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Standing Committee

Board on Health Sciences Policy

The Board on Health Sciences Policy oversees and guides a program of activities to encourage and sustain the continuous vigor of the basic biomedical and clinical research enterprises needed to ensure and improve the health and resilience of the public. In conducting these activities, consideration is given to the ethical, legal, and social contexts of scientific and technologic advances and to the balance between scientific opportunities and public needs.

Recently completed

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway.

Projects

Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Data Collection Programs: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Integrating New Measures of Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Data Collection Programs: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Gain-of-Function Research: A Second Symposium

Workshop

Completed

Brain Health Across the Lifespan: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Exploring the Use of Health Approaches in Community-Level Strategies to Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Future of Disaster Health Volunteerism-- 2042: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Strategies, Interventions and Policies for Health Promotion, High Risk Behavior Prevention and Increased Performance of the DHS Law Enforcement Workforce: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Translating the Results of Hurricane Sandy Public Health Research Grants into Policy and Operations: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use in Response to Public Health Emergencies: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Examining Opportunities for the Future of Medical and Public Health Preparedness: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Impact of the Global Medical Supply Chain on SNS Operations and Communications: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Engaging Private Sector Healthcare Systems in Building Capacity to Respond to Threats to the Public’s Health and National Security - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Preparing for a Rapid Response to Major Offshore Oil and Gas Spills: A Workshop on Research Needs to Protect the Health and Well-being of Communities

Workshop

Completed

Advancing the Disaster Science Enterprise to Protect the Public’s Health: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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