciences

      The Vietnam War was fought in a jungle environment that provided cover to the enemy and made battlefield observations difficult, so military strategists used herbicides to remove foliage along key…

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      Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations

      Committee on Smoking Cessation in Military and Veteran Populations,Institute of Medicine

      The health and economic costs of tobacco use in military and veteran populations are high. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) requested…

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      Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on the Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age for Purchasing Tobacco Products

      Tobacco use by adolescents and young adults poses serious concerns. Nearly all adults who have ever smoked daily first tried a cigarette before 26 years of age. Current cigarette use…

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      Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium

      Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium,Institute of Medicine

      A large number of returning veterans from the 1991 Persian Gulf War reported health problems that they believed to be associated with their service in the gulf. This book concludes…

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      Capturing Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures in Electronic Health Records

      Committee on the Recommended Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures for Electronic Health Records,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

      Determinants of health - like physical activity levels and living conditions - have traditionally been the concern of public health and have not been linked closely to clinical practice. However…

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      Capturing Social and Behavioral Domains in Electronic Health Records

      Committee on the Recommended Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures for Electronic Health Records,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

      Substantial empirical evidence of the contribution of social and behavioral factors to functional status and the onset and progression of disease has accumulated over the past few decades. Electronic health…

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      Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development: Workshop Summary

      Is there a sufficient evidence base for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive set of physical activity guidelines for Americans? To address this…

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      Epidemiologic Studies of Veterans Exposed to Depleted Uranium: Feasibility and Design Issues

      Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium,Institute of Medicine

      Military personnel in the US have been exposed to depleted uranium as the result of friendly fire incidents, cleanup and salvage operations, and proximity to burning depleted uranium-containing tanks and…

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      Wastewater-based Disease Surveillance for Public Health Action

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Community Wastewater-based Infectious Disease Surveillance

      The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a rapid expansion of wastewater-based infectious disease surveillance systems to monitor and anticipate disease trends in communities.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the…

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      Quarantine Stations at Ports of Entry Protecting the Public’s Health

      Committee on Measures to Enhance the Effectiveness of the CDC Quarantine Station Expansion Plan for U.S. Ports of Entry,National Academy of Sciences

      Quarantine Stations at Ports of Entry Protecting the Public’s Health (2005)

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      Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      Rural counties make up about 80 percent of the land area of the United States, but they contain less than 20 percent of the U.S. population. The relative sparseness of…

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      Ethical and Scientific Issues in Studying the Safety of Approved Drugs

      Committee on Ethical and Scientific Issues in Studying the Safety of Approved Drugs,Institute of Medicine,Institute Of Medicine

      An estimated 48 percent of the population takes at least one prescription drug in a given month. Drugs provide great benefits to society by saving or improving lives. Many drugs…

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      Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Evidence-Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

      When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions regarding how to effectively respond. The public health emergency preparedness and…

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      Traumatic Injury Research at NIOSH

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      The occurrences of both injury and death that take place on the job are a significant public health problem in the United States, causing a substantial human and economic burden…

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      Gulf War and Health

      Committee on Gulf War and Health: Brain Injury in Veterans and Long-Term Health Outcomes

      It is clear that brain injury, whether penetrating or closed, has serious consequences. Part of a series of congressionally mandated reports on Gulf War veterans health, this title evaluates traumatic…

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      Review of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Reviewing the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Study,National Academy of Sciences

      Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 afflicts hundreds of thousands of children every year, especially in parts of the world such as sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV infection is prevalent and resources are…

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      The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns, Scientific Evidence, and Future Studies

      Committee on the Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

      Reviews scientific findings and stakeholders concerns related to the safety of the recommended childhood immunization schedule. This report identifies potential research approaches, methodologies and study designs that could inform this…

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      Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

      On March 13, 2017, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement jointly convened a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to…

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      New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities

      Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Division of International Health,National Academy of Sciences

      Using data from the World Health Organization and other international agencies, this book analyzes disease burdens, pathogen descriptions, geographic distribution of diseases, alternative control measures and treatments, and prospects for…

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      Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention, Amelioration, and Resolution of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes: Workshop Report

      Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The State of the Science,Institute of Medicine

      A single tick bite can have debilitating consequences. Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by ticks in the United States, and the number of those afflicted is growing…

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      Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Veterans: Review of the Scientific Literature

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on the Review of the Scientific Literature on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Veterans,National Academy of Sciences

      Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) our Lou Gehrig’s disease is a fatal, mostly non-familial disease that affects the nervous system of humans by causing the degeneration of nerve cells in the…

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      Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death: A Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Planning Committee on Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related Factors to Preventable Death,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents the summary of a workshop held by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science December 13-14, 2004 to estimate the contributions of lifestyle-related factors to…

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      Health Literacy and Palliative Care: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Health Literacy

      -The Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a 1-day public workshop to explore the relationship between palliative care and health literacy, and the importance of health literate communication…

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      Research Priorities for Assessing Health Effects from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: A Letter Report

      Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill,Institute of Medicine

      It is as yet uncertain how the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will affect the health of clean-up workers and volunteers, residents, and visitors in the Gulf. The IOM recommends…

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