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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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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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Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Food Forum

One of the many benefits of the U.S. food system is a safe, nutritious, and consistent food supply. However, the same system also places significant strain on land, water, air…

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Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction in Populations

States that there is no consistent evidence between sodium intake and either a beneficial or adverse effect on direct health outcomes other than some CVD outcomes and all-cause mortality. This…

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Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including opportunities, challenges, and…

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Communicating to Advance the Public’s Health: Workshop Summary

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The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement brings together individuals and organizations that represent different sectors in a dialogue about what is needed to improve population health. On…

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Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health

Committee on Integrating Primary Care and Public Health,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

Ensuring that members of society are healthy and reaching their full potential requires the prevention of disease and injury; the promotion of health and well-being; the assurance of conditions in…

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Financing Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary

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Despite spending far more on medical care than any other nation and despite having seen a century of unparalleled improvement in population health and longevity, the United States has fallen…

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Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity

The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today’s generation of children. Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood…

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Population Health Implications of the Affordable Care Act: Workshop Summary

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Presents the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement to explore the likely impact on population health improvement of…

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Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health: Workshop Summary

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Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in December 2014 to discuss the…

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Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in July 2014 to consider the role…

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Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement

Health is influenced by a wide range of factors, many of which fall outside of the health care delivery sector. These determinants of health include, for example, the characteristics of…

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For the Public’s Health: Investing in a Healthier Future

Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health,Institute of Medicine

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to examine three topics in relation to public health: measurement, the law, and funding. IOM prepared a three report…

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The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Population Health Improvement,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement is the summary of a workshop held by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in April 2014…

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Toward Quality Measures for Population Health and the Leading Health Indicators

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Quality Measures for the Healthy People Leading Health Indicators

Addresses data reporting and analytical capacities that must be available to capture the measures and for demonstrating the value of the measures to improving population health. This book provides recommendations…

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For the Public’s Health: The Role of Measurement in Action and Accountability

Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health,Institute of Medicine

Despite having the costliest medical care delivery system in the world, Americans are not particularly healthy. Recent international comparisons show that life expectancy in the U.S. ranks 49th among all…

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Metrics That Matter for Population Health Action: Workshop Summary

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

In times of rapid change and constrained resources, measures that are important, focused, and reliable are vital. However there is an overabundance of measures available for evaluating various aspects of…

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Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. Nearly half of all…

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For the Public’s Health: Revitalizing Law and Policy to Meet New Challenges

Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health,Institute of Medicine

In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to examine three topics in relation to public health: measurement, the law, and…

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Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary

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The number of women participating in clinical trials has increased during the last two decades, but women are still underrepresented in clinical trials in general. Some of the overall increase…

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Exploring Opportunities for Collaboration Between Health and Education to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary

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Research based on decades of experience in the developing world has identified educational status, especially the status of the mother, as a major predictor of health outcomes and that the…

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Women’s Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise

Committee on Women's Health Research,Institute of Medicine

Even though slightly over half of the U.S. population is female, medical research historically has neglected the health needs of women. However, over the past two decades, there have been…

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Training Physicians for Public Health Careers

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Public health efforts have resulted in tremendous improvements in the health of individuals and communities. This work focuses on the critical roles that physicians play in maintaining and strengthening the…

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How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary

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

In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop to explore the potential uses of simulation and other types of modeling for the purpose of selecting and refining potential…

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Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps

Committee on Preventive Services for Women,Institute of Medicine

Women suffer disproportionate rates of chronic disease and disability from some conditions, and often have high out-of-pocket health care costs. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

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Oral Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

The Roundtable held a workshop March 29, 2012, to explore the field of oral health literacy.

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Innovations in Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The IOM Roundtable on Health Literacy held a meeting on May 27, 2010…

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Informed Consent and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Health Literacy

Informed consent - the process of communication between a patient or research subject and a physician or researcher that results in the explicit agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention…

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Improving Health Literacy within a State: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. According to Health Literacy…

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The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Every year at least 1.5 million people suffer adverse effects from medication. These problems occur because people misunderstand labels, are unaware of drug interactions, or otherwise use medication improperly. The…

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Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Institute of Medicine

Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 million adults in the United States have limited health literacy. While…

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Environmental Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of several federal agencies responsible for protecting Americans against significant risks to human health and the environment. This title explains the statement…

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Public Health Linkages with Sustainability: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

A report that was presented at the workshop, held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on July 25-26, 2011, on the issue of sustainability and health as well as the linkages that…

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Facilitating State Health Exchange Communication Through the Use of Health Literate Practices: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will result in significant changes to the U.S. health care system. Among its many provisions, the ACA will extend access to…

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Challenges and Successes in Reducing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Disparities

The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Disparities 1st workshop was held in St Louis, Missouri on July 31, 2007 and examined the importance of differences in life expectancy within…

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State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report

Committee on the State of the USA Health Indicators,Institute of Medicine

Researchers, policymakers, sociologists and doctors have long asked how to best measure the health of a nation, yet the challenge persists. The nonprofit State of the USA, Inc. (SUSA) is…

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Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health

Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health,Institute of Medicine

The indoor environment affects occupants’ health and comfort. Poor environmental conditions and indoor contaminants are estimated to cost the U.S. economy tens of billions of dollars a year in exacerbation…

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Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Health Literacy

Although health literacy is commonly defined as an individual trait, it does not depend on the skills of individuals alone. Health literacy is the product of the interaction between individuals’…

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Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Summary of presentations from the Workshop on Measures of Health Literacy, held February 26, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

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Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the Evidence

Committee on Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,Institute of Medicine

Mental disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), constitute an important health care need of veterans, especially those recently separated from service. Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the…

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Medical Devices and the Public’s Health: The FDA 510(k) Clearance Process at 35 Years

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

Medical devices that are deemed to have a moderate risk to patients generally cannot go on the market until they are cleared through the FDA 510(k) process. In recent years…

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How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?: Workshop Summary

Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Health Literacy

Approximately 80 million adults in the United States have low health literacy - an individual’s ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information. Low health literacy creates difficulties in…

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Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients Less

Roundtable on Health Literacy

Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as…

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HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Expanded HIV Testing

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

More than 200,000 people in the United States living with HIV/AIDS do not know they are infected. The Institute of Medicine’s Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care held…

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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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Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First

Roundtable on Health Literacy,Institute of Medicine

Based on a workshop held March 17, 2008 in Washington, DC.

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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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Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development: Workshop Summary

The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary

Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary

Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence

Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health: Workshop Summary

Communicating to Advance the Public’s Health: Workshop Summary

Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health

Financing Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary

Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Population Health Implications of the Affordable Care Act: Workshop Summary

Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health: Workshop Summary

Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities: Workshop Summary

Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors: Workshop Summary

For the Public’s Health: Investing in a Healthier Future

The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary

Toward Quality Measures for Population Health and the Leading Health Indicators

For the Public’s Health: The Role of Measurement in Action and Accountability

Metrics That Matter for Population Health Action: Workshop Summary

Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary

For the Public’s Health: Revitalizing Law and Policy to Meet New Challenges

Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary

Exploring Opportunities for Collaboration Between Health and Education to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary

Women’s Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise

Training Physicians for Public Health Careers

How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary

Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps

Oral Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Innovations in Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Informed Consent and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Improving Health Literacy within a State: Workshop Summary

The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary

Environmental Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty

Public Health Linkages with Sustainability: Workshop Summary

Facilitating State Health Exchange Communication Through the Use of Health Literate Practices: Workshop Summary

Challenges and Successes in Reducing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary

State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report

Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health

Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary

Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary

Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the Evidence

Medical Devices and the Public’s Health: The FDA 510(k) Clearance Process at 35 Years

How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health Literate?: Workshop Summary

Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients Less

HIV Screening and Access to Care: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Expanded HIV Testing

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

Health Literacy, eHealth, and Communication: Putting the Consumer First

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

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