%0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Waite, Jocelyn K. %T Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25109/legal-considerations-in-relationships-between-transit-agencies-and-ridesourcing-service-providers %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25109/legal-considerations-in-relationships-between-transit-agencies-and-ridesourcing-service-providers %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 412 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 53: Legal Considerations in Relationships Between Transit Agencies and Ridesourcing Service Providers explores the efforts made by public transit agencies to provide on-demand services to the public.It also provides transit agencies with legal guidance for considering whether to enter into relationships with ridesourcing service providers (RSPs).The report includes a description of ridesourcing services in the United States, state and municipal legislative and regulatory schemes, procurement and procurement processes, contractual and partnership provisions in agreements between RSPs and a public transit agency, issues of compliance with federal legislation and civil rights requirements and those under the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal claims and litigation, and risk management issues stemming from relationships between RSPs and transit agencies. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Emergency Evacuation and Sheltering During the COVID-19 Pandemic %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26084/emergency-evacuation-and-sheltering-during-the-covid-19-pandemic %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26084/emergency-evacuation-and-sheltering-during-the-covid-19-pandemic %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 33 %X Fundamental shifts in preparedness planning are needed to ensure health, safety, and smooth operations during emergencies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To prepare for emergency events requiring evacuation, it is necessary to revise shelter planning and mass care operations, shelter staffing, and shelter design and operations with a focus on reducing virus transmission and ensuring safety. Developing effective public messaging is also critical during the pandemic and requires advance planning and familiarity with the needs and characteristics of the communities being served. This rapid expert consultation details what is known from research on evacuation behavior, social responses to disaster, and risk communication, as well as lessons learned from emergency managers, public health departments, local officials, and human service providers, as the second year of the pandemic unfolds. It includes strategies for (1) evacuation plans, (2) sheltering operations, and (3) risk communication best practices for public officials confronting hazards and disasters. The Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) is an activity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. SEAN links researchers in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences with decision makers to respond to policy questions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This project is affiliated with the National Academies' Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Teal, Roger %E Larsen, Niels %E King, David %E Brakewood, Candace %E Frei, Charlotte %E Chia, Inc. DemandTrans Solutions David %T Development of Transactional Data Specifications for Demand-Responsive Transportation %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25800/development-of-transactional-data-specifications-for-demand-responsive-transportation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25800/development-of-transactional-data-specifications-for-demand-responsive-transportation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 154 %X Demand-responsive transportation (DRT) can produce benefits — fewer empty seats, lower cost per passenger, less delay for customers — to both passengers and transportation service providers, particularly the public and private nonprofit agencies that finance DRT services with public funds.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 210: Development of Transactional Data Specifications for Demand-Responsive Transportation presents a transactional data specification for DRT to facilitate interactions among the software systems that manage these services.A validator software tool that verifies data messages generated by a software system is available as part of the project. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Forstag, Erin Hammers %T Supporting Children with Disabilities: Lessons from the Pandemic: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-69323-3 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26702/supporting-children-with-disabilities-lessons-from-the-pandemic-proceedings-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26702/supporting-children-with-disabilities-lessons-from-the-pandemic-proceedings-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %K Health and Medicine %P 118 %X An estimated 10 percent of children in the United States are living with disabilities, including a disproportionate number of children living in poverty and children of marginalized racial and ethnic groups. During the pandemic, children with disabilities suffered disproportionately compared to their peers without disabilities. To learn more about what policies and practices might be sustained or implemented beyond the pandemic to support children with disabilities and their families, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families hosted a workshop on June 13-15, 2022. Workshop presenters included service providers, researchers, government leaders, youth with disabilities, and caregivers of children and youth with disabilities. In this workshop, practices were identified that could improve the system of care for children with disabilities as well as improve access to services for underserved and marginalized populations. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E USA, Alan Danaher, James Wensley, Amy Dunham, Ted Orosz, Ryan Avery, Daniel Turner, Kenneth Cobb, WSP %E Technology, Kari Watkins, Carly Queen, Simon Berrebi, Georgia Institute of %E Associates, Marlene Connor, Jim McLaughlin, MCA %T Minutes Matter: A Bus Transit Service Reliability Guidebook %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25727/minutes-matter-a-bus-transit-service-reliability-guidebook %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25727/minutes-matter-a-bus-transit-service-reliability-guidebook %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 136 %X Transit reliability is critical to the operation and attractiveness of public transportation services. With the current unprecedented evolution in transportation services, including new competition from mobility service providers such as Uber and Lyft, improving transit reliability has taken on an even greater level of importance.The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 215: Minutes Matter: A Bus Transit Service Reliability Guidebook details eight steps that a transit agency can undertake to develop and maintain a Reliability Improvement Program.There is also a Power Point presentation that provides an overview of the project accompanying the report and a supplemental report, TCRP Web-Only Document 72: Developing a Guide to Bus Transit Service Reliability. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Cusson, Sean %T Legal Considerations for Telecommunications at Airports %D 2021 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26366/legal-considerations-for-telecommunications-at-airports %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26366/legal-considerations-for-telecommunications-at-airports %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 36 %X The deployment of telecommunication systems, management of networks, and dealings with telecommunication or information service providers, airlines, other tenants, concessionaires, and passengers create multiple legal issues for airport operators. The Airport Cooperative Highway Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 43: Legal Considerations for Telecommunications at Airports examines federal requirements for various aspects of telecommunications at airports, including both current issues and those implicated by emerging trends. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Sullivan, Donna Jensen, Mia Stephens, and Derek %T Airport Community, Water Quality Events, and the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24986/airport-community-water-quality-events-and-the-aircraft-drinking-water-rule %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24986/airport-community-water-quality-events-and-the-aircraft-drinking-water-rule %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 48 %X TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 88: Airport Community, Water Quality Events, and the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule explores how airports, airlines, ground service providers, and ice and food caterers as well as other food service establishments can take measures to ensure that their operations have safe drinking water. Receiving prompt and accurate information about a drinking water quality event allows airport management and tenants to address and mitigate potential adverse effects. Airlines have reported that it is often difficult for them to obtain information about a drinking water quality event and determine if it affects an airport they serve. This report will provide airport management with the ability to distribute essential information and minimize the time it takes for notification of an event to reach the airport’s tenants. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Boyd, Annabelle %E Lazaro, Ream %E Pankratz, Dain %E Lazaro, Valerie %T Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22669/paratransit-emergency-preparedness-and-operations-handbook %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22669/paratransit-emergency-preparedness-and-operations-handbook %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 101 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 160: Paratransit Emergency Preparedness and Operations Handbook includes guidance, strategies, tools, and resources to help paratransit service providers plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from a range of emergencies. The guidance has applicability to urban, suburban, rural, and tribal paratransit operating environments.The project that developed TCRP Report 160 also a PowerPoint presentation describing the entire project. An HTML version of the report is also available. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Alden, Cristian Druta and Andrew %T Communications Worker Credentialing Requirements %D 2017 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24794/communications-worker-credentialing-requirements %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24794/communications-worker-credentialing-requirements %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 232: Communications Worker Credentialing Requirements focuses on credentialing requirements needed for communications workers to physically access disaster-impacted areas to restore damaged wireline telecommunication networks.Under the advice of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) panel that reviewed the impact of Hurricane Katrina on communications networks, the Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act designated cable companies and other telecommunications services as “essential service providers” for emergency management. Credentialing is a system by which identification cards or other tokens are used to authenticate a person and verify their expertise and qualifications for the purpose of access. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %A National Research Council %T Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services %@ 978-0-309-30489-4 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18798/confronting-commercial-sexual-exploitation-and-sex-trafficking-of-minors-in-the-united-states %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18798/confronting-commercial-sexual-exploitation-and-sex-trafficking-of-minors-in-the-united-states %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 52 %X Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States are frequently overlooked, misunderstood, and unaddressed domestic problems. In the past decade, they have received increasing attention from advocates, the media, academics, and policy makers. However, much of this attention has focused internationally. This international focus has overshadowed the reality that commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors also occur every day within the United States. Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors not only are illegal activities, but also result in immediate and long-term physical, mental, and emotional harm to victims and survivors. A nation that is unaware of these problems or disengaged from solving them unwittingly contributes to the ongoing abuse of minors and all but ensures that these crimes will remain marginalized and misunderstood. The 2013 Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council report Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States increases awareness and understanding of the crucial problem of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. By examining emerging strategies for preventing and identifying these crimes, for assisting and supporting victims and survivors, and for addressing exploiters and traffickers, that report offers a path forward through recommendations designed to increase awareness and understanding and to support efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services offers a more concise and focused perspective on the problem and emerging solutions for providers of victim and support services for children and adolescents. These service providers include policy makers, leaders, practitioners, organizations, and programs at the local, state, and federal levels. This guide will be a valuable resource for them, and for child welfare and child protective services, other agencies and programs within the state and federal governments (e.g., the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime), and nongovernmental organizations. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Smith, Eric T. %T Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25479/legal-issues-relating-to-airports-promoting-competition %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25479/legal-issues-relating-to-airports-promoting-competition %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 36 %X The TRB' Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP LRD 37: Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition explores permissible means and methods of encouraging and accommodating competition at U.S. airports. It discusses the history of how competition has been addressed by government and airports and provides the context of the concentration of air carriers and fixed-base operators (FBOs), the accommodation of air carriers with differing business models, and avoiding the grant of exclusive rights when aeronautical service providers merge. Competition among airlines and FBOs at U.S. airports presents a myriad of issues for the airport sponsor, its executives and for local elected officials—all of whom themselves often face multidimensional challenges and needs. U.S. airports, and especially those which have used federal airport improvement funds, operate within a unique atmosphere. Congress, through the enactment of airport funding legislation, created a broad and general framework within which airport sponsors must operate. Much of this general framework has been supplemented by United States Department of Transportation / Federal Aviation Administration and provides airport sponsors with some further guidelines within which airports must operate. This framework/guidance, however, relies largely upon general standards such as dealing with airlines and FBOs in a “reasonable” and “not unjustly discriminatory” manner. Given this fact, the resolution of competition issues at any particular airport is necessarily highly dependent upon the locally derived factual context and, therefore, requires locally derived solutions. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Curtis, Terra %E Merritt, Meg %E Chen, Carmen %E Perlmutter, David %E Berez, Dan %E Ellis, Buffy %T Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25576/partnerships-between-transit-agencies-and-transportation-network-companies-tncs %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25576/partnerships-between-transit-agencies-and-transportation-network-companies-tncs %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X Public transit agencies are increasingly partnering with mobility service providers. Among these providers are transportation network companies (TNCs), which include companies like Uber and Lyft and are the specific focus of this research effort.The transit industry has produced research to describe primary considerations transit agencies should have in mind for partnerships with TNCs, but existing research has yet to identify specific project frameworks for transit agencies that have decided to pursue partnerships.Findings of the report, TCRP Research Report 204: Partnerships Between Transit Agencies and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), draw on a thorough investigation of active and inactive partnerships between transit agencies and TNCs. This research is informed by dozens of transit agency surveys and follow-up interviews, past literature, and interviews with TNC staff and industry experts as well as FTA representatives. Transit agencies have a wide range of motivations for engaging in partnerships with TNCs. The motivations, however, are often not tied to specific performance indicators, an area in which transit agencies can be more proactive in setting the approach.The report presents findings pertaining to data and information requirements of both transit agencies and TNCs; the various benefits and outcomes that transit agencies, communities, and customers have pursued through partnerships; and the challenges faced by transit agencies in developing partnerships with TNCs.An additional resource is part of the project: the Partnership Playbook offers a brief, 5-step plan designed to help the transit industry be more deliberate in its approach to working with TNCs. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Hamby, Beth %T Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25430/implementing-the-us-dot-reasonable-modification-rule %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25430/implementing-the-us-dot-reasonable-modification-rule %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 158 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 142: Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule provides an overview of the current state of practice regarding transit systems implementation of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regulation 49 C.F.R Part 37.The report describes the experiences of agencies as they make reasonable modifications to their practices and policies in order to both respond to the regulation and ensure service to people with disabilities. The report also includes case examples of six transit systems, which present an in-depth analysis of the issues, opportunities, challenges, lessons learned, and keys to success in implementation of reasonable modifications . The need for future research is also discussed.Under the U.S. DOT regulations for implementing the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (49 C.F.R. Parts 37 and 27), transportation service providers and recipients of federal funding are required to ensure their services do not discriminate against people with disabilities.In 2015, the U.S. DOT amended 49 C.F.R. Parts 27 and 37 to require transportation entities to make “reasonable modifications/accommodations to policies, practices, and procedures to avoid discrimination and ensure that their programs are accessible to individuals with disabilities.” Effective July 13, 2015, 49 C.F.R. §37.169 of this final rule requires that public entity transit providers develop their own processes for making decisions and for providing reasonable modifications to their policies and practices. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Systems, Mitretek %T e-Transit: Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation, Volume 2, Application Service Provider Implementation Guidelines %D 2002 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24724/e-transit-electronic-business-strategies-for-public-transportation-volume-2-application-service-provider-implementation-guidelines %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24724/e-transit-electronic-business-strategies-for-public-transportation-volume-2-application-service-provider-implementation-guidelines %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 44 %X TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 84: e-Transit: Electronic Business Strategies for Public Transportation, Volume 2: Application Service Provider Implementation Guidelines, presents the results of an investigation into the use of application service providers and thin client computing technologies by transit agencies. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Beatty, Alexandra S. %E Feder, Michael %E Storksdieck, Martin %T Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-30539-6 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18807/climate-change-education-engaging-family-private-forest-owners-on-issues %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18807/climate-change-education-engaging-family-private-forest-owners-on-issues %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Education %K Earth Sciences %P 94 %X The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other private groups, including timber investment management organizations and real estate investment trusts. The more than 10 million family forestland owners manage the largest percentage of forestland acreage (35 percent) and the majority of the privately owned forestland (62 percent). The Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for the stewardship of all of the nation's forests, has long worked with private owners of forestland on forest management and preservation. At a time when all forestland is facing intensified threats because of the long-term effects of global climate change, the Forest Service recognizes that family forestland owners play a key role in protecting forestland. It is working to identify optimal ways to engage this diverse group and support them in mitigating threats to the biologically diverse land they own or manage. Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change is the summary of a workshop, convened by the National Research Council's Board on Science Education and Board on Environmental Change and Society as part of its Climate Change Education Roundtable series, to explore approaches to the challenges that face state foresters, extension agents, private forestry consultants, and others involved with private family forestland owners on how to take climate change into consideration when making decisions about their forests. The workshop focused on how findings from the behavioral, social, and educational sciences can be used to help prepare for the impacts of climate change. The workshop participants discussed the threats to forests posed by climate change and human actions; private forestland owners' values, knowledge, and dispositions about forest management, climate change, and related threats; and strategies for improving communication between forestland owners and service providers about forest management in the face of climate change. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Butler, Adrienne Stith %E Panzer, Allison M. %E Goldfrank, Lewis R. %T Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy %@ 978-0-309-08953-1 %D 2003 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10717/preparing-for-the-psychological-consequences-of-terrorism-a-public-health %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10717/preparing-for-the-psychological-consequences-of-terrorism-a-public-health %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 184 %X The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health %@ 978-0-309-49343-7 %D 2019 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25467/integrating-social-care-into-the-delivery-of-health-care-moving %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25467/integrating-social-care-into-the-delivery-of-health-care-moving %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 194 %X Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health was released in September 2019, before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. Improving social conditions remains critical to improving health outcomes, and integrating social care into health care delivery is more relevant than ever in the context of the pandemic and increased strains placed on the U.S. health care system. The report and its related products ultimately aim to help improve health and health equity, during COVID-19 and beyond. The consistent and compelling evidence on how social determinants shape health has led to a growing recognition throughout the health care sector that improving health and health equity is likely to depend – at least in part – on mitigating adverse social determinants. This recognition has been bolstered by a shift in the health care sector towards value-based payment, which incentivizes improved health outcomes for persons and populations rather than service delivery alone. The combined result of these changes has been a growing emphasis on health care systems addressing patients' social risk factors and social needs with the aim of improving health outcomes. This may involve health care systems linking individual patients with government and community social services, but important questions need to be answered about when and how health care systems should integrate social care into their practices and what kinds of infrastructure are required to facilitate such activities. Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health examines the potential for integrating services addressing social needs and the social determinants of health into the delivery of health care to achieve better health outcomes. This report assesses approaches to social care integration currently being taken by health care providers and systems, and new or emerging approaches and opportunities; current roles in such integration by different disciplines and organizations, and new or emerging roles and types of providers; and current and emerging efforts to design health care systems to improve the nation's health and reduce health inequities. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %T The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding %@ 978-0-309-37909-0 %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13128/the-health-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-building %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13128/the-health-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-building %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 366 %X At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals—often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT—are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about their health status. While LGBT populations often are combined as a single entity for research and advocacy purposes, each is a distinct population group with its own specific health needs. Furthermore, the experiences of LGBT individuals are not uniform and are shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographical location, and age, any of which can have an effect on health-related concerns and needs. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People assesses the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations, identifies research gaps and opportunities, and outlines a research agenda for the National Institute of Health. The report examines the health status of these populations in three life stages: childhood and adolescence, early/middle adulthood, and later adulthood. At each life stage, the committee studied mental health, physical health, risks and protective factors, health services, and contextual influences. To advance understanding of the health needs of all LGBT individuals, the report finds that researchers need more data about the demographics of these populations, improved methods for collecting and analyzing data, and an increased participation of sexual and gender minorities in research. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People is a valuable resource for policymakers, federal agencies including the National Institute of Health (NIH), LGBT advocacy groups, clinicians, and service providers. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Quality Management of Pavement Condition Data Collection %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14325/quality-management-of-pavement-condition-data-collection %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14325/quality-management-of-pavement-condition-data-collection %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 144 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 401: Quality Management of Pavement Condition Data Collection explores the quality management practices being employed by public highway agencies for automated, semi-automated, and manual pavement data collection and delivery. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Computer-Aided Scheduling and Dispatch in Demand-Responsive Transit Services %D 2004 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23335/computer-aided-scheduling-and-dispatch-in-demand-responsive-transit-services %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23335/computer-aided-scheduling-and-dispatch-in-demand-responsive-transit-services %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 79 %X TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 57: Computer-Aided Scheduling and Dispatch in Demand-Responsive Transit Services explores the experiences of selected transit agencies, four contract service providers, and four software vendors, focusing on current practice, successful implementation of computer-aided scheduling and dispatch (CASD) systems, and impediments to success. The report summarizes the state-of-the-practice experiences of a selected group of transit agencies about the implementation and use of CASD systems employed to provide Americans with Disabilities Act and other DRT services. In addition, it identifies much of the past and ongoing research pertaining to the topic.