@BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine", editor = "J. Michael McGinnis and Jennifer Appleton Gootman and Vivica I. Kraak", title = "Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?", isbn = "978-0-309-09713-0", abstract = "\nCreating an environment in which children in the United States grow up\nhealthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern\nof food and beverage marketing to children in America represents, at best,\na missed opportunity, and at worst, a direct threat to the health prospects\nof the next generation. Children\u2019s dietary and related health patterns are\nshaped by the interplay of many factors\u2014their biologic affinities, their culture\nand values, their economic status, their physical and social environments,\nand their commercial media environments\u2014all of which, apart from\ntheir genetic predispositions, have undergone significant transformations\nduring the past three decades. Among these environments, none have\nmore rapidly assumed central socializing roles among children and youth\nthan the media. With the growth in the variety and the penetration of the\nmedia have come a parallel growth with their use for marketing, including\nthe marketing of food and beverage products.\nWhat impact has food and beverage marketing had on the dietary patterns\nand health status of American children? The answer to this question\nhas the potential to shape a generation and is the focus of Food Marketing\nto Children and Youth. This book will be of interest to parents, federal and\nstate government agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals,\nindustry companies, industry trade groups, media, and those involved\nin community and consumer advocacy.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11514/food-marketing-to-children-and-youth-threat-or-opportunity", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council and Institute of Medicine", title = "Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students' Motivation to Learn", isbn = "978-0-309-08435-2", abstract = "When it comes to motivating people to learn, disadvantaged urban adolescents are usually perceived as a hard sell. Yet, in a recent MetLife survey, 89 percent of the low-income students claimed \u201cI really want to learn\u201d applied to them.\nWhat is it about the school environment\u2014pedagogy, curriculum, climate, organization\u2014that encourages or discourages engagement in school activities? How do peers, family, and community affect adolescents\u2019 attitudes towards learning? Engaging Schools reviews current research on what shapes adolescents\u2019 school engagement and motivation to learn\u2014including new findings on students\u2019 sense of belonging\u2014and looks at ways these can be used to reform urban high schools. \nThis book discusses what changes hold the greatest promise for increasing students\u2019 motivation to learn in these schools. It looks at various approaches to reform through different methods of instruction and assessment, adjustments in school size, vocational teaching, and other key areas. Examples of innovative schools, classrooms, and out-of-school programs that have proved successful in getting high school kids excited about learning are also included. \n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10421/engaging-schools-fostering-high-school-students-motivation-to-learn", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine and National Research Council", editor = "Anne C. Petersen and Joshua Joseph and Monica Feit", title = "New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research", isbn = "978-0-309-28512-4", abstract = "Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The long-term human and fiscal consequences of child abuse and neglect are not relegated to the victims themselves\u2014they also impact their families, future relationships, and society. In 1993, the National Research Council (NRC) issued the report, Under-standing Child Abuse and Neglect, which provided an overview of the research on child abuse and neglect. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research updates the 1993 report and provides new recommendations to respond to this public health challenge. According to this report, while there has been great progress in child abuse and neglect research, a coordinated, national research infrastructure with high-level federal support needs to be established and implemented immediately.\nNew Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research recommends an actionable framework to guide and support future child abuse and neglect research. This report calls for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to child abuse and neglect research that examines factors related to both children and adults across physical, mental, and behavioral health domains\u2014including those in child welfare, economic support, criminal justice, education, and health care systems\u2014and assesses the needs of a variety of subpopulations. It should also clarify the causal pathways related to child abuse and neglect and, more importantly, assess efforts to interrupt these pathways. New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research identifies four areas to look to in developing a coordinated research enterprise: a national strategic plan, a national surveillance system, a new generation of researchers, and changes in the federal and state programmatic and policy response.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18331/new-directions-in-child-abuse-and-neglect-research", year = 2014, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council and Institute of Medicine", editor = "Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer Appleton Gootman", title = "Community Programs to Promote Youth Development", isbn = "978-0-309-10590-3", abstract = "After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? \n\nCommunity Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. \n\nThe book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs.\n\nRecognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10022/community-programs-to-promote-youth-development", year = 2002, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine and National Research Council", editor = "LaRue Allen and Bridget B. Kelly", title = "Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation", isbn = "978-0-309-32485-4", abstract = "Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well.\nTransforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning.\nYoung children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19401/transforming-the-workforce-for-children-birth-through-age-8-a", year = 2015, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Institute of Medicine and National Research Council", editor = "Kathleen M. Rasmussen and Ann L. Yaktine", title = "Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines", isbn = "978-0-309-13113-1", abstract = "As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. Weight Gain During Pregnancy responds to the need for a reexamination of the 1990 Institute of Medicine guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy. It builds on the conceptual framework that underscored the 1990 weight gain guidelines and addresses the need to update them through a comprehensive review of the literature and independent analyses of existing databases. The book explores relationships between weight gain during pregnancy and a variety of factors (e.g., the mother's weight and height before pregnancy) and places this in the context of the health of the infant and the mother, presenting specific, updated target ranges for weight gain during pregnancy and guidelines for proper measurement. New features of this book include a specific range of recommended gain for obese women.\n\nWeight Gain During Pregnancy is intended to assist practitioners who care for women of childbearing age, policy makers, educators, researchers, and the pregnant women themselves to understand the role of gestational weight gain and to provide them with the tools needed to promote optimal pregnancy outcomes.\n ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12584/weight-gain-during-pregnancy-reexamining-the-guidelines", year = 2009, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }