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Health & Medicine at the National Academies
Featured Reports
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
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Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects
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Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance
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Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities
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Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
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New and Notable
 Health of Veterans ~ provides information about the Institute of Medicine's work on the health and protection of deployed military forces and veterans, including summaries and recommendations from past reports, as well as explanations of chemical and biological agents, and links to ongoing projects.
Focus On Health Care Quality ~ since 1996, the IOM has been working to assess and improve the nation's health care quality. Find out more...
IOM News ~ announces new Institute of Medicine publications, upcoming events and new online content.
Web Features
National Academies Press: Medical Sciences and Healthcare Collection ~ read online free.
National Academies Press: Food and Nutrition Collection ~ read online free.
HIV and AIDS Searchable Collection ~ recent publications from the National Academies regarding scientific and policy issues around HIV/AIDS.
Microbial Threats and Emerging Infections Searchable Collection ~ recent reports from the National Academies about microbial threats and emerging infections.
Uninsurance Searchable Collection ~ recent reports from the National Academies about the health and economic implications of uninsurance.
Vaccines and Immunization Searchable Collection ~ recent publications from the National Academies regarding the science and policy issues surrounding vaccines and immunization.
Vaccines and the Military Searchable Collection ~ recent reports from the National Academies about the science and policy of vaccines and the military.
Beyond Discovery: Magnetic Resonance Imaging ~ explores how basic physics research during the past 70 years contributed to the development of life-saving diagnostic tools -- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI.
Beyond Discovery: Unraveling the Enigma of Vitamin D ~ focuses on the twists and turns leading to the discovery of vitamin D and how scientists came to understand its role in building and maintaining bone.
Web Extra: America's Uninsured ~ examines the consequences of being uninsured for individuals, families, communities and society as a whole.
Web Extra: Inequality in American Healthcare ~ examines evidence suggesting that bias, prejudice and stereotyping on the part of health care providers may contribute to differences in care.
Web Extra: Strengthening America's Vaccine Safety Net ~ examines the need to strengthen the public health infrastructure for managing the U.S. immunization system.
National Academies Offices
Board on Children, Youth and Families ~ addresses a variety of policy-relevant issues related to the well-being of children, youth and families.
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology ~ addresses questions about air and water pollution; solid and hazardous waste; toxicology; epidemiology; risk assessment; applied ecology; natural resources; and environmental engineering, economics, law and policy.
Board on Life Sciences ~ provides advice to government and the scientific community on the biological sciences and their impact on society.
Board on Global Health ~ addresses developing-country health issues and global health issues that have implications for U.S. health policy.
Board on Health Care Services ~ focuses on issues of health care organization, financing, effectiveness, workforce and delivery, with special emphasis on quality costs, and accessibility of care.
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ~ focuses on issues affecting the health of the public, including population-based public health measures and the public health infrastructure.
Board on Health Sciences Policy ~ ensures that there is adequate attention to the science base underlying health and health care, as national and international needs evolve and change.
Board on Radiation Effects Research ~ conducts studies on the effects of both ionizing and nonionizing radiation on humans and other species.
Food and Nutrition Board ~ studies the safety and adequacy of the nation's food supply and establishes principles and guidelines for adequate nutrition.
Medical Follow-Up Agency ~ conducts a variety of epidemiological research and policy studies.
Health Policy Educational Programs and Fellowships ~ serves as the program office for national health policy fellowship programs.
Board on African Science Academy Development ~ engages African academies of science in building their capacity to provide independent, evidence-based advice to their governments and countries on health-related matters.
National Cancer Policy Forum ~ provides a focus within the National Academies for the consideration of issues in science, clinical medicine, public health, and public policy relevant to the goals of preventing, palliating, and curing cancer.
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