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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

Newborn Screening: Current Landscape and Future Directions

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Used on cover: Newborn Screening in the United States
A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence

Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drugs: Exploring Data Collection, Evidence Gaps, and Research Needs - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Reusable Health Care Textiles for Personal Protective Equipment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Forum on Temporomandibular Disorders

Roundtable/Forum

In Progress

Mitigating Health Disparities in Brain Disorders Starting with Basic Science: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Emerging Science and Technology to Address Naval Undersea Medicine Needs: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Implications for Drug Development - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Enhancing Public Access to the Results of Research Supported by the Department of Health and Human Services - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Data Integration in Learning Health Care Systems for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Processes to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Drugs for Rare Diseases or Conditions in the United States and the European Union

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Emerging Technologies and Innovation in Manufacturing Regenerative Medicine Therapies: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Optimizing Public-Private Partnerships for Clinical Cancer Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

Consensus/Advisory Activity

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