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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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      Under the Influence: Drugs and the American Workforce

      Committee on Drug Use in the Workplace,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

      Examines several major issues such as: the extent and severity of drug use on and off the job; the strengths and weaknesses of methods for detecting drug use through standard…

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      Adolescent Development and the Biology of Puberty: Summary of a Workshop on New Research

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

      Adolescence is one of the most fascinating and complex transitions in the human life span. Its breathtaking pace of growth and change is second only to that of infancy. Over…

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      Developing New Contraceptives: Obstacles and Opportunities

      National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Contraceptive Development,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an examination of contraceptive development in the United States, covering research, funding, regulation, product liability, and the effect of public opinion. This book provides a blueprint for substantial change…

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      New Findings on Welfare and Children’s Development: Summary of a Research Briefing

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

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      Proceedings: Workshop on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs

      Panel on Needle Exchange and Bleach Distribution Programs,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes the research on and experience with needle exchange and bleach distribution programs and their effects on rates of drug use, the behavior of injection drug users, and the spread…

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      Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior: Report of a Meeting

      Committee on Population,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. This book of…

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      Protecting Youth at Work: Health, Safety and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

      Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. This book provides…

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      Integrating Federal Statistics on Children: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on National Statistics and Board on Children and Families,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the adequacy of federal statistics on children and families. This volume includes papers on the relevant aspects of health care reform, family and community resources, interpersonal violence, the transition…

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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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      Longitudinal Surveys of Children

      Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      The Committee and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened in September a workshop to discuss ways to foster greater collaboration and sharing of information among principal investigators of…

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      New Findings on Poverty and Child Health and Nutrition: Summary of a Research Briefing

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

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      Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      This report was prepared in response to a request from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It summarizes the discussions at a February 1998…

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      Educating Language-Minority Children

      Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

      Based on the study Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children , this book summarizes information about educating such students. Aimed at teachers and education policymakers, it discusses educational issues such as…

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      From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families

      Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores what we know about the development of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian children and youth from numerous countries of origin. Describing the status of immigrant children and youth as…

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      Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children: A Research Agenda

      Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? This book focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a…

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      Through the Kaleidoscope: Viewing the Contributions of the Behavioral and Social Sciences to Health, the Barbara and Jerome Grossman Symposium

      Summary of the Institute of Medicine Symposium on Contributions of the Behavioral and Social Sciences to Health,National Research Council

      The importance of behavioral, social, economic, and environmental influences on health is increasingly recognized. Further, the relationships among genetic factors, social influences, and the physical environment are now of growing…

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      Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

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

      Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents’ involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of…

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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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      Toward a National Health Care Survey: A Data System for the 21st Century

      Panel on the National Health Care Survey,Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Division of Health Care Services

      Contains an evaluation of the plan developed by the National Center for Health Statistics for restructuring its provider surveys. This work identifies the data needed by researchers and policymakers to…

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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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      Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

      Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration,Committee on Law and Justice,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on the Health of Select Populations

      Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations…

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      Strengthening Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions: Workshop Summary

      Committee on Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,Institute of Medicine

      The deficiencies that many children experience from birth to school age–in health care, nutrition, emotional support, and intellectual stimulation, for example–play a major role in academic achievement gaps that persist…

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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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      After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development: Summary of a Workshop

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. The workshop was…

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      Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities

      Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the scientific basis for connecting musculoskeletal disorders with the workplace, considering people, job tasks, and work environments. This work draws conclusions about the likelihood of causal links and the…

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      Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care: A Summary of Two Workshops

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

      As a result of the heightened public and political attention and the movement toward standards and accountability, performance measurement has emerged as an important concern in the early childhood care…

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      Survey Measurement of Work Disability: Summary of a Workshop

      Institute of Medicine,Committee on National Statistics,National Research Council,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      The Social Security Administration (SSA) is engaged in redesigning its disability determination process for providing cash benefits and medical assistance to blind and disabled persons under the Social Security Disability…

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      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death: Summary of Workshops

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

      Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to…

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      Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Science of Research on Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Demographic changes, immigration, economic upheavals, and changing societal mores are creating new and altered structures, processes, and relationships in American families today. As families undergo rapid change, family science is…

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      Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

      The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The…

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      From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary

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

      The original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development was released at a press conference in the Washington, DC, headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences…

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      Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health

      Committee on Evaluation of Children's Health,National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an examination of the information about children’s health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. This book describes what…

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      Early Childhood Intervention: Views from the Field: Report of a Workshop

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development

      On June 24-25, 1999, the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences…

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      Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade: Workshop Summary

      Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      . ..on January 30-31, 2012, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the NRC held a workshop to review the accomplishments of the…

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      Design of the National Children’s Study: A Workshop Summary

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

      In the fall of 2012, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) requested that the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the NRC and the IOM convene a…

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      Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger: Workshop Summary

      Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Food and Nutrition Board,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

      Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics…

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      Working Families and Growing Kids: Caring for Children and Adolescents

      Committee on Family and Work Policies,National Research Council

      An informative mix of data and discussion, this text presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping America’s working families. The book also evaluates…

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      Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students’ Motivation to Learn

      Committee on Increasing High School Students' Engagement and Motivation to Learn,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      What is it about the school environment - pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organization - that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? This book reviews research on what shapes adolescents’ school…

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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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      Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth: Improving Methods and Measures, Workshop Summary

      Program Committee for a Workshop on Improving Research on Interactive Media and Children's Health,National Research Council

      The presence and intensity of media influences television, radio, music, computers, films, videos, and the Internet are increasingly recognized as an important part of the social ecology of children and…

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      Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries

      Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries,National Research Council

      Highlights the persistent disadvantages for young women relative to young men, the special needs of the poor, and youth living in sub-Saharan Africa, in the context of the transition to…

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      Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight…

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      Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults: 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

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to examine…

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      Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers

      Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. This book aims to provide an image of what is known about the health and safety…

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      Community Programs to Promote Youth Development

      Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth

      After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. This book offers…

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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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