%0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Group, Incorporated KFH %E Chicago, NORC at the University of %T Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health Care Services %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25980/guidebook-and-research-plan-to-help-communities-improve-transportation-to-health-care-services %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25980/guidebook-and-research-plan-to-help-communities-improve-transportation-to-health-care-services %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 192 %X The availability of transportation influences the ability of individuals to access health care, whether in urban, suburban or rural areas. Those lacking appropriate or available transportation miss health care appointments, resulting in delays in receiving medical interventions that can lead to poorer health outcomes. This in turn contributes to the rising cost of health care.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 223: Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health Care Services details how to initiate a dialogue between transportation and health care providers as well as subsequent actions and strategies for pursuing a partnership and implementing transportation solutions appropriate for patients.Efforts to improve health in the United States increasingly recognize that it’s not just the health care system that is responsible. It’s a range of factors that collectively affect health and health outcomes. These factors are known as the “social determinants of health,” and, significantly, they include transportation. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Strengthening Data Science Methods for Department of Defense Personnel and Readiness Missions %@ 978-0-309-45078-2 %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23670/strengthening-data-science-methods-for-department-of-defense-personnel-and-readiness-missions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23670/strengthening-data-science-methods-for-department-of-defense-personnel-and-readiness-missions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Math, Chemistry, and Physics %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Surveys and Statistics %P 164 %X The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness), referred to throughout this report as P&R, is responsible for the total force management of all Department of Defense (DoD) components including the recruitment, readiness, and retention of personnel. Its work and policies are supported by a number of organizations both within DoD, including the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and externally, including the federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) that work for DoD. P&R must be able to answer questions for the Secretary of Defense such as how to recruit people with an aptitude for and interest in various specialties and along particular career tracks and how to assess on an ongoing basis service members' career satisfaction and their ability to meet new challenges. P&R must also address larger-scale questions, such as how the current realignment of forces to the Asia-Pacific area and other regions will affect recruitment, readiness, and retention. While DoD makes use of large-scale data and mathematical analysis in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and elsewhere—exploiting techniques such as complex network analysis, machine learning, streaming social media analysis, and anomaly detection—these skills and capabilities have not been applied as well to the personnel and readiness enterprise. Strengthening Data Science Methods for Department of Defense Personnel and Readiness Missions offers and roadmap and implementation plan for the integration of data analysis in support of decisions within the purview of P&R. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T 2020 Year in Review: Roundtable on Obesity Solutions %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26870/2020-year-in-review-roundtable-on-obesity-solutions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26870/2020-year-in-review-roundtable-on-obesity-solutions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 2 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Roundtable on Obesity Solutions: Year in Review 2022 %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26855/roundtable-on-obesity-solutions-year-in-review-2022 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26855/roundtable-on-obesity-solutions-year-in-review-2022 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 5 %X During 2022, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions continued to implement its strategic plan and resulting systems map as a way of informing its activities and publications. The roundtable's main objective for the year was to utilize new ideas and perspectives from the actions and outputs from this foundational work in order to pursue actionable solutions that leverage the multisector perspectives of the roundtable members while continuing a focus on dissemination. The three identified priority focus areas (structural racism, biased mental models and social norms, and health communication) continue to provide an important lens through which the roundtable has framed its activities and discussions, as well as for the roundtable's five Innovation Collaboratives. This annual report summarizes the activities of the roundtable in 2022. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Moddemeyer, Steve %E Sobhani, Negin %E Oztekin-Gunaydin, Berna %T Resilience for Compounding and Cascading Events %@ 978-0-309-69548-0 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26659/resilience-for-compounding-and-cascading-events %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26659/resilience-for-compounding-and-cascading-events %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 68 %X A cascading hazard refers to a primary event, such as heavy rainfall, seismic activity, or rapid snowmelt, followed by a chain of consequences that may range from modest (lesser than the original event) to substantial. Also, the type of cascading damage and losses may be more severe than if they had occurred separately. Currently, research on disasters has focused largely on those triggered by natural hazards interacting with vulnerable human systems (e.g., populations and organizations) and the built environment. Compounding and cascading natural hazards, whether acute or chronic in nature, can be further amplified by other events, such as public health outbreaks, supply chain disruptions and cyberattacks. Resilience for Compounding and Cascading Events explores strategies that would enable the nation to be better prepared for and respond to these disasters so that affected communities can not only rebuild, but do so in a manner that increases their resilience to future events. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T A Technical Analysis of the Common Carrier/User Interconnections Area %D 1970 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13320/a-technical-analysis-of-the-common-carrieruser-interconnections-area %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13320/a-technical-analysis-of-the-common-carrieruser-interconnections-area %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Computers and Information Technology %P 86 %X A Technical Analysis of the Common Carrier/User Interconnections Area assesses the technical factors affecting the common carrier/user interconnection area of public communications. This book develops technical and background information that might be useful to common carriers, users, and equipment manufacturers in reaching and implementing solutions to immediate problems. This includes a technical evaluation of various contending points fo view regarding the common carrier/user interaction area, the various problems to which these views relate, and the various technical and policy alternatives for responding to these problems in the near future. A Technical Analysis of the Common Carrier/User Interconnections Area addresses questions of the propriety of the telephone company-provided network control signaling requirements and various alternatives to the provision thereof by the telephone company; the necessity and characteristics of telephone company-provided connecting arrangements and various alternatives to the provision thereof by the telephone company; and basic standards and specifications for interconnection and the appropriate method to administer them. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Olson, Steve %E Sim, Leslie %E Ziegenhorn, Sarah %T Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity: Models for Change: Workshop in Brief %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21686/cross-sector-responses-to-obesity-models-for-change-workshop-in %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21686/cross-sector-responses-to-obesity-models-for-change-workshop-in %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 8 %X On September 30, 2014, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 1-day workshop titled "Cross-Sector Work on Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Weight Maintenance: Models for Change." The workshop was designed to explore models of cross-sector work that may reduce the prevalence and consequences of obesity, discuss lessons learned from case studies of cross-sector initiatives, and spur future cross-sector collaboration. This brief summary of the workshop highlights the salient points that emerged from the presentations and discussions at the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Baciu, Alina B. %T Exploring Early Childhood Care and Education Levers to Improve Population Health: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25030/exploring-early-childhood-care-and-education-levers-to-improve-population-health %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25030/exploring-early-childhood-care-and-education-levers-to-improve-population-health %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 9 %X Experts from the health and the early childhood care and education (ECE) fields gathered on September 14, 2017, in New York City at a workshop hosted by the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement. The workshop presentations and discussion focused on the evidence base at the intersection of the two fields; on exploring current effective strategies, ways to expand current efforts, and ways to work together in the future; and on the policy levers available to improve early childhood development, health, and learning. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Roundtable on Population Health Improvement: 2017 Annual Report %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27079/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2017-annual-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27079/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2017-annual-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 15 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Roundtable on Population Health Improvement: Annual Report 2023 %D 2024 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27514/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-annual-report-2023 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27514/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-annual-report-2023 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 19 %X The Roundtable on Population Health Improvement was established in February 2013 to bring together philanthropy, community-based organizations, health care delivery, governmental public health, academia, and business in a wide-ranging dialogue about what is needed to improve health in the United States and across diverse populations. In 2023, the roundtable hosted workshops, webinars, and other activities that continued its exploration of the social drivers of health of past and persisting racially unjust systems and structures that shape those drivers. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Johnson, Anne %E Thévenon, Audrey %E Vadnais, Sabina %T Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing Inequities in Heat-Related Climate Change Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27204/communities-climate-change-and-health-equity-lessons-learned-in-addressing-inequities-in-heat-related-climate-change-impacts %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27204/communities-climate-change-and-health-equity-lessons-learned-in-addressing-inequities-in-heat-related-climate-change-impacts %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Health and Medicine %P 12 %X Extreme heat is a pervasive and critical hazard of climate change. While heat poses a significant threat to large swaths of the human population, it is not affecting all people or all communities equally. To explore what it takes to prevent and mitigate inequitable health impacts from extreme heat, the National Academies Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) organized a workshop on June 20-21, 2023, titled Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing Inequities in Heat-Related Climate Change Impacts. The workshop was the third in a series of EHMI events exploring the state of knowledge about climate-related health disparities. This hybrid event convened people with lived experience in communities affected by extreme heat; experts in environmental health, economic, and racial justice; climate scientists; energy specialists; and people involved in sustainable planning and disaster relief. Through presentations, shared stories, and interactive discussions, participants explored real-world challenges related to extreme heat, along with actions being pursued to prevent, adapt to, or mitigate the health consequences. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Graig, Laurene %E Cruz, Sylara Marie %E Alper, Joe %T Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-49589-9 %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25530/improving-access-to-and-equity-of-care-for-people-with-serious-illness %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25530/improving-access-to-and-equity-of-care-for-people-with-serious-illness %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 106 %X The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness that limits their daily activities. These illnesses include heart and lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. However, significant disparities exist across different communities in the quality and access to care for these illnesses. Factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, geography, socioeconomic status, or insurance status exacerbate these complex disparities. It is critical to reevaluate the current models of care delivery across diverse communities and vulnerable populations. On April 4, 2019, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to investigate barriers, policy initiatives, and opportunities for improving access to and equity of care for people living with a serious illness. Discussions explored the current climate of health care and opportunities to improve access to care using organizational, community, patient and family, and clinician perspectives. This publication summarizes the discussions and presentations from the workshop. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Varma, Shobna %T Communicating Railroad–DOT Mitigation Strategies %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22326/communicating-railroad-dot-mitigation-strategies %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22326/communicating-railroad-dot-mitigation-strategies %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R16A has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled Communicating Railroad–DOT Mitigation Strategies. This project established a collaborative forum between transportation agencies and railroads and initiated dissemination of the research best practices developed by an earlier SHRP 2 project, Strategies for Improving the Project Agreement Process Between Agencies and Railroads. SHRP 2 Renewal Project R16 also developed another supplemental report about the development of tools in this project. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Callahan, Emily A. %T Leveraging Health Communication, Data, and Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Systems-Wide Changes to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26341/leveraging-health-communication-data-and-innovative-approaches-for-sustainable-systems-wide-changes-to-reduce-the-prevalence-of-obesity %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26341/leveraging-health-communication-data-and-innovative-approaches-for-sustainable-systems-wide-changes-to-reduce-the-prevalence-of-obesity %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 7 %X The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual public workshop, Leveraging Health Communication, Data, and Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Systems-Wide Changes to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity, on June 22, 2021. The workshop, the second in a series of three workshops to examine foundational drivers of obesity and sustainable systems-wide changes to reduce the prevalence of obesity, explored strategies for leveraging health communication and data-informed, innovative approaches. Participants in the workshop discussed how health communication might enhance the understanding and the use of current modeling and data-driven efforts to advance obesity solutions; they also explored innovative data and policy approaches for obesity solutions. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief highlights the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Barich, Frank %E Ruiz, Leslie %E Linstrum, Rob %E Leprohon, Martin %E Ryan, Patricia %E Hiscox, Ron %E McCutcheon, Wayne %T Toward a Touchless Airport Journey %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26665/toward-a-touchless-airport-journey %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26665/toward-a-touchless-airport-journey %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 64 %X As technology continues to evolve, airports are seeking opportunities to create a touchless experience along the passenger journey. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to eliminate many common touchpoints, which are potential points of disease transmission.The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 241: Toward a Touchless Airport Journey presents solutions from emerging and existing technologies to nontechnological solutions. For each solution, the current level of readiness, barriers to expect in implementation, and specific tips on getting started are detailed. Also explored are technology gaps and the need for medium- and long-term solutions with further development opportunities that could minimize touchpoints.Supplemental to the report is Attachment A: Solutions Worksheet. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Callahan, Emily A. %T Exploring Strategies for Sustainable Systems-Wide Changes to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26260/exploring-strategies-for-sustainable-systems-wide-changes-to-reduce-the-prevalence-of-obesity %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26260/exploring-strategies-for-sustainable-systems-wide-changes-to-reduce-the-prevalence-of-obesity %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Food and Nutrition %P 8 %X The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual public workshop, Exploring Strategies for Sustainable Systems-Wide Changes to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity, on April 8, 2021. The workshop, the first in a series of three workshops to explore this broad topic, provided a foundational introductory session for the series that covered the intersection of biased mental models, stigma, weight bias, structural racism, and effective health communications with obesity solutions. Additional sessions discussed the intersection of structural racism and obesity in the context of housing and education and the intersection of biased mental models, stigma, weight bias, and obesity in the context of workplace and health care settings. This publication summarizes highlights of the presentations and discussions that occurred at the first workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Coletrane, Ayshia %E Baciu, Alina B. %T Exploring Policies, Investments, and Case-Making for Longer, Healthier Lives for All: Proceedings of a Symposium–in Brief %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27010/exploring-policies-investments-and-case-making-for-longer-healthier-lives-for-all %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27010/exploring-policies-investments-and-case-making-for-longer-healthier-lives-for-all %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 12 %X A decade ago, two National Academies reports — U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health and For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future — made important recommendations regarding the nation's health and the policies and investments that shape it. They also aimed to raise alarm about the public's lack of awareness that the nation's unrivaled spending on health care is not matched by health outcomes and appears to be worsening.Although experts know what factors support longer and healthier lives and close health gaps along lines of race and ethnicity, the nation falls short in implementing policies around those factors or investing in needed system changes and interventions to address them (e.g., equitable education, poverty reduction). The National Academies' Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a March 2023 symposium to explore innovative policies addressing poverty and other socio-economic factors and next steps toward more balanced spending on health.This proceedings document summarizes symposium discussions. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Roundtable on Population Health Improvement: 2020 Annual Report %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27082/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2020-annual-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27082/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2020-annual-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 19 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Roundtable on Population Health Improvement: 2021 Annual Report %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27083/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2021-annual-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27083/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-2021-annual-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 18 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Baciu, Alina %E Andrada, Alexandra %T Roundtable on Population Health Improvement: Annual Report 2022 %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27077/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-annual-report-2022 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27077/roundtable-on-population-health-improvement-annual-report-2022 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 20 %X The Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement was established in February 2013 to bring together philanthropy, community-based organizations, health care delivery, governmental public health, academia, and business in a wide-ranging dialogue about what is needed to improve health in the United States and across diverse populations. In 2022, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted workshops and webinars designed to illuminate issues of importance to leaders and policy makers, practitioners, and researchers in the health and social sectors; explore promising and innovative solutions for and approaches to population health improvement; and facilitate new and generative connections among people and organizations.