TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Steve Olson TI - The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: Proceedings of a Workshop SN - DO - 10.17226/24855 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24855/the-challenge-of-treating-obesity-and-overweight-proceedings-of-a PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Food and Nutrition AB - The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight: A Workshop. The discussions covered treatments for obesity, overweight, and severe obesity in adults and children; emerging treatment opportunities; the development of a workforce for obesity treatments; payment and policy considerations; and promising paths to move forward. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Margaret A. McCoy A2 - Andrea M. Schultz TI - Exploring Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: Proceedings of a Workshop SN - DO - 10.17226/23695 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23695/exploring-strategies-to-improve-cardiac-arrest-survival-proceedings-of-a PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - Cardiac arrest often strikes seemingly healthy individuals without warning and without regard to age, gender, race, or health status. Representing the third leading cause of death in the United States, cardiac arrest is defined as “a severe malfunction or cessation of the electrical and mechanical activity of the heart ... [which] results in almost instantaneous loss of consciousness and collapse”. Although the exact number of cardiac arrests is unknown, conservative estimates suggest that approximately 600,000 individuals experience a cardiac arrest in the United States each year. In June 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its consensus report Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival: A Time to Act, which evaluated the factors affecting resuscitation research and outcomes in the United States. Following the release of this report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was asked to hold a workshop to explore the barriers and opportunities for advancing the IOM recommendations. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Global Health and the Future Role of the United States SN - DO - 10.17226/24737 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24737/global-health-and-the-future-role-of-the-united-states PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - While much progress has been made on achieving the Millenium Development Goals over the last decade, the number and complexity of global health challenges has persisted. Growing forces for globalization have increased the interconnectedness of the world and our interdependency on other countries, economies, and cultures. Monumental growth in international travel and trade have brought improved access to goods and services for many, but also carry ongoing and ever-present threats of zoonotic spillover and infectious disease outbreaks that threaten all. Global Health and the Future Role of the United States identifies global health priorities in light of current and emerging world threats. This report assesses the current global health landscape and how challenges, actions, and players have evolved over the last decade across a wide range of issues, and provides recommendations on how to increase responsiveness, coordination, and efficiency – both within the U.S. government and across the global health field. ER -