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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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      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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      Global Health Risk Framework: Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Workshop Summary

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

      The Board on Health Sciences Policy within the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine convened Global Health Risk Framework: a Workshop on Resilient and…

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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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      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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      Approaches to Universal Health Coverage and Occupational Health and Safety for the Informal Workforce in Developing Countries: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety

      Universal health coverage (UHC) has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a key element in reducing social inequality and a critical component of sustainable development and poverty reduction…

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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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      Enabling Discovery, Development, and Translation of Treatments for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      Summary of Enabling Discovery, Development, and Translation of Treatments for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression: a workshop, held on February 24, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

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      Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges. While survival rates for some pediatric cancers present a story of…

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      Assessing and Improving the Interpretation of Breast Images: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Millions of women undergo screening mammography regularly with the hope of detecting breast cancer at an earlier and more curable stage. But the ability of such screening to accurately detect…

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      The Role of Clinical Studies for Pets with Naturally Occurring Tumors in Translational Cancer Research: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) National Cancer Policy Forum … hosted a workshop held in Washington, DC, on June 8-9, 2015, to examine the rationale and potential for integrating clinical…

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      Appropriate Use of Advanced Technologies for Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Oncology: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a number of technological advances, including more precise radiation therapy and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Three-dimensional (3D), stereotactic, and proton-beam radiation…

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      Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Assessing the Capital Needs of the National Institutes of Health

      The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. Founded in the late 1870s, NIH has produced…

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      Assessing the Impact of Applications of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer’s Disease Research: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      "The national academies of sciences-engineering-medicine"--Cover.

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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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      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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      The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety

      Over the past several decades, the public and private sectors made significant investments in global health, leading to meaningful changes for many of the world’s poor. These investments and the…

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      Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      In response to a request from Congress, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study comparing the process to develop the…

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      Global Health Risk Framework: Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary

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

      Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well…

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      Cancer Care in Low-Resource Areas: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,National Cancer Policy Forum

      Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the global cancer burden, and cancer often…

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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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      Exploring the Science on Measures of Body Composition, Body Fat Distribution, and Obesity

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

      The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted a public workshop series in April and June 2023 that explored the current science on measures of body composition and body fat…

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      Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Central Nervous System: Opportunities and Challenges: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      Based on advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, non-invasive neuromodulation devices are poised to gain clinical importance in the coming years and to be of increasing interest to patients, clinicians,health systems…

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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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      Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025: A Midcourse Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

      This midcourse report provides an initial assessment of how the process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA) compares to the recommendations in the 2017 National Academies…

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      The Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Growth and Development

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on the Role of Seafood Consumption on Child Growth and Development

      Seafood--including marine and freshwater fish, mollusks, and crustaceans--is a healthy food choice, but it can also contain contaminants. It is currently unclear how much seafood children or pregnant and lactating…

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      Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care

      Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient’s health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process…

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      Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

      The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant…

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      Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      Providing Sustainable Mental Health Care in Kenya: a Workshop, Villa Rosa Kempinski, Chiromo Road, Nairobi, Kenya, January 13-14, 2015 –Page 75.

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      Supporting and Sustaining the Current and Future Workforce to Care for People with Serious Illness

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

      There are significant challenges facing the workforce needed to provide high-quality care to increasing numbers of people living with serious illness. The National Academies Roundtable on Quality Care for People…

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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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      Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living: Workshop Summary

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

      -Living independently and participating in one community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities and…

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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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      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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      Using Existing Platforms to Integrate and Coordinate Investments for Children

      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, Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

      The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other services have the potential to improve the lives of children and their caregivers around the world. However, integration…

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      Exploring the Adoption of Implantable Brain Stimulation into Standard of Care for Central Nervous System Disorders

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

      Implantable brain stimulation has had a profound impact on neuroscience research and the treatment of central nervous system disorders by allowing physicians to directly intervene in the pathological neural circuits…

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      Measuring Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment: Workshop Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

      The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant…

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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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      Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2015 Letter Report

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks

      Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review…

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