IOM Topic: Select Populations and Health Disparities

Meeting 1: Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update)

5/25/2012

The first meeting of the Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update).

Review of the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update)

5/23/2012

The IOM will undertake an updated review and evaluation of the available scientific evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in the herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes.

Roundtable on Health Literacy

5/14/2012

The mission of the Roundtable is to move forward the field of health literacy by translating research findings to practical strategies that can be implemented.

Alliances for Obesity Prevention: Finding Common Ground - Workshop Summary

5/11/2012

Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and groups—not all of them with a singular focus on obesity prevention—will be essential. In October 2011 the Institute of Medicine held a workshop that provided an opportunity for obesity prevention groups to hear from and hold discussions with many of these potential allies in obesity prevention. They explored common ground for joint activities and mutual successes, and lessons learned from efforts at aligning diverse groups with goals in common.

The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health

5/7/2012

The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health is awarded annually to individuals, groups, or organizations in order to recognize outstanding achievement in improving mental health services, research, or public policy.

Innovations in Health Literacy Research - Workshop Summary

4/24/2012

Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The IOM Roundtable on Health Literacy held a meeting on May 27, 2010, to explore areas for research in health literacy, the relationship between health literacy and health disparities, and ways to apply information technology to improve health literacy.

Committee on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

4/23/2012

The IOM and the National Research Council will study commercial sexual exploitation of children and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. This study will examine current approaches to addressing the problem at the local, state, and federal levels, and investigate the causes and consequences of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors for both victims and offenders. The study committee will make recommendations that will inform future policy and practices within law enforcement, human services, and health care agencies.

Meeting 3: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

4/18/2012

Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: Meeting 3

Site Meeting 2: Commericial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S.

4/17/2012

Site Meeting 2: Commericial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S.

Site Meeting 1: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S.

4/17/2012

Site Visit: Comercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S.

Meeting 2: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

4/13/2012

The second meeting of the Committee on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States (CSEC/ST) will be held on February 29 – March 1, 2012, in Washington, DC.

Meeting 1: Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

4/13/2012

Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficing of Minors in the United States

Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research

4/5/2012

Chronic pain costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity. At the request of HHS, the IOM assessed the state of the science regarding pain research, care, and education. The IOM recommends that HHS develop population-level strategies to increase awareness about pain and its treatments. In addition, the IOM offers a blueprint for action in transforming prevention, care, education, and research, with the goal of providing relief for people with pain in America.

Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education

4/4/2012

An IOM committee will: (1) assess current regulation, financing, content, governance, and organization of U.S. graduate medical education (GME) and (2) recommend how to modify GME to produce a physician workforce for a 21st century U.S. health care system that provides high quality preventive, acute, and chronic care, and meets the needs of an aging and more diverse population. The study is expected to begin June 1, 2012.

Meeting 2: Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix (SEM) Database

3/21/2012

The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Review of the Department of Labor’s Site Exposure Matrix (SEM) Database will hold a public meeting on Friday, March 16, 2012 from 9:15 am to 12:30 pm in room 101 at the Keck Center of the National Academies. The Keck Center is located at 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Monitoring HIV Care in the United States: Indicators and Data Systems

3/15/2012

Advances in medical treatment have made it possible for people infected with HIV to live longer, healthier lives. The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people live with HIV in the United States, with approximately 50,000 people newly infected each year. People with HIV require continuous access to quality care and treatment for HIV as well as their other health conditions. The White House Office of National AIDS Policy asked the IOM to identify core indicators related to continuous HIV care and access to supportive services, and to monitor the effect of both the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on improving HIV care.

Data Systems for Monitoring HIV/ADS Care: November 2011

3/14/2012

HIV Care Data Systems Meeting #5 - Closed Meeting

Data Systems for Monitoring HIV Care - February 2012

3/14/2012

HIV Care Data Systems Meeting #6 - Closed Meeting

Data Systems for Monitoring HIV Care - April 2012

3/14/2012

HIV Care Data Systems - Closed April Meeting

Monitoring HIV Care to Improve Patients’ Outcomes – IOM Report Releases March 15

3/9/2012

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy issued by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy along with provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aim to optimize health care and outcomes for the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS. Monitoring HIV Care in the United States: Indicators and Data Systems, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, identifies reliable ways to measure and track the impact of these policies on health outcomes for people with HIV/AIDS. It also discusses the balance necessary between protecting patients’ privacy and ensuring that appropriate health information is securely exchanged between clinical care and support programs that serve this population.

"Like" the IOM on Facebook

3/6/2012

For every new "like" on the IOM's Facebook page, a donor will contribute $1 toward improving the nation's health, up to $5,000.

What You're Reading - February 2012

3/1/2012

A list of the most viewed IOM reports for the month of February, 2012.

Oral Health Literacy Workshop

2/22/2012

Roundtable on Health Literacy Workshop, Oral Health Literacy on March 29, 2012

Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps

2/15/2012

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) addresses preventive services for both men and women of all ages, and women in particular stand to benefit from additional preventive health services. The Department of Health and Human Services charged the IOM with reviewing what preventive services are important to women’s health and well-being and then recommending which of these should be considered in the development of comprehensive guidelines. The IOM recommends that women’s preventive services include, among other services, improved screening for cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV; a fuller range of contraceptive education, counseling, methods, and services; services for pregnant women; at least one well-woman preventive care visit annually; and screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence.

Facilitating State Health Exchange Communication Through the Use of Health Literate Practices - Workshop Summary

2/14/2012

Deductible, co-insurance, out-of-pocket limits. Even to those with a basic understanding of health insurance, terms like these can be difficult to explain and understand. Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, many more Americans will be eligible for health insurance through state insurance exchanges by 2014. Many of these individuals are among the 90 million American adults who lack basic health literacy. The IOM held a workshop that focused on ways in which health literate communication techniques can improve communication to potential enrollees.

Disability in America

2/8/2012

This study will will consider continuing gaps in disability science and the evidence base for public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability and related conditions on individuals and society in the United States.

What You're Reading - January 2012

2/1/2012

A list of the most viewed IOM reports for the month of January, 2012.

What You're Reading - December 2011

2/1/2012

A list of the most viewed IOM reports for the month of December, 2011.

Dept. of Education, HHS Competition Aims to Improve Early Learning Programs

1/27/2012

The 2008 IOM/NRC report, Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What, and How?, determined important development outcomes for young children – such as social and emotional development, physical well-being, and language development – and made recommendations on how those outcomes should be evaluated in early childhood care and education. On May 25, 2011, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services launched a new competition, Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, to spur states to improve the quality of early learning programs. Among other competition requirements, states will be challenged to increase the number of low-income and disadvantaged children enrolled in early learning programs and align any assessments with recommendations from the IOM report.

Improving Health Literacy Within a State - Workshop Summary

1/27/2012

Nearly half of all American adults lack health literacy – an individual’s ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information. In order to improve knowledge among these 90 million people, the IOM, along with the UCLA Anderson School of Management, held a workshop on November 30, 2010, to explore ways in which state-based organizations and individuals can work to improve health literacy.