by Laura DeStefano | Mar 6, 2020 | News
WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today that Harvey Fineberg, former president of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) and current president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 28, 2020 | News
WASHINGTON — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to establish a Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 7, 2020 | News
WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) this week requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine rapidly examine the information and data needed to help determine the origins of the novel coronavirus...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 6, 2020 | News
In a letter to NAM members today, Victor J. Dzau outlined plans and priorities for his second term as president of the Academy. Dzau’s election, announced in January, marked the first time in the organization’s history that the membership has elected its...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 30, 2020 | News
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), an independent monitoring and accountability body co-convened by the World Bank Group and the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure preparedness for global health crises, today issued a statement recommending urgent...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 23, 2020 | News
Five NAM members have been elected to serve 3-year terms on the Academy’s Governing Council beginning July 1, 2020: Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief Health Officer, Google Health Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Columbia...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 23, 2020 | News
WASHINGTON — Victor J. Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), has been elected to a second, six-year term, beginning in July. In addition, Carlos del Rio, executive associate dean for Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System and...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 23, 2019 | News
The National Academy of Medicine notes with sadness the passing of David A. Hamburg on April 21, 2019. David served as president of the Institute of Medicine from 1975 to 1980. His death is a tremendous loss for the NAM and the National Academies. As president of the...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 16, 2019 | News
WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation as the principal corporate partner of the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards in the United States. The Catalyst Awards are...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 9, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Children’s development of cognitive, affective, and behavioral capacities is best promoted when the contexts that surround them are strong and healthy. Children are embedded in families, who are, in turn, embedded in communities. Policies or programs...
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