Perspectives
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 20, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract This paper offers a perspective with recommendations on opportunities for the private sector to improve road safety outcomes globally. Road safety has been recognized as an increasing public health burden that disproportionately affects low- and...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 15, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract Health care and public health are finding common—but conflicted—ground in population health. Current discussions in the two fields are collecting a large and growing set of tools, but with little clarity about which are appropriate for exactly what...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 14, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2014, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (On July 1, 2015, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) joined the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as the third academy overseeing the program units of the newly formed National Academies...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 25, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
As of 2011, 25.3 million people in the United States had limited English proficiency (LEP). This number includes people born outside and inside the United States (Zong and Batalova, 2015). Spanish is the most spoken language in the United States after English,...
by Laura DeStefano | Sep 11, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract Despite the fact that they have gone through a rigorous approval process, uncertainty about newly approved drugs always exists. The uncertainty is amplified when drugs are approved on preliminary or interim evidence (i.e., accelerated approval) or on...
by Laura DeStefano | Aug 26, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract Dose Matters describes the concept of “population dose”—an approach to strengthening and evaluating the impact of complex multisector, multilevel, place-based initiatives. This discussion paper reports on what is promising about the approach while...
by Talia Lewis | Jul 24, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
A core aim for improving health care is to provide equitable care or “care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status” (IOM, 2001). We believe that an essential...
by Laura DeStefano | Jun 23, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT Background: Despite greater spending on health care and biomedical research, the United States has poorer health outcomes than competitive nations. Information is needed on the potential impact of interventions to better guide resources allocation. Objective:...
by Laura DeStefano | Jun 23, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement’s workshop summary titled Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities highlights how local and regional stakeholders can be effective community leaders for improving population...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 22, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Abstract Every day across America, behavioral health problems in childhood and adolescence, from anxiety to violence, take a heavy toll on millions of lives. For decades the approach to these problems has been to treat them only after they’ve been identified—at...
