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      Evaluating Occupational Health and Safety Research Programs: Framework and Next Steps

      Committee on the Review of NIOSH Research Programs,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Each year, approximately 5,000 fatal work-related injuries and 4 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses occur in the United States. This number represents both unnecessary human suffering and high economic costs…

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      Construction Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Construction Research Program,National Research Council

      Evaluates the relevance and impact of The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Construction Research Program in terms of its research priorities and its connection to improvements in the…

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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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      Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program,National Academy of Sciences

      Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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      The Health Hazard Evaluation Program at NIOSH

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program,National Research Council

      The National Research Council is charged with evaluating the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Health Hazard Evaluation Program and determining whether program activities resulted in improvements in…

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      Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program,National Research Council

      The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research in order to improve worker safety and health. This National Research Council book reviews the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and…

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      The Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH

      Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Examines the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health personal protective technology program. This book focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and in…

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      Mining Safety and Health Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program,Committee on Earth Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Rpt. no. 2, Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health –T.p. verso.

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      Respiratory Diseases Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

      Committee to Review the NIOSH Respiratory Disease Research Program,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academies

      Respiratory diseases caused by exposures to dangerous materials in the workplace have implications for worker health and, by extension, the national economy. This book reviews the RDRP to evaluate the…

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      A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles

      Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles

      Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, prior and ongoing exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. To examine…

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      Measuring Functional Capacity and Work Requirements: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Committee on National Statistics,Institute of Medicine,Committee to Review the Social Security Administration's Disability Decision Process Research

      The Social Security Administration (SSA) is reengineering its disability claims process for providing cash benefits and medical assistance to blind and disabled persons under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)…

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      Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention and Treatment Programs

      Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Looks at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. This book offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for…

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      An Assessment of the National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers Program

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine,Engineering and Public Policy,Committee on Science,Institute of Medicine

      The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of…

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      The National Children’s Study Research Plan: A Review

      Panel to Review the National Children's Study Research Plan,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      The National Children’s Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children’s health ever conducted in the United States. This book evaluates…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2014

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Committee on NIST Technical Programs,Panel on Review of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

      The mission of the Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness through measurement science and standards for technology-intensive…

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      Review of the Disability Evaluation Study Design: Third Interim Report

      Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee to Review the Social Security Administration's Disability Decision Process Research,Institute of Medicine

      The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been engaged in a major effort to redesign the process for determining disability for cash benefits and medical assistance under its Social Security Disability…

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      BioWatch PCR Assays: Building Confidence, Ensuring Reliability: Abbreviated Version

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network…

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      Preparing for Terrorism: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program

      Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program,Board on Health Sciences Policy,National Research Council

      Provides the managers of the MMRS program and others concerned about local capabilities to cope with Chemical, Biological or Radiological terrorism with three evaluation tools and a three-part assessment method…

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      The Dynamics of Disability: Measuring and Monitoring Disability for Social Security Programs

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services

      Provides analysis and recommendations in areas such as understanding the social, economic, and physical environmental factors in determining eligibility for disability benefits; developing and implementing a monitoring system to measure…

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      Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food

      Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Aims to help in creating regulations that are consistent, reliable, and ensure the best protection for the health of American consumers. This book addresses the concerns in food safety, such…

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      Vaccine Safety Research, Data Access, and Public Trust

      Committee on the Review of the National Immunization Program's Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program,National Academy of Sciences

      The Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) is a large, linked database of patient information that was developed jointly by CDC and private managed care organizations in 1991. This work reviews aspects…

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      A Study of Interactions: Emerging Issues in the Science of Adolescence: Workshop Summary

      Program Committee for a Workshop on the Synthesis of Research on Adolescent Health and Development,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Scholars–and adults in general–have pondered for centuries the mysterious processes that influence the ways in which children gradually become adults. The development of professional organizations and journals devoted to adolescence…

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      Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests: Review of the National Cancer Institute Report and Public Health Implications

      Committee on Thyroid Screening Related to I-131 Exposure,Institute of Medicine,Committee on Exposure of the American People to I-131 from the Nevada Atomic Bomb Tests,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an evaluation of the soundness of the methodology used by the NCI study to estimate: past radiation doses; possible health consequences of exposure to iodine-131; implications for clinical practice…

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      Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration

      Committee on the Review of Food and Drug Administration's Role in Ensuring Safe Food,National Research Council

      Recent outbreaks of illnesses traced to contaminated sprouts and lettuce illustrate the holes that exist in the system for monitoring problems and preventing foodborne diseases. Although it is not solely…

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      Preventing Teen Motor Crashes: Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families

      From a public health perspective, motor vehicle crashes are among the most serious problems facing teenagers. Even after more than six months of being licensed to drive alone, teens are…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2015

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board,Committee on NIST Technical Programs,Panel on Review of the Center for Neutron Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

      At the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has, since 1959 annually assembled panels of experts from academia…

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      Giving Full Measure to Countermeasures: Addressing Problems in the DOD Program to Develop Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents

      Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents,National Research Council

      Substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be used in bioterrorist attacks against civilian populations. This book identifies…

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      Strategic Approach to the Evaluation of Programs Implemented Under the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008

      Evaluation of Programs Implemented Under the U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine will evaluate U.S. global programs to address HIV/AIDS. This book outlines the IOM’s strategic approach for this evaluation. –resource home page.

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      The CTSA Program at NIH: Opportunities for Advancing Clinical and Translational Research

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

      In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for a new impetus to encourage clinical and translational research…

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