Perspectives
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2016 the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) held the fourth annual District of Columbia (DC) Public Health Case...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2015 the National Academy of Medicine and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) held the third annual District of Columbia (DC) Public Health Case Challenge...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Social determinants of health (SDoH) is a relatively new term in health care. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), SDoH are “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Climbing costs and lengthy time frames of clinical trials are significant bottlenecks in medical product development. Despite the fact that scientific discoveries yield many new possible targets for developing into therapies, the capacity and...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 2, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Intersections of Accreditation Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice continue to gain momentum within the health sector. Recently, accreditors from multiple health professions have joined together to discuss their role and to set...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
This article is a joint publication initiative between Preventing Chronic Disease and NAM Perspectives. Summary Public health is what we do together as a society to ensure the conditions in which everyone can be healthy. Although many sectors play key...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 28, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction By Sandeep P. Kishore The NAM Perspectives paper “Breaking the Culture of Silence on Physician Suicide” [1] brought together four unique voices from surgery, nursing, medical training, and the clergy to consider what led Kaitlyn, a young medical student,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Diet- and activity-related illnesses—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes—can shorten life spans and adversely impact quality of life. Over the past 15 years, the public health field has made important progress in addressing these...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Antimicrobial Usage and Interventions: A Brief History from 1950 to the Present Antimicrobials for veterinary purposes came on the market in the 1950s, followed shortly by antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs), because of their growth-enhancing effects to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The antibiotic resistance problem is caused by the evolution and transfer of genes that confer resistance to medically important antibiotics into human pathogens. The acquisition of such resistance genes by pathogens complicates disease treatment, increases...
