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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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      Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary

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

      In 2004, the Institute of Medicine released Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, a report on the then-underappreciated challenge of enabling patients to comprehend their condition and treatment, to…

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      Health Literacy and Consumer-Facing Technology: Workshop Summary

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

      The proliferation of consumer-facing technology and personal health information technology has grown steadily over the past decade, and has certainly exploded over the past several years. Many people have embraced…

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      Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense)

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Shipboard Hazard and Defense II (SHAD II)

      Between 1963 and 1969, the U.S. military carried out a series of tests, termed Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), to evaluate the vulnerabilities of U.S. Navy ships to chemical…

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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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      Applying a Health Lens to Business Practices, Policies, and Investments: 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 2013 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement organized a workshop to discuss opportunities to foster a health in all policies approach in non-health sectors such…

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      Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update)

      Evaluates evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes suspected to be linked with such exposure. This book is suitable for…

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      Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment: Identifying Social Risk Factors

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Accounting for Socioeconomic Status in Medicare Payment Programs

      Recent health care payment reforms aim to improve the alignment of Medicare payment strategies with goals to improve the quality of care provided, patient experiences with health care, and health…

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      A Population Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities

      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 National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop in February 2022, A Population Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities. The event, building upon the…

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      Bringing Public Health into Urban Revitalization: Workshop Summary

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

      A particularly valuable opportunity to improve public health arises when an urban area is being redesigned and rebuilt following some type of serious disruption, whether it is caused by a…

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      Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act: Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities

      Since its creation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2007, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities has been fostering dialogue on…

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      Population Health Funding and Accountability to Community

      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 National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a virtual public workshop in June 2022 to explore the current state of population health funding and the challenges and opportunities…

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      Exploring the Power of Youth Leadership in Creating Conditions for Health and Equity

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

      Young people often engage and lead efforts to improve the social, economic, and environmental factors that influence the health and equity of communities and the nation. The National Academies Roundtable…

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      Community-Driven Relocation

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Committee on Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

      Between 1980 and mid-2023, 232 billion-dollar disasters occurred in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, with the number of disasters doubling annually since 2018. The variety and frequency of storms have…

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      Examining the History, Consequences, and Effects of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms on Health Equity

      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

      The National Academies Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity hosted a virtual public workshop in July 2023 to discuss the premise, history, and development of race-based clinical algorithms and…

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      Aging in Place with Dementia

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Population

      Although much research has been conducted on community-level factors related to the risk of dementia in general, less is known about the factors that affect the ability of older adults…

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      Exploring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Commitments and Approaches by Health Organization C-Suites

      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

      Between 2020-2023, many health systems and organizations created formal positions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and health equity in response to social and health injustices and public demands…

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      Unequal Treatment Revisited

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Care Services

      A National Academies committee hosted a public workshop series in 2023. Speakers invited by the committee discussed the current state of racial and ethnic health care disparities in the U.S…

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      Social Media and Adolescent Health

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on the Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Health

      Social media has been fully integrated into the lives of most adolescents in the U.S., raising concerns among parents, physicians, public health officials, and others about its effect on mental…

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      Informing Social Security’s Process for Financial Capability Determination

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Social Security Administration's Capability Determination Process for Adult Beneficiaries

      The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to disabled adults and children, offering vital financial support to more than 19 million disabled Americans. Of that group, approximately 5.5 million…

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      Review of the Draft Interagency Report on the Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

      The U.S. National Climate Assessment identified a number of ways in which climate change is affecting, and is likely to affect, people, infrastructure, natural resources, and ecosystems. Those impacts, in…

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      Evidence Review of the Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination and Intramuscular Vaccine Administration

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee to Review Relevant Literature Regarding Adverse Events Associated with Vaccines

      Vaccines are a public health success story, as they have prevented or lessened the effects of many infectious diseases. To address concerns around potential vaccine injuries, the Health Resources and…

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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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      Addressing the Rising Mental Health Needs of an Aging Population

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence, Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

      Existing systems are not prepared to provide the mental health care services needed by the growing population of older adults. The National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use…

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      Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Supplemental Security Income Disability Program for Children with Mental Disorders

      Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients…

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      Essential Health Care Services Addressing Intimate Partner Violence

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on Sustaining Essential Health Care Services Related to Intimate Partner Violence During Public Health Emergencies

      A National Academies committee was tasked with identifying essential health care services for women related to intimate partner violence (IPV) during steady state conditions, determining whether the essential health care…

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      Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

      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 Global Health

      To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acute disruptions, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine…

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      Ending Unequal Treatment

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

      Racial and ethnic inequities in health and health care impact individual well-being, contribute to millions of premature deaths, and cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Addressing…

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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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      Advancing Clinical Research with Pregnant and Lactating Populations

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Developing a Framework to Address Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, and Policy Issues for Research Specific to Pregnant and Lactating Persons

      Congress called on the National Academies to convene a committee to examine the real and perceived risks of liability arising from research conducted with pregnant and lactating women. The resulting…

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      Gulf War and Health: Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, 2016

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Gulf War and Health, Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War

      The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses…

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      Improving Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health

      Quality of care is a priority for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The agency’s missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a lack of…

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      Brain Health Across the Life Span: Proceedings of a Workshop

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

      Brain health affects Americans across all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. Enriching the body of scientific knowledge around brain health and cognitive ability has the potential to improve quality of…

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      Global Health Risk Framework: Pandemic Financing: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health

      The Global Health Risk Framework Project Workshop on Pandemic Financing, National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, Thursday, August 27, 2015 –Page 79.

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      Integrating Responses at the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease Epidemics: Proceedings of a Workshop

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

      According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 115 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose, which averages one death every 12.5 minutes. Between 1999 and 2016…

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      Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Approaches: Proceedings of a Workshop

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

      Overwhelming evidence exists that exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with a range of short-term and chronic health impacts, including asthma exacerbation, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart…

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      Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials and Manufacturing Board

      The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing USA Institutes aim to protect national security and increase U.S. competitiveness in manufacturing. The domestic industrial base is critical to supporting and sustaining…

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      Long-Term Health Monitoring of Populations Following a Nuclear or Radiological Incident in the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board

      Accidents and terrorist attacks that lead to the release of radioactive materials can cause deaths, injuries, and a range of psychosocial effects in the surrounding community and team of emergency…

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      Ovarian Cancers: Evolving Paradigms in Research and Care

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the State of the Science in Ovarian Cancer Research

      In an era of promising advances in cancer research, there are considerable and even alarming gaps in the fundamental knowledge and understanding of ovarian cancer. Researchers now know that ovarian…

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      An American Crisis: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine and Science: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop

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

      Black men are increasingly underrepresented in medical schools and in the medical profession. A diverse workforce is a key attribute of quality healthcare and research suggests that a diverse workforce…

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      Envisioning the Future of Health Professional Education: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education

      In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a public workshop to explore recent shifts in the health and health care industry and their implications for health professional education (HPE)…

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      Communicating Clearly About Medicines: 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 Health Literacy

      Research conducted over the past two decades has shown that poor patient understanding of medication instructions is an important contributor to the more than 1 million medication errors and adverse…

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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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      Global Health Risk Framework: Research and Development of Medical Products: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy

      The Workshop on Research and Development of Medical Products is one of the four workstream activities of the Global Health Risk Framework Initiative … The workshop was co-hosted by the…

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      A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health

      The World Health Organization defines the social determinants of health as the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and…

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      Community-Based Health Literacy Interventions: 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 Health Literacy

      In its landmark report, Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine noted that there are 90 million adults in the United States with limited health literacy…

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      Advancing the Science to Improve Population Health: 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 September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop to explore the basic and translational research needs for population health science, and to discuss specific…

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      Relevance of Health Literacy to Precision Medicine: 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 Health Literacy

      On January 20, 2015, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) in his State of the Union address. The PMI, by developing new approaches for detecting, measuring, and analyzing…

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