Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Board on Global Health
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Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
Pain is a leading cause of disability globally. The dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions within the past decade in the United States has contributed to the opioid epidemic the …
Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies
With the worst human refugee crisis since World War II as the backdrop, from March 16 through March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in …
Building Health Workforce Capacity Through Community-Based Health Professional Education
There is growing evidence from developed and developing countries that community-based approaches are effective in improving the health of individuals and populations. This is …
Lessons Learned in Health Professions Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part 1
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals adapted, innovated, and accelerated in order to meet the needs of students, patients, and the community. To examine and learn …
Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Mental Health
The social determinants of mental health involve the economic, social, and political conditions into which one is born that influence a person's mental health - and, in particular, …
Global Health Transitions and Sustainable Solutions
On June 13"e;14, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multistakeholder workshop to examine the transitions affecting global health and …
Engaging the Private Sector and Developing Partnerships to Advance Health and the Sustainable Development Goals
In 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. …
Review of the DoD-GEIS Influenza Programs
The influenza pandemics of 1918, 1957, and 1968 offer a warning to the world about the potential dangers of the influenza virus. In 2006, after a series of cases and clusters of …
Quarantine Stations at Ports of Entry
To mitigate the risks posed by microbial threats of public health significance originating abroad, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) places small groups of staff …
Causes and Impacts of Neglected Tropical and Zoonotic Diseases
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) afflict more than 1.4 billion people, many of whom live on less than $1.25 a day. While there are effective ways to manage NTDs, policy-makers …
Science and Applications of Synthetic and Systems Biology
Many potential applications of synthetic and systems biology are relevant to the challenges associated with the detection, surveillance, and responses to emerging and re-emerging …
International Perspective on Advancing Technologies and Strategies for Managing Dual-Use Risks
As part of a study of current and future research in the life sciences that contains applications relevant to development of agents of biological origin 5 to 10 years into the …