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      The Future of Disability in America

      Committee on Disability in America,National Academy of Sciences

      The future of disability in America will depend on how well the US prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold. This work examines both…

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      Low Birth Weight Babies and Disability

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on the Identification and Prognosis of Low Birth Weight Babies in Disability Determinations

      Approximately 3.6 million live births occur every year in the United States. Between 8 and 9 percent of infants are born with low birth weight (LBW), defined by the medical…

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      Workshop on Disability in America: A New Look, Summary and Background Papers

      Based on a Workshop of the Committee on Disability in America: A New Look,National Academy of Sciences

      Workshop on Disability in America: A New Look - Summary and Background Papers (2006)

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      Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Health Care Utilization and Adults with Disabilities

      The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report…

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      Hidden Costs, Value Lost: Uninsurance in America

      Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance,Board on Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Deals with the consequences of uninsurance in the United States, and illustrates some of the economic and social losses of maintaining people without health insurance. This fifth book in the…

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      Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Examinations for Traumatic Brain Injury

      This study was supported by contract 36C10X18C0019 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Veterans Affairs –Title page verso.

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      Status of Pollinators in North America

      Committee on the Status of Pollinators in North America,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America’s most important managed pollinator, the honeybee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. This book…

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      Injury in America: A Continuing Public Health Problem

      Committee on Trauma Research,Commission on Life Sciences,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Provides a survey of what is known about injuries, and suggests that there is a vast need to know more. This book traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention…

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      Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Steering Committee for the Workshop on Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean

      Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that…

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      Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

      Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology,National Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,Institute of Medicine

      In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is available, US advantages in the marketplace and in science and technology have begun to erode. This book makes…

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      Access to Health Care in America

      Committee on Monitoring Access to Personal Health Care Services,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Defines a set of national objectives and identifies indicators - measures of utilization and outcome - that can sense when and where problems occur in accessing specific health care services…

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      Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues and Numbers

      Leo A. Orleans,Committee on Scholarly Communications with the People's Republic of China,National Academy of Sciences

      The shift in US-China relations since normalization has resulted in an influx of Chinese students and scholars studying at US institutions. This book explores issues - such as China’s concern…

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      Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America: A Decadal Survey of the Behavioral and Social Sciences

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Decadal Survey of Behavioral and Social Science Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias

      As the largest generation in U.S. history - the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II - enters the age of risk for cognitive impairment, growing…

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      Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposure Effects on Aging and Cancer Susceptibility in Humans: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services

      To examine the potential role of companion animals as sentinels of relevant, shared environmental exposures that may affect human aging and cancer, the National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop…

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      Acid Deposition: Atmospheric Processes in Eastern North America

      Committee on Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformation in Acid Precipitation,Environmental Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      How damaging is acid rain? Current opinions differ widely, in part because for every proposed link between acid rain and adverse environmental effects an alternative explanation based on other phenomena…

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      Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Assessing Health Outcomes by Birth Settings

      The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any…

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      Speech and Language Disorders in Children: Implications for the Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income Program

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Board on the Health of Select Populations

      Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings, and other internal experiences. Acquisition of communication…

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      Keeping Score for All: The Effects of Inclusion and Accommodation Policies on Large-Scale Educational Assessment

      Committee on Participation of English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities in NAEP and Other Large-Scale Assessments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      US public schools are responsible for educating large numbers of English language learners and students with disabilities. This book considers policies for including students with disabilities and English language learners…

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      Violence in Urban America: Mobilizing a Response

      Committee on Law and Justice,National Research Council and John F. Kennedy School of Government,Harvard University,National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences,National Academy of Sciences

      A summary of a unique conference on urban violence in which mayors, police chiefs, local, and federal agency experts, and researchers provide practical ideas to combat violence in urban America…

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