http://www.feedburner.comInstitute of Medicine RSS feed for the following topic: Children, Youth and Familieshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/CommitteeonSupportingtheParentsofYoungChildren/2015-JUN-29.aspx6/30/2015The fifth meeting of the Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders will be held on August 6-7, 2015. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/SSIDisabilitySpeechLanguage/2015-08-07.aspx6/29/2015The fourth meeting of the Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders will be held on June 22-23, 2015.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/SSIDisabilitySpeechLanguage/2015-06-22.aspx6/29/2015The second meeting of the Committee on The Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention will be held on June 24-26, 2015 at the National Academies Keck Center located at 500 Fifth Street, NW, in Washington, D.C.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/CommitteeonBiologicalPsychosocialEffectsofPeerVictimization/2015-JUNE-24.aspx6/29/2015This joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal was held in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 11, 2014, and focused on scaling program investments for young children globally.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Scaling-Program-Investments-For-Young-Children-Globally.aspx6/26/2015Nearly 15 million people are affected by food allergies in the United States alone, and current global trends show that this number of individuals is increasing, particularly in developed countries. A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee will be formed to examine critical issues related to food allergy (FA), including the prevalence and severity of FA and its impact on affected individuals, families, and communities; and current understanding of FA as a disease, and in diagnostics, treatments, prevention, and public policy.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodAllergies.aspx6/25/2015Review of WIC Food Packageshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages/2015-JUN-25.aspx6/25/2015On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Collaboration-between-Health-Care-and-Public-Health.aspx6/23/2015The third meeting of the Committee on Fostering School Success for English Learners: Toward New Directions in Policy, Practice, and Research will be held on July 16-17, 2015.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/DualLanguageLearners/2015-JULY-16.aspx6/23/2015Preventable violence is a major public health problem worldwide. The IOM's Forum on Global Violence Prevention works to reduce violence worldwide through the promotion of multidisciplinary research emphasizing the value of prevention.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/ViolenceForum.aspx6/22/2015An ad hoc expert committee will undertake a 2-phase comprehensive examination of the United States Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages, i.e. the foods provided to supplement the diet of participants, tailored to their age and health status.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages.aspx6/22/2015On April 18 and 19, 2007, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in response to a request from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, hosted a workshop called “Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research.” The goal of the workshop was to provide a venue to bring together scientists, members of the autism community, and the major sponsors of autism-related research to discuss the most promising scientific opportunities. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2007/Autism-and-the-Environment-Challenges-and-Opportunities-for-Research-Workshop-Proceedings.aspx6/22/2015The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions was established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to engage leadership from multiple sectors needed to solve the obesity crisis. Through meetings, public workshops, background papers, and innovation collaboratives, the Roundtable fosters an ongoing dialogue about critical and emerging policy and research issues to accelerate and sustain progress in obesity prevention and care. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions.aspx6/22/2015The first meeting of the Committee on Food Allergies: Global Burden, Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and Public Policy will take place June 22 and 23, 2015 at the Keck Center in Washington, D.C.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodAllergies/2015-JUN-22-23.aspx6/19/2015The Role of Metrics That Matter for Population Health Actionhttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImprovementRT/2015-JUL-30.aspx6/19/2015On August 11–12, 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Global Violence Prevention, in a collaborative partnership with the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS), convened a workshop focused on informing and creating synergies within a diverse community of researchers, health workers, and decision makers committed to promoting IPV-prevention efforts that are innovative, evidence-based, and crosscutting. This collaborative workshop also fulfills the forum’s mandate, which in part requires it to engage in multisectoral, multidirectional dialogue that explores crosscutting approaches to violence prevention.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Preventing-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Uganda-Kenya-Tanzania.aspx6/17/2015Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. In 2014, the IOM created the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions to engage leadership from multiple sectors in responding to the obesity crisis. In the roundtable's second workshop, which was held on September 30, 2014, presenters explored ways in which sectors can work together to achieve more progress than would be possible with any sector working on its own.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Cross-Sector-Responses-Obesity.aspx6/11/2015Under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, an ad hoc committee will be established to address the continuum of young English language learners (ELL) and Dual language learners (DLL) from birth through the end of high school.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/DualLanguageLearners.aspx6/11/2015The Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council (NRC), in conjunction with the NRC’s Committee on Law and Justice, will convene a committee of experts to conduct a consensus study that will produce a comprehensive report on the state of the science on: 1) the biological and psychosocial consequences of peer victimization and 2) the risk and protective factors that either increase or decrease peer victimization behavior and consequences. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/CommitteeonBiologicalPsychosocialEffectsofPeerVictimization.aspx6/10/2015On April 14-15, 2015, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 2-day workshop titled “Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions.” The goal of the April 14-15 workshop was to provide an expert summary of the state of the science regarding the impact of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and to highlight innovative strategies for promoting physical activity across segments of the population.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Physical-Activity-WIB.aspx6/10/2015This interactive public workshop will feature presentations and discussions that highlight the science and economics of understanding and supporting family and community investments in children and their caregivers using coordinated approaches across the areas of health, education, nutrition, and social protection. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/InvestingYoungChildrenGlobally/2015-JUL-27.aspx6/4/2015Training in Interdisciplinary Population Health Sciencehttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/PopulationHealthImprovementRT/2015-JUN-01.aspx6/3/2015http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/EconomicEvidence/2015-JUN-01.aspx6/2/2015On May 27-29, 2015, the Committee on Fostering School Success for English Learners: Toward New Directions in Policy, Practice and Research will hold its second meeting at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DChttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/DualLanguageLearners/2015-MAY-27.aspx6/1/2015On November 11, 2014, the Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally of the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, in partnership with Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal (FMCSV) in São Paulo, Brazil, held a 1-day workshop. The purpose of this interactive public workshop was to highlight efforts made to scale program investments across health, education, nutrition, and social protection that aim to improve children’s developmental potential.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Scaling-Investments-WIB.aspx5/22/2015The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG) is a collaboration between the IOM Board on Global Health and the IOM/NRC Board on Children, Youth, and Families.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/InvestingYoungChildrenGlobally.aspx5/19/2015This workshop will explore the evidence on scaling up and sustaining effective programs across health, education, nutrition, and social protection that aim to improve children’s developmental potential. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/InvestingYoungChildrenGlobally/2014-NOV-11.aspx5/18/2015Cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders incur high psychosocial and economic costs for the young people who experience them, for their families, and for the communities in which they live, study, and will work. The Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health was established as an outgrowth of the 2009 Institute of Medicine-National Research Council report “Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities” which called on the nation to make the prevention of such disorders and the promotion of mental health of young people a high priority. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/ChildrensHealthForum.aspx5/14/2015The Committee on Ethical and Social Policy Considerations of Novel Techniques for Prevention of Maternal Transmission of Mitochondrial DNA Diseases will hold a public comment period in Washington, DC on May 19.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/MitoEthics/2015-MAY-19.aspx5/14/2015This public workshop will feature presentations that surround issues in financing investments across health, education, nutrition, and social protection that aim to improve children's developmental potential. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/InvestingYoungChildrenGlobally/2014-AUG-26.aspx5/1/2015