Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
The Board (BPH) focuses on areas and issues affecting the public’s health. In studies ranging from core principles and needs in the field to specific issues such as vaccine safety, pandemic preparedness issues, smoking cessation, health disparities, and reducing environmental and occupational hazards, BPH considers the best ways to ensure the health of the public. In order to improve the health of groups, communities, and populations, the Board explores topics such as cardiovascular and infectious disease prevention and control interventions and the capacity of federal, state, and local agencies to protect the health of the public.
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·2025
Veterans are more likely than non-veterans to experience pain, trauma, and mental health challenges due to training and combat-related service. Treatment often results in the prescription of opioid and benzodiazepine medications. In 2024, the National Academies were tasked with convening a committee...
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Recent Publications
Exploring Relevant Policy Domains: Labor and Employment Policy and Population Health: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
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2025
Vaccine Risk Monitoring and Evaluation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Consensus
2025
Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans
Consensus
2025
Evaluation of Manhattan Project Records for Veteran Health and Exposure Assessments
Consensus
2025
State of the Science and the Future of Cumulative Impact Assessment: Proceedings of a Workshop Series
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2025
Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
Consensus
2025