About Activities

The Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine undertakes many different types of activities, all aimed at improving health. Each activity brings together experts and stakeholders who provide the nation with guidance on health-related issues.

Activities Index

Displaying: 1 to 10 of 49 Activities

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Brain Health Across the Lifespan: A Workshop Stand Alone Workshop
A two-day public workshop exploring issues related to brain health throughout the life span, from birth through old age.
Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Forum
Mental health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of Americans. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent also have a mental health condition.
Examination of the Integration of Opioid and Infectious Disease Prevention Efforts in Select Programs Consensus Study
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) requests that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convene an ad hoc committee to conduct a review of select...
Development of a Protocol to Evaluate the Concomitant Prescribing of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Medications and Veterans Deaths and Suicides Consensus Study
An ad hoc committee, under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, will develop a protocol (study design), to evaluate the relationship between concomitant opioid and benzodiazepine medication practices at the...
Review of Specific Programs in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Consensus Study
An ad hoc committee will conduct a review of outcomes achieved by four specific programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) authorized in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA; P.L. 114-198).
Assessment of the Available Scientific Data Regarding the Safety and Effectiveness of Ingredients Used in Compounded Topical Pain Creams Consensus Study
The committee will identify and analyze the available scientific data relating to the ingredients used in compounded topical pain creams and evaluate how that data translates to the safety and effectiveness of compounded topical pain creams with...
Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Consensus Study
The purpose of the Committee is to support the dissemination of accurate patient-focused information about treatments for addiction, and to help provide scientific solutions to the current opioid crisis.
Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain Consensus Study
On behalf of the National Academy of Medicine, an ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop a framework to evaluate existing clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids ...
Improving Care to Prevent Suicide among People with Serious Mental Illness: A Workshop Stand Alone Workshop
Over the past decade, the rate of suicides has continued to rise and is now the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. Research suggests that nearly 90% of individuals who die by suicide have experienced mental illness such as bipolar disorder,...
Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic - A Workshop Stand Alone Workshop
The opioid epidemic is changing the epidemiology of HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious disease.

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