Author: Institute of Medicine

One of the largest treatment gaps for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in the world can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)....

Organizational Change to Improve Health Literacy is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Board on Populati...

To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acu...

Like many other industries, health care is increasingly turning to digital information and the use of electronic resources. The Institute of Medici...

Medicare is the largest health insurer in the United States, providing coverage for 39 million people aged 65 and older and 8 million people with d...

The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also...

Despite having the costliest medical care delivery system in the world, Americans are not particularly healthy. Recent international comparisons sh...

In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the b...

Beginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their ...

At the turn of the 21st century, several important reports and events designed to raise awareness of health disparities and to describe initial eff...

As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many o...

The leading challenges in public healthranging from rising obesity rates to the fast-growing population of older adultsare complex and cannot be so...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...

At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will evaluate U.S. global programs to address HIV/AIDS. This book outlines the IOM's st...

Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentis...

A 2010 IOM report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World, found that not only is it possible to reduce the burden of cardiovascul...

With the responsibility to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and other products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces decisions that m...

Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put...

Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to ...

Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant 'superbugs.' The ...

Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning....

When a nation or region prepares for public health emergencies such as a pandemic influenza, a large-scale earthquake, or any major disaster scenar...

Ensuring that members of society are healthy and reaching their full potential requires the prevention of disease and injury; the promotion of heal...

Many measurement systems to monitor the well-being of children and guide services are implemented across the community, state, and national levels ...

In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - ...

Women suffer disproportionate rates of chronic disease and disability from some conditions, and often have high out-of-pocket health care costs. Th...

Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. H...

In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding ...

Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector...

From its very beginning, neuroscience has been fundamentally interdisciplinary. As a result of rapid technological advances and the advent of large...

Influenza pandemics overwhelm health care systems with thousands or hundreds of thousands of sick patients, as well as those worried they may be si...

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the United States is growing each year largely due both to advances in treatment that allow HI...

Catastrophic disasters occurring in 2011 in the United States and worldwidefrom the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, to the earthquake and tsunami in J...

Over the past several decades, the public and private sectors made significant investments in global health, leading to meaningful changes for many...