National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Board on Children Youth and Families
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that community organizers and advocates, program developers and implementers, and researchers will bring to bear on a problem. Their characteristics help determine whether a program will succeed or fail. The detailed workings of programs cannot be separated from the communities in which they are embedded.
Communities also represent the front line in addressing many behavioral health conditions experienced by children, adolescents, young adults, and...
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that communi...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Health and Medicine Division
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables these individuals is also shifting to meet the demands of this population. For many older adults and people with disabilities, their priorities include maximizing their independence, living in their own homes, and participating in their communities. In order to meet this populationa (TM)s demands, the workforce is adapting by modifying its training, by determining how to coordinate among the...
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disa...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Committee on the Science of Science Co
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other considerations as they make important life decisions about medical care, the safety of foods, what to do about climate change, and many other issues. Communicating science effectively, however, is a complex task and an acquired skill. Moreover, the approaches to communicating science that will be most effective for specific audiences and circumstances are not obvious. Fortunately, there is an...
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information ...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Committee on National Statistics
In the U.S. criminal justice system in 2014, an estimated 2.2 million people were in incarcerated or under correctional supervision on any given day, and another 4.7 million were under community supervision, such as probation or parole. Among all U.S. adults, 1 in 31 is involved with the criminal justice system, many of them having had recurring encounters.
The ability to measure the effects of criminal justice involvement and incarceration on health and health disparities has been a challenge, due largely to limited and inconsistent measures on criminal justice involvement and any...
In the U.S. criminal justice system in 2014, an estimated 2.2 million people were in incarcerated or under correctional supervision on any given da...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Committee on National Statistics
Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data needs have been one of the primary methods for collecting data for federal statistics. However, the costs of conducting such surveys have been increasing while response rates have been declining, and many surveys are not able to fulfill growing demands for more timely information and for more detailed information at state and local levels.
Innovations in Federal Statistics examines...
Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with ins...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Division on Earth and Life Studies
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to a oeassist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global changea . Since the USGCRP began, scientific understanding of global change has increased and the information needs of the nation have changed dramatically.
A better understanding of what is changing and why can help decision makers in the public and private sectors cope with ongoing change....
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated ...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Board on Environmental Change and Soci
The social cost of carbon (SC-CO2) is an economic metric intended to provide a comprehensive estimate of the net damages - that is, the monetized value of the net impacts, both negative and positive - from the global climate change that results from a small (1-metric ton) increase in carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. Under Executive Orders regarding regulatory impact analysis and as required by a court ruling, the U.S. government has since 2008 used estimates of the SC-CO2 in federal rulemakings to value the costs and benefits associated with changes in CO2 emissions. In 2010, the...
The social cost of carbon (SC-CO2) is an economic metric intended to provide a comprehensive estimate of the net damages - that is, the monetized v...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Health and Medicine Division Division of Behavioral and Social Scie
Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELsa "who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schoolsa "are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the workforce are jeopardized as a result.
Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising...
Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and f...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc Board on Testing and Assessment
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainmenta "the number of years a person spends in schoola "strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as health and civic engagement. Yet relative to other developed nations, educational attainment in the United States is lagging, with young Americans who heretofore led the world in completing postsecondary degrees now falling behind their global peers. As part of a broader national college completion agenda aimed at increasing college graduation rates, higher education researchers and policy makers are exploring the...
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainmenta "the number of years a person spends in schoola "strongly predic...