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CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES IN REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES: Workshop Summary by Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-06-23 | Author:Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Program Challenges The work that the Cherokee Nation does is very important, but it is just beginning. It has not reached its full potential for long-lasting change. The programs have ...
( Category: Medical eBooks September 2,2023 )
STATE VOTER REGISTRATION DATABASES: IMMEDIATE ACTIONS AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-04-18 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

BOX B.1 The Detailed Nature of Match Criteria—An Illustration As an illustration of the detail with which match criteria must be specified, consider the following criteria taken from the consent ...
( Category: Business & Money September 2,2023 )
THE FUTURE OF HUMAN HEALTHSPAN: Demography, Evolution, Medicine, and Bioengineering by The National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-05-08 | Author:The National Academies

Day 2: Restructuring Work and Leisure On the second day the group returned to an issue they had touched on during the first day: work and retirement. “We know the ...
( Category: Geriatrics September 2,2023 )
IMPROVING DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE: Building Knowledge Through Evaluations and Research by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-07-07 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF RANDOMIZED EVALUATIONS IN IMPACT EVALUATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING DG PROJECTS) Randomized designs have a high degree of internal validity. By permitting a comparison of ...
( Category: Politics & Social Sciences September 2,2023 )
Surveying Victims: Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-05-21 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

* Planned for implementation in 2007. NOTE: CATI, computer-assisted telephone interviewing. CAPI, computer-assisted personal interviewing. 4–B ALTERNATIVES TO THE CURRENT DESIGN IN THE LONG TERM Tables 4-2 and 4-3 present ...
( Category: Politics & Social Sciences September 2,2023 )
SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO BENEFIT SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: RECOMMENDED MISSIONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-09-09 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

LAUNCH: 2016–2020 MISSION SIZE: Large ORBIT: LEO, SSO AGENCY: NASA ESTIMATED COST: $600 million AREAS OF INTEREST: Ecosystems, Health, Water, Weather INSTRUMENTS: Ultraviolet spectrometer, infrared spectrometer, microwave limb sounder BENEFITS: ...
( Category: Engineering September 2,2023 )
The Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health by National Research Council & Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-09-25 | Author:National Research Council & Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Collaborations The PPT Program’s work on expediting the development of standards specific to CBRN respirators was based on extensive collaborations. Efforts began in 1999 with discussions at a workshop sponsored ...
( Category: Politics & Government September 2,2023 )
CLEANING UP SITES CONTAMINATED WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2009-02-24 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

APPLICATION OF DUST-SUPPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES To ensure radiation safety for personnel involved in the work and prevent formation and transfer of radioactive aerosols, all operations involving radioactive waste extraction and disposition ...
( Category: Science & Math September 2,2023 )
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-11-03 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

Potential Bias One participant expressed concern about potential biases in a meta-analysis if it relies on the available published literature. Marvier said she went beyond the published literature by using ...
( Category: Science & Math September 2,2023 )
TOWARD HEALTH EQUITY AND PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS: Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement by Institute of Medicien of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2009-02-25 | Author:Institute of Medicien of the National Academies

Target Groups Specific populations to consider in improving literacy include at-risk populations and geriatric patients. Wolf noted that research in health literacy has focused primarily on at-risk populations. In response ...
( Category: other September 2,2023 )
PROTECTING STUDENT RECORDS AND FACILITATING EDUCATION RESEARCH: A Workshop Summary by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-12-18 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

Although there are many research partnerships, each includes several common elements. First, it is based on a negotiated long-term research agenda, developed through frank discussions among university administrators and faculty ...
( Category: Education & Teaching September 2,2023 )
PHTHALATES AND CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT: The Tasks Ahead by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2008-12-19 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

The statement defining dose addition says nothing about the shapes of the dose-response curves for the individual components, and nothing can be adduced about the dose additivity or non-dose additivity ...
( Category: Science & Math September 2,2023 )
COUNTERING TERRORISM: Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2009-02-26 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

NOTES 1. Federal Highway Administration, Office of Legislation and Intergovernmental Affairs, Program Analysis Team. 2005. A Summary of Highway Provisions in SAFETEA-LU. Available online at www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/summary.htm. Accessed April 24, 2008. ...
( Category: other September 2,2023 )
STATE OF THE USA HEALTH INDICATORS: LETTER REPORT by Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2009-02-17 | Author:Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Preventive Services Indicator: Percentage of adults who are up-to-date with age-appropriate screening services and flu vaccination. Clinical preventive services include health care interventions designed to prevent the occurrence of disease ...
( Category: Medicine September 2,2023 )
When Weather Matters: Science and Services to Meet Critical Societal Needs by National Research Council of the National Academies
epub |eng | 2010-11-09 | Author:National Research Council of the National Academies

Forecast System Testbeds Another focus of testbeds can be to examine the role of mesoscale observations for new paradigms in the end-to-end forecast process. This is particularly important and urgent ...
( Category: Medicine September 2,2023 )

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