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Preventing Psychological Disorders in Service Members and Their Families: An Assessment of Programs - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

\Being deployed to a war zone can result in numerous adverse psychological health conditions. It is well documented in the literature that there are high rates of psychological disorders among military personnel serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq as well as among the service members' families. For service members' families, the degree of hardship and negative consequences rises with the amount of the service members' exposure to traumatic or..

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The National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring - A Retrospective Assessment - Bog af Committee on the Assessment of the Natio

\The Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR) of the National Weather Service (NWS) was a large and complex re-engineering of a federal agency. The process lasted a decade and cost an estimated 4.5 billion [dollars]. The result was greater integration of science into weather service activities and improved outreach and coordination with users of weather information. The MAR created a new, modernized NWS, and, significantly, it created a framework that will allow the NWS to keep up with technological..

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Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Paperback

The term \service-learning\ generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has become an increasingly popular component of undergraduate science education. In April 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned..

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Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service: A Workshop Summary - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Pap

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are rural. The original urban-rural code scheme was developed by the ERS in the 1970s. Rural America today is very different from the rural America of 1970 described in the first rural classification report. At that time migration to cities and poverty among the people left behind was a central concern...

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Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

The United States has long recognized and honored the service and sacrifices of its military and veterans. Veterans who have been injured by their service (whether their injury appears during service or afterwards) are owed appropriate health care and disability compensation. For some medical conditions that develop after military service, the scientific information needed to connect the health conditions to the circumstances of service may be incomplete. When information is incomplete, Congress..

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Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan - Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families - Bog af Vete

Nearly 1.9 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since October 2001. Many service members and veterans face serious challenges in readjusting to normal life after returning home. This initial book presents findings on the most critical challenges, and lays out the blueprint for the second phase of the study to determine how best to meet the needs of returning troops and their families. The statement of task for this study evolved out of discussions among the Department of..

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Completing the Forecast - Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts - Bog af Committee on

The National Weather Service can take a leading role in the transition to widespread, effective incorporation of uncertainty information into predictions. This book makes recommendations to the National Weather Service and the broader prediction community on how to make this transition.

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Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Paperback

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care and other benefits to eligible veterans with physical and mental injuries or illnesses (conditions) related to their military service. When the scientific information needed to connect a veterans service or a particular military exposure with their diagnosed condition is nonexistent, impossible to obtain, or incomplete, VA may make a presumption of service connection using a formalized decision process. In 2022, VA instituted a series of..

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The Future of Public Health - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

Contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the modern topics, but also with those of tomorrow. This book also makes recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances.

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Views of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference

The passive, receive-only Radio Astronomy Service (RAS) and the Earth Exploration-Satellite Service (EESS) provide otherwise impossible scientific observations of the Universe and Earth through the use of advanced receiver technology with extreme sensitivity and the employment of complex noise reduction algorithms. Even with such technology, RAS and EESS are quite adversely affected by what most active services would consider low noise levels. To ensure their ability to use the radio spectrum for..

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A Consumer Food Data System for 2030 and Beyond - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Paperback

\Patterns of food consumption and nutritional intake strongly affect the population's health and well-being. The Food Economics Division of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) engages in research and data collection to inform policy making related to the leading federal nutrition assistance programs managed by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. The ERS uses the Consumer Food Data System to understand why people choose foods, how food assistance programs affect these choices, and the health impacts..

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Work, Jobs, and Occupations: A Critical Review of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Bog af National Research Council - Paperback

Various editions of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles have served as the Employment Service's basic tool for matching workers and jobs. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles has also played an important role in establishing skill and training requirements and developing Employment Service testing batteries for specific occupations. However, the role of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles has been called into question as a result of planned changes in the operation of the Employment Service...

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Weather Services for the Nation - Becoming Second to None - Bog af National Research Council - Paperback

\During the 1980s and 1990s, the National Weather Service (NWS) undertook a major program called the Modernization and Associated Restructuring (MAR). The MAR was officially completed in 2000. No comprehensive assessment of the execution of the MAR plan, or comparison of the promised benefits of the MAR to its actual impact, had ever been conducted. Therefore, Congress asked the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an end-to-end assessment. That report, The National Weather Service Modernization..

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Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences

More than 3.7 million U.S. service members have participated in operations taking place in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations since 1990. These operations include the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, a post-war stabilization period spanning 1992 through September 2001, and the campaigns undertaken in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Deployment to Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Afghanistan exposed service..

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Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Paperback

The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the people who depend on them and who support them as they support the nation and their families. Family members provide support to service members while they serve or when they have difficulties; family problems can interfere with the ability..

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Reassessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry - Bog af National Academies Of Sciences Engineeri - Pap

Beginning with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, more than 3.7 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Southwest Asia, where they have been exposed to a number of airborne hazards, including oil-well fire smoke, emissions from open burn pits, dust and sand, diesel exhaust, and poor-quality ambient air. Many service members, particularly those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, have reported health problems they attribute to their exposure to emissions from open-air burn pits on military installations...

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Military Medical Ethics - Issues Regarding Dual Loyalties: Workshop Summary - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

Summarizes the one-day workshop, Military Medical Ethics: Issues Regarding Dual Loyalties, which examined two case studies: decisions regarding returning a service member to duty after a closed head injury, and decisions on actions by health professionals regarding a hunger strike by detainees.

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Healers Abroad - Americans Responding to the Human Resource Crisis in HIV/AIDS - Bog af Committee on the Options for Overseas Placement of U.S Health

Calls for the federal government to create and fund the United States Global Health Service (GHS) to mobilize the nation's best health care professionals and other highly skilled experts to help combat HIV/AIDS in hard-hit African, Caribbean, and South-east Asian countries.

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Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation - Bog af Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation - Paperback

Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS). This book reviews the duties of employees in job series 2101 (Airways Transportation Systems Specialist) in the Technical Operations service unit.

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Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), for disabled individuals, and their dependent family members, who have worked and contributed to the Social Security trust funds, and Supplemental Security Income (SSSI), which is a means-tested program based on income and financial assets for adults aged 65 years or older and disabled adults and children. Both programs require that claimants have a disability and..

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Weight Management - State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the US Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance.

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Poultry Inspection - The Basis for a Risk-Assessment Approach - Bog af Committee on Public Health Risk Assessment of Poultry Inspection Programs - Pap

Takes a look at inspection procedures to determine how effective the Food Safety Inspection Service is in finding dangerous levels of contaminants and disease-producing micro-organisms. This book describes the history behind the system, and provides a risk-assessment model for poultry, including sub models for each stage of processing.

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Community Programs to Promote Youth Development - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. This book offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs.

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Noise and Military Service - Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus - Bog af Institute of Medicine - Paperback

Presents findings on the presence of hazardous noise in military settings, levels of noise exposure necessary to cause hearing loss or tinnitus, risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus, the timing of the effects of noise exposure on hearing, and the adequacy of military hearing conservation programs and audiometric testing.

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Land Use Planning and Oil and Gas Leasing on Onshore Federal Lands - Bog af National Research Council - Paperback

Examines the consideration of oil and gas leasing in the land use planning processes of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. This book was required by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. It identifies problems caused by leasing practices and the availability and reliability of information at the planning stage.

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