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Understanding the Economics of Microbial Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309483025
RRP: $63.21$55.35Microbial threats, including endemic and emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, can cause not only substantial health consequences but also enormous disruption to economic activity worldwide. While scientific advances have undoubtedly... -
Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities: A Comprehensive Approach to a Persistent Problem by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309468268
RRP: $89.01$78.68Alcohol-impaired driving is an important health and social issue as it remains a major risk to AmericansaEURO (TM) health today, surpassing deaths per year of certain cancers, HIV/AIDS, and drownings, among others, and contributing to long-term... -
Engaging the Private Sector and Developing Partnerships to Advance Health and the Sustainable Development Goals: Proceedings of a Workshop Series by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309458047
RRP: $63.21$55.35In September 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations Development Summit to serve as a 15-year plan of action for all countries and people. The SDGs include 17 specific goals, and 169 associated targets that set... -
Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309453653
RRP: $55.47$48.74Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provide nonviolent avenues for expressing grievances, and to... -
Exploring Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309451918
RRP: $47.73$42.13Cardiac arrest often strikes seemingly healthy individuals without warning and without regard to age, gender, race, or health status. Representing the third leading cause of death in the United States, cardiac arrest is defined as aEUROoea severe... -
Community Violence as a Population Health Issue: Proceedings of a Workshop by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine 9780309450478
RRP: $63.21$55.35On June 16, 2016, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement held a workshop at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Brooklyn, New York, to explore the influence of trauma and violence on communities. The workshop highlighted examples of... -
Exploring Shared Value in Global Health and Safety: Workshop Summary by Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety 9780309442503
RRP: $47.73$42.13Companies today are operating in a more complex and competitive environment where traditional models for doing business are no longer sufficient and expectations of business are growing both internally and externally. Many companies have long and robust... -
Systems Practices for the Care of Socially At-Risk Populations by Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice 9780309391979
RRP: $47.73$42.13The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been moving from volume-based, fee-for-service payment to value-based payment (VBP), which aims to improve health care quality, health outcomes, and patient care experiences, while also... -
Metrics That Matter for Population Health Action: Workshop Summary by Joe Alper 9780309391535
RRP: $52.89$46.54In 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 population health and previous efforts to simplify... -
The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises by National Academy of Medicine, Secretariat 9780309390934
RRP: $47.73$42.13Since 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 beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health... -
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening: Workshop Summary by Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety 9780309381390
RRP: $47.73$42.13Over 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 resulting progress are often concentrated in vertical... -
Global Health Risk Framework: Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems to Respond to Global Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Workshop Summary by Board on Health Sciences Policy 9780309381147
RRP: $47.73$42.13Since 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 beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health... -
Global Health Risk Framework: Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309381048
RRP: $47.73$42.13Since 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 beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health... -
Global Health Risk Framework: Research and Development of Medical Products: Workshop Summary by Board on Health Sciences Policy 9780309380997
RRP: $47.73$42.13Since 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 beyond the three hardest-hit countries and beyond the health... -
Applying a Health Lens to Business Practices, Policies, and Investments: Workshop Summary by Theresa Wizemann 9780309380515
RRP: $52.89$46.54In 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 as housing, transportation, defense, education, and... -
How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health: Workshop Summary by Roundtable on Population Health Improvement 9780309378482
RRP: $52.89$46.54In 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 strategies, ranging from interventions to investments, to improve the... -
Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309374460
RRP: $52.89$46.54On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons. The workshop was... -
Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow by Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice 9780309439985
RRP: $125.13$109.44The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the... -
Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309371179
RRP: $51.60$45.43Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in December 2014 to discuss the spread, scale, and sustainability of practices,... -
Approaches to Universal Health Coverage and Occupational Health and Safety for the Informal Workforce in Developing Countries: Workshop Summary by Rachel M. Taylor 9780309374064
RRP: $47.73$42.13Universal 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. In most of the world UHC is sought through a... -
Assessing the Use of Agent-Based Models for Tobacco Regulation by Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice 9780309317221
RRP: $58.05$50.94Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products - specifically cigarettes,... -
Capturing Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures in Electronic Health Records: Phase 2 by Committee on the Recommended Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures for Electronic Health Records 9780309312424
RRP: $67.08$59.17Determinants of health - like physical activity levels and living conditions - have traditionally been the concern of public health and have not been linked closely to clinical practice. However, if standardized social and behavioral data can be... -
The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary by Roundtable on Population Health Improvement 9780309312066
RRP: $47.73$42.13The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement is the summary of a workshop held by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in April 2014 that featured invited speakers from community groups that have... -
Investing in Global Health Systems: Sustaining Gains, Transforming Lives by Board on Global Health 9780309311694
RRP: $49.02$43.23The United States has been a generous sponsor of global health programs for the past 25 years or more. This investment has contributed to meaningful changes, especially for women and children, who suffer the brunt of the world's disease and disability... -
Financing Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309307468
RRP: $41.28$36.62Despite spending far more on medical care than any other nation and despite having seen a century of unparalleled improvement in population health and longevity, the United States has fallen behind many of its global counterparts and competitors in such... -
Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309299756
RRP: $42.57$37.72Health is influenced by a wide range of factors, many of which fall outside of the health care delivery sector. These determinants of health include, for example, the characteristics of how people live, work, learn, and play. Decision and policy making... -
Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309294782
RRP: $45.15$39.93Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change is the summary of a three-part public webinar convened by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and its... -
The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World: Workshop Summary by Forum on Global Violence Prevention 9780309289061
RRP: $47.73$42.13The Evidence for Violence Prevention Across the Lifespan and Around the World is the summary of a workshop convened in January 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention to explore value and application of the evidence for... -
Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine 9780309287913
RRP: $47.73$42.13Natural gas extraction from shale formations, which includes hydraulic fracturing, is increasingly in the news as the use of extraction technologies has expanded, rural communities have been transformed seemingly overnight, public awareness has... -
Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack: Medical and Public Health Considerations for Neighboring Jurisdictions: Workshop Summary by Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events 9780309286015
RRP: $61.92$54.24Our nation faces the distinct possibility of a catastrophic terrorist attack using an improvised nuclear device (IND), according to international and U.S. intelligence. Detonation of an IND in a major U.S. city would result in tens of thousands to... -
Ensuring an Effective Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309271486
RRP: $37.41$33.32The U.S. medical countermeasures (MCMs) enterprise is interconnected, complex, and dynamic. It includes public and private entities that develop and manufacture new and existing MCMs, ensure procurement, storage, and distribution of MCMs, and administer,... -
Ranking Vaccines: A Prioritization Software Tool: Phase II: Prototype of a Decision-Support System by Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Phase II 9780309266383
RRP: $52.89$46.54SMART Vaccines--Strategic Multi-Attribute Ranking Tool for Vaccines--is a prioritization software tool developed by the Institute of Medicine that utilizes decision science and modeling to help inform choices among candidates for new vaccine development... -
Developing and Strengthening the Global Supply Chain for Second-Line Drugs for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Workshop Summary by Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation 9780309265959
RRP: $47.73$42.13To effectively treat patients diagnosed with drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) and protect the population from further transmission of this infectious disease, an uninterrupted supply of quality-assured (QA), second-line anti-TB drugs (SLDs) is... -
Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 9780309265690
RRP: $63.21$55.35Substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder are significant public health threats that affect millions of Americans each year. To help address overdose deaths and lack of access to treatment, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)... -
An Integrated Framework for Assessing the Value of Community-Based Prevention by Committee on Valuing Community-Based, Non-Clinical Prevention Programs 9780309263542
RRP: $47.73$42.13During the past century the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have shifted from those related to communicable diseases to those due to chronic diseases. Just as the major causes of morbidity and mortality have changed, so too... -
Public Engagement on Facilitating Access to Antiviral Medications and Information in an Influenza Pandemic: Workshop Series Summary by Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events 9780309256940
RRP: $32.24$28.10Influenza pandemics overwhelm health care systems with thousands or hundreds of thousands of sick patients, as well as those worried they may be sick. In order to ensure a successful response to the patient swell caused by a pandemic, robust planning is... -
Communications and Technology for Violence Prevention: Workshop Summary by Forum on Global Violence Prevention 9780309253512
RRP: $47.73$42.13In the last 25 years, a major shift has occurred in the field of violence prevention, from the assumption that violence is inevitable to the realization that violence is preventable. As we learn more about what works to reduce violence, the challenge... -
Country-Level Decision Making for Control of Chronic Diseases: Workshop Summary by Board on Global Health 9780309252720
RRP: $41.28$36.62A 2010 IOM report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World, found that not only is it possible to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and related chronic diseases in developing countries, but also that such a reduction will be... -
Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products by Institute of Medicine 9780309223980
RRP: $69.66$61.38Smoking-related diseases kill more Americans than alcohol, illegal drugs, murder and suicide combined. The passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 gave the FDA authority to regulate "modified risk tobacco... -
Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax by Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public 9780309218085
RRP: $68.37$60.27If terrorists released Bacillus anthracis over a large city, hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk of the deadly disease anthrax-caused by the B. anthracis spores-unless they had rapid access to antibiotic medical countermeasures (MCM)...