http://www.feedburner.comInstitute of Medicine RSS feed for the following topic: Select Populations and Health DisparitiesThe 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.aspx6/29/20152015 Meeting of the Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reportshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/NASAEvidenceReports/2015-JUN-22.aspx6/24/2015An ad-hoc committee will be appointed to plan a 2-day public workshop to examine the role of public-private partnerships in strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/PublicPrivatePartnershipsForum/2015-JUN-25.aspx6/23/2015One of the most urgent global health challenges is achieving universal access to quality care. Most of the world achieves this through a mix of public and private sector health care. Financing this care often requires innovative solutions, especially for the large fraction of workers who occupy what is variably defined as the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries. The inaugural workshop for this forum will focus on Approaches to Implement Universal Health Coverage for the Growing Informal Workforce in Developing Countries, held on June 18, 2014 at the National Academies of Science building in Washington DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/PublicPrivatePartnershipsForum/2014-JUL-29.aspx6/19/2015Third Meeting of the Committee to Evaluate the Social Security Administration's Capability Determination Process for Adult Beneficiarieshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/SSACapabilityDetermination/2015-JUN-24.aspx6/15/2015The mission of the Roundtable is to move forward the field of health literacy by translating research findings to practical strategies that can be implemented.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/HealthLiteracy.aspx6/12/2015Hearing Health Care for Adults Public Meeting #2http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/HearingHealthCareForAdults/2015-JUN-30.aspx6/12/2015 Second Meeting of the Committee to Evaluate the Social Security Administration's Capability Determination Process for Adult Beneficiaries will take place on April 21, 2015 in Washington DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/SSACapabilityDetermination/2015-APR-21.aspx6/11/2015The IOM's Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities is committed to raising awareness of racial and ethnic health disparities.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/SelectPops/HealthDisparities.aspx6/10/2015Health Literacyhttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/HealthLiteracy/2015-JUL-09.aspx6/8/2015The IOM’s forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety launched in the fall of 2013 and is reflective of the growing role of the private sector in contributing to diverse global health initiatives. This forum seeks to foster a collaborative community of multisectoral health and safety leaders from multinational companies, as well as members from governments, foundations, humanitarian and professional organizations, academia, and civil society to leverage the strengths of varying sectors and multiple disciplines to yield benefits for global health and safety. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/PublicPrivatePartnershipsForum.aspx6/1/2015The IOM will conduct a study to evaluate the value of psychological testing in the adjudication of disability claims submitted to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Disability Programs.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/SelectPops/TestingSSADisability.aspx5/14/2015Cognitive, 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.aspx5/14/2015Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Carehttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/HearingHealthCareForAdults/2015-APR-27.aspx5/13/2015NASA’s Human Research Program developed a collection of evidence reports that provide “the current record of the state of knowledge from research and operations” for more than 30 human health and performance risks related to long-duration and exploration spaceflights. To review NASA’s evidence reports, the IOM assembled a multi-disciplinary committee with expertise in aerospace medicine, occupational health, radiation medicine, human performance, systems engineering, human-computer interaction, internal medicine, physiology and cardiovascular health, immunology, behavioral health and sociology, task simulation and training, and biomedical informatics.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/NASA-Letter-Report.aspx5/11/2015This study provides background on the importance of hearing to individual and societal health including issues such as isolation, social connectivity, well-being, and economic productivity.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/HealthServices/HearingHealthCareForAdults.aspx5/8/2015The Committee to Review NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2014 Workshophttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/NASAEvidenceReports/2014-JUL-17.aspx5/6/2015On May 4, the Committee will discuss the next round of reports to be reviewed, introduce new members, and prepare for their next workshop. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Research/NASAEvidenceReports/2015-MAY-04.aspx5/6/2015An IOM committee will define and address the health related and economic consequences of premature birth.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Women/Prematurity.aspx4/22/2015The Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders will be holding a public workshop on May 18, 2015.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/SSIDisabilitySpeechLanguage/2015-MAY-18.aspx4/22/2015The Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders will be holding a public workshop on March 9, 2015. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/SSIDisabilitySpeechLanguage/2015-03-09.aspx4/21/2015http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/AdolescenceWS/2009-DEC-14.aspx4/20/2015This workshop will explore how healthcare reform, broadly considered, can provide opportunities and support innovations to promote children’s behavioral health and sustain them over time. Funding streams, intermediary organizations, and innovative programs and services will be considered.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/ChildrensHealthForum/2015-APR-01.aspx4/20/2015Health Equityhttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/SelectPops/HealthDisparities/2015-APR-09.aspx4/15/2015The IOM will conduct an evaluation of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) SSI program for children (birth to the attainment age of 18) with disabilities based on mental disorders to determine the effectiveness of the disability determination process for these children in the context of current trends in child health and development, and in pediatric and adolescent medicine.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/MentalHealth/SSIDisabilityPrograms.aspx4/13/2015WASHINGTON – Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) should improve the accuracy and consistency of disability determinations, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/PsychTesting/Press-Release.aspx4/10/2015The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of relevant experts to review selected psychological tests, including SVTs and PVTs, and to evaluate the value of and provide guidance on the use of such testing in the adjudication of claims submitted to the SSA Disability Programs. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/PsychTesting.aspx4/10/2015The 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.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/MentalHealth/SarnatPrize.aspx4/3/2015With more than 200 prevention-centered, evidence-based health interventions in their toolbox, pediatric health practitioners stand to reap a bounty of benefits for their clients and communities. But how should all these data be harvested and evaluated, particularly in light of the changes introduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, as well as reduced funding, implementation barriers, and the demands of balancing public health against individual patient treatment choices?http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Harvesting-WIB.aspx4/1/2015