Health Care and Public Health Program Area
The Health Care and Public Health (HCPH) program area examines the delivery of preventive, primary, and specialty health care across the life course, focusing on issues such as patient safety, workforce development, and health care financing. Our work also examines public health systems, including surveillance, and promotes population health improvement.
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News and Updates
Clinicians Should Focus on Symptom Evaluation and Continuity of Care Following Jet Fuel Releases in Oahu, Says New Report Examining Health Risks from Potential Exposures
News Release
A new National Academies report recommends guidance for clinicians caring for individuals who were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated by jet fuel accidently released on Oahu, Hawaii, in November 2021. The report also calls for continued environmental oversight of the drinking water system, health research, surveillance of the exposed community, and other efforts to rebuild trust.
Anne Styka Awarded Cecil Award for Veterans Health Work
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Anne Styka, a senior program officer and consensus study director with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, recently received the National Academy of Medicine’s Cecil Award for Individual Excellence for her work on both U.S. Veterans Affairs-directed and congressionally mandated reports on military exposures and health.
Our Expertise
The Health Care and Public Health program area brings together experts across medicine, public health, and policy to provide independent, actionable guidance on how to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of health systems.
Our work spans clinical care delivery, health financing, and workforce development, as well as public health surveillance and preparedness that contribute toward healthy communities. We conduct activities that shape national responses to emerging health threats, evaluate policies to reduce health disparities, and strengthen systems that safeguard the public’s health.
Statement of Task
The Health Care and Public Health program addresses the delivery of primary and specialty health care across the life course, including care quality and patient safety, workforce, training, and financing, as well as public health services, including prevention, surveillance, epidemiology, and population health improvement.
Ongoing Activities
In addition to our consensus committees, workshops, and action collaboratives, the Health Care and Public Health program area oversees the following ongoing activities:
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Sponsors
National Institute on Aging
Staff
Sharyl Nass
Lead
Francis Amankwah
Dara Ancona
Alina Baciu
Violet Bishop
Britt Blackwood
Torrie Brown
Lyle Carrera
Erika Chow
Ruth Cooper
Patricia Cuff
Madeleine Deye
L. Brielle Dojer
Rebecca English
Elizabeth Ferre
Jennifer Flaubert
Adrienne Formentos
Amy Geller
Joe Goodman
Abian Hailu
Makeda Haughton
Faye Henderson
Alex Helman
Leslie Kwan
Tracy Lustig
Aimee Mead
Marc Meisnere
Udara Perera
Eliana Pierotti
Stephanie Puwalski
Jen Stephenson
Carol Spicer
Alexis Wojtowicz
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Center for Health, People, and Places
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Health Care and Public Health Program Area
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