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      Orphans and Incentives: Developing Technology to Address Emerging Infections

      Forum on Emerging Infections,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Focuses on product areas where returns from the market might be perceived as being too small or too complicated by other factors to compete in industrial portfolios with other demands…

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      Financing Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, and The Centre for Early Childhood Education and Development, Ambedkar University, Delhi

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

      In January 2014, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, in collaboration with the IOM Board on Global Health, launched…

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      Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

      Globally, between 15-71 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual abuse from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. Too often this preventable form of violence is…

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      Scaling Program Investments for Young Children Globally: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and Funda??o Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal, S?o Paulo

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

      This report summarizes a joint workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council with Fundacao Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal in November 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The…

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      Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities, Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine, Forum on Emerging Infections,Forum on Emerging Infections,Board on Global Health,National Academy of Sciences,Institute of Medicine

      In the wake of September 11th, the nation’s bioterrorism response capability has become a priority. In a workshop, convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Emerging Infections, experts came…

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      Antimicrobial Resistance: Issues and Options

      Forum on Emerging Infections,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Summarizes a workshop on antimicrobial resistance held by the Forum on Emerging Infections. The goal of the Forum on Emerging Infections is to provide an opportunity for representatives of academia…

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      Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections: Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening Surveillance, Research, and Prevention Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      This workshop summary report from the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Emerging Infections examines how the managed care revolution has created both problems and opportunities in the fight against infectious…

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      Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Emerging Infections,Board on Global Health,National Academy of Sciences

      In October 1999, the Forum on Emerging Infections of the Institute of Medicine convened a two-day workshop titled International Aspects of Emerging Infections. This book includes summaries of the formal…

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      Elder Abuse and Its Prevention: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention.

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      Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections: Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors, Workshop Summary

      Based on a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections,Division of Health Sciences Policy,National Academy of Sciences

      The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal…

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      Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth: Summary of a Research Workshop

      Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Forum on Adolescence,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Held at the request of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this workshop considered selected findings of 16 research projects that have focused on intergroup relations among children and adolescents…

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      Contagion of Violence: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

      The past 25 years have seen a major paradigm shift in the field of violence prevention, from the assumption that violence is inevitable to the recognition that violence is preventable…

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      The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in January 2013 by the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention to explore value and application of the evidence for violence…

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      Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response

      Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st Century,National Research Council

      Following up on a high-profile 1992 report from the Institute of Medicine, Microbial Threats to Health examines the state of knowledge and policy pertaining to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases…

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      The Future of Home Health Care: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between medical care…

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      Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence

      The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education…

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      The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

      The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally in April 2014…

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      Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health

      Over the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing family-focused programs aimed at fostering the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. These programs include…

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      Harvesting the Scientific Investment in Prevention Science to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Over the past few decades there have been major successes in creating evidence-based interventions to improve the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. Many of these interventions have been…

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      Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary

      Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and…

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      International Animal Research Regulations: Impact on Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Policy and Global Affairs

      Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders…

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      Innovations in Design and Utilization of Measurement Systems to Promote Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health: Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health

      Many measurement systems to monitor the well-being of children and guide services are implemented across the community, state, and national levels in the United States. While great progress has been…

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      Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents: Summary of a Workshop

      Forum on Adolescence,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today’s fast-paced world, though, a good night’s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects…

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      Perspectives on Research with H5N1 Avian Influenza: Scientific Inquiry, Communication, Controversy: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Board on Global Health

      When, in late 2011, it became public knowledge that two research groups had submitted for publication manuscripts that reported on their work on mammalian transmissibility of a lethal H5N1 avian…

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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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      Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

      Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin,National Research Council

      One of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks…

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      Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

      H1N1 ( swine flu ), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given…

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      Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation,Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine

      Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they…

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      Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Council of Medical Research

      Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

      An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and…

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