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Understanding population trends is essential for effective planning and policy. The National Academies study demographic data to inform decisions on health, education, and economic development.

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Featured work

Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs within the USDOT

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

An Integrated System of U.S. Household Income, Wealth, and Consumption Data and Statistics to Inform Policy and Research

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Panel to Evaluate the Quality of the 2020 Census

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Measuring the Transformation of Retail Trade and Related Activities

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Understanding the Aging Workforce and Employment at Older Ages

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Understanding the Status and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Improving Consumer Data for Food and Nutrition Policy Research for the Economic Research Service, USDA

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Featured Publications

Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits

Consensus Study Report

2026

Breastfeeding in the United States: Strategies to Support Families and Achieve National Goals

Consensus Study Report

2025

Economic and Social Mobility: New Directions for Data, Research, and Policy

Consensus Study Report

2025

Impacts of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit on Child Poverty: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

Proceedings

2025

Health and Disability Among Working-Age Adults: Trends, Disparities, and Implications for Employment and Federal Programs: Proceedings of a Workshop

Proceedings

2025

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Mapping Science Committee

Standing Committee

Completed

Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety

Roundtable/Forum

Completed

Social and Economic Systems Program Area

Oversight Unit

In Progress

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Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

Roundtable/Forum

In Progress

Committee on Population

Standing Committee

In Progress

Geographical and Geospatial Sciences Committee

Standing Committee

In Progress

Committee on National Statistics

Standing Committee

In Progress

Committee on Law and Justice

Standing Committee

In Progress

National Cancer Policy Forum

Roundtable/Forum

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Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

Roundtable/Forum

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Featured work

Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs within the USDOT

An Integrated System of U.S. Household Income, Wealth, and Consumption Data and Statistics to Inform Policy and Research

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

Panel to Evaluate the Quality of the 2020 Census

Measuring the Transformation of Retail Trade and Related Activities

Understanding the Aging Workforce and Employment at Older Ages

Understanding the Status and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations

Improving Consumer Data for Food and Nutrition Policy Research for the Economic Research Service, USDA

Reengineering the Census Bureau's Annual Economic Surveys

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine

Featured Publications

Upcoming events

Units

Mapping Science Committee

Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety

Social and Economic Systems Program Area

Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation

Committee on Population

Geographical and Geospatial Sciences Committee

Committee on National Statistics

Committee on Law and Justice

National Cancer Policy Forum

Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders