While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals, substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and...... more

Racially and ethnically minoritized populations and tribal communities often face preventable inequities in health...... more

generations - a cycle that disproportionately affects Native American families. To identify policies and programs that can reduce...... more

collisions, domestic violence, and military incidents can result in injuries across a spectrum of severity and age groups. Just...... more

, unlinked health records, fragmented care delivery, and gaps in medical surveillance means many questions remain unanswered...... more

At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the National Academies convened a...... more

what impact seafood consumption is having on children’s growth and development. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...... more

, was perceived as the beginning of a new era in cancer care. While still important and frequently used, some of these...... more

The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual...... more

and targeted treatments and instigate transformative changes across various sectors beyond health and medicine....... more

develop algorithms to better understand and predict interactions between food- and nutrition-related data and health outcomes...... more

differ during public health emergencies (PHEs), and identifying strategies to sustain access to those essential health care...... more

encouraging and assessing the development and efficacy of in-home drug disposal systems that support the public health goal of...... more

, physicians, public health officials, and others about its effect on mental and physical health. Over the past year, an ad hoc...... more

The National Academies Forum on Microbial Threats and Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a...... more

Between 2020-2023, many health systems and organizations created formal positions to improve diversity, equity, and...... more

current state of racial and ethnic health care disparities in the U.S., highlighted major drivers of health care disparities...... more

health. Presentations also shed light on the connection between misinformation and bias and stigma, as well as challenged...... more

Increasing the number of Black men and Black women who enter the fields of science, engineering, and medicine (SEM...... more

as health professional well-being; workforce shortages; workforce training and retention; as well as how to advance the...... more

the health and equity of communities and the nation. The National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement...... more

the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene an expert committee to provide an overview of the...... more

adults. The National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a public workshop in May 2023 to...... more

knowledge regarding risk factors for cancer and best practices for cancer prevention and risk reduction interventions. Speakers...... more

explore the current state of population health funding and the challenges and opportunities encountered by organizations...... more

Health Workforce to Meet 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities. The event, building upon the proceedings from their March...... more

discuss the premise, history, and development of race-based clinical algorithms and their contributions to health inequities...... more

discussed when and how to follow up with less-severe TBI patients who have been discharged to their homes after a brief period...... more

potential to transform health and medicine. These innovations simultaneously raise important ethical and social issues...... more

reproductive medicine should clinical IVG ever be approved, along with the many social, ethical, legal, and technical...... more

, which are often heightened for individuals from groups underrepresented in medicine, and more effective collaboration with...... more

in March and April 2023 to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health professions education...... more

Consequences of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a cumulative toll on the health and well-being...... more

disease-specific biomarkers that can help predict, monitor, and guide treatment development. Recent technological advances have led to...... more

and less important practice of health care. Minimizing its importance begins with how U.S. dental professionals are...... more

to explore the various needs of an aging population and an ideal health workforce with the numbers and skillset to match...... more

community health. To examine the effects of drug control policies on the health of individuals and communities of color, the...... more

challenges, and at the request of VA, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Forum on Mental Health and...... more

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care and other benefits to eligible veterans with physical and...... more

), medical devices, medicines, and other public health supplies that is resilient against disruptions from pandemics and other...... more

, threats, and changes to places as a resource for health and public spaces as a shared resource. This Proceedings document...... more

The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted an April, July, and October, 2022 workshop series to...... more

Governments, philanthropic organizations, and private industry fund human health and medical research. Various funding...... more

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to adults and children who meet the eligibility...... more

In response to a request from the US Department of Agriculture, the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National...... more

Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies convened a workshop in May 2022. They invited...... more

resistance, the connection to plant agriculture, and its implications for human health. The National Academies Forum on Microbial...... more

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are used across a wide variety of activities in cancer care and cancer research...... more

Effects of Sunscreens in Aquatic Environments and Implications for Sunscreen Usage and Human Health called on the EPA to...... more

Chronic sleep disorders affect one in five Americans, and sleep deprivation costs significant U.S. GDP loss annually...... more

Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown...... more

The mission of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National...... more

exportation and transportation, impacting National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research necessary for both public health and...... more

the authorization of four grant programs to be overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...... more

The National Academies Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health, in collaboration with the National Cancer Policy...... more