by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Despite a recent plateau in obesity rates among preschool children, childhood obesity continues to be a significant public health concern, particularly among Latino and African-American children who are at a higher risk for childhood obesity (Ogden et al.,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 1, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
“Health disparities are the physical embodiment of inequity in opportunities. And these inequities in opportunity have been socially created, which means we are all a part of creating them and that we can now play a role in actually changing them.” —Jeanne...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 24, 2016 | News
Washington, DC—On February 5, 2016, the Innovation to Incubation (i2I) program of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) hosted the first meeting for its Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: Implementation Planning project. This Institute of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 24, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Diabetes challenges the nation’s health in many ways. As of 2012, one in 11 Americans was living with the disease (CDC, 2014a), and two in five Americans will be diagnosed with it during their lifetimes (Gregg et al., 2014). In 2009 2012, three in...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 11, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Unlike with most food additives, the safety evaluation of macronutrients poses a challenge to risk assessors because of their inherent nutritional value and relatively large dietary exposure. A safety assessment model of macronutrients based solely on...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 10, 2016 | News
Leading global health bodies including academic journals, NGOs, research funders and institutes, have committed to sharing data and results relevant to the current Zika crisis and future public health emergencies as rapidly and openly as possible. Organisations...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 8, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The long delay between the creation of new evidence for primary prevention by public health and widespread adoption into best practice by the health care system is well documented and a source of great frustration (Haynes and Haines, 1998). The...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 2, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
In early 2015, President Obama announced a $215 million investment in the 2016 budget to revolutionize health improvement efforts and disease treatment. The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) is a new model of patient-powered research using big data to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 27, 2016 | News
The National Academy of Medicine has announced the appointment of J. Michael McGinnis as the new Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer. In this role, Dr. McGinnis will serve as the chief operating officer and will be responsible for managing NAM’s programs and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 27, 2016 | Commentary, Perspectives
Imagine going into a grocery store, purchasing three bags full of food, and discarding one of the bags you just purchased in the nearest garbage can as you leave the store. Does that sound ridiculous? Of course it does. But, in essence, that’s what...
