The NAM is excited to launch the new Accelerating the National Climate and Health Movement initiative today on Climate and Health Day as part of the US Climate Action Summit. Sign up to join the movement today!
#ClimateActionforHealth
Despite the fact that many
#mentalhealth
disorders begin in adolescence, only 1/3 of young people with a mental health challenge receive treatment. Learn more about adolescent mental health and ways to improve access to treatment:
Anthony Fauci of
@NIAIDNews
received the 2020 NAM Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care, for his role as a leader of federal research and policy regarding infectious diseases:
Health disparities run deep in the US, leaving many people without equal opportunity or access to care. In this 8-part series from the NAM, we explore practical strategies for the nursing profession to advance health equity.
#FutureofNursingPod
Adolescence is an important period of brain development, but it is also when many mental and behavioral health conditions begin. In this new brief, opportunities for promoting adolescents’ mental and behavioral health are highlighted. Read now:
The Center for Vaccine Development team at
@TexasChildrens
&
@bcmhouston
received the 2023 David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research in Clinical Medicine for developing safe, effective, and affordable COVID-19 vaccine technology:
Many adolescents face inequity in opportunities because of disparities in community resources, but these disparities can be changed. Check out a new brief to learn more about programs and policies that can reduce inequities among young people:
Adolescence is an important period of brain development, but it is also when many mental and behavioral health conditions begin. In a new brief, opportunities for promoting adolescents’ mental & behavioral health are highlighted:
#MentalHealthMonth
Calling all Innovators! The
@theNAMedicine
is seeking ideas from any field with the potential to promote human health & well-being. Think your project can transform the field of
#HealthyLongevity
? Apply for the Catalyst Award today:
.
@theNAMedicine
designed a simple competition to find the next big idea in
#healthylongevity
. A 2-page application is all it takes to be considered for a $50K cash prize! Apply by February 28:
Congratulations to Paul Farmer, who accepted
@theNASciences
Public Welfare Medal yesterday. Dr. Farmer revolutionized public health in developing community-based treatment strategies showing that devastating illnesses can be effectively treated in resource-poor settings.
#NAS155
Nurses are in unique positions to address root causes of health disparities & improve the nation's health. In this 8-part series, we’ll hear experiences of frontline nurses & explore practical strategies for the nursing profession to advance health equity:
Nurses are trusted bridge builders who work to ensure that everyone has what they need to be healthy and well.
Explore the
#FutureOfNursing2030
report to learn how we can unleash the power of the nurse to advance health equity for all:
A 2019 Culture of Health report notes: "Differences in opportunity are associated with striking differences in outcomes." Black, Indigenous & people of color often face barriers, which have a direct & negative impact on their health:
#PromoteHealthEquity
"Burnout is not due to weakness of the individual or a problem of mental health. The heart of the problem lies with the demands in the work environment & the added pressures of external factors, such as policies & regulations." -
@VictorDzau
#AgainstClinicianBurnout
"People who care deeply about their colleagues, who stay later to help get things finished - that's not valued as much as someone who is publishing a paper or is in a certain journal. We need to create a culture that does."
@vivek_murthy
#clinicianwellbeing
"We see nursing as incredibly important and central in making the kinds of changes we need to make. We're all in with nursing, will continue to be all in with nursing, and we're looking for everyone else to join us."
@PaulKuehnert
on
@RWJF
's participation.
#futureofnursing2030
In 1880, Afro-Puerto Rican José Celso Barbosa graduated as valedictorian of the University of Michigan medical school. He was the first person of Puerto Rican descent to earn a medical degree- and become a doctor- in the US
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon during the Civil War and to date, the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. She is thought to be the first female surgeon in the United States, and was the first in the U.S. Army.
#WomensHistoryMonth
On 3/20, the public session for the Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 will chart a path for the nursing profession to help create a culture of health, reduce health disparities and improve health & well-being. Register here:
#FutureofNursing2030
Gerty Theresa Cori was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in science. She was awarded the prize for her work in discovering the Cori cycle, or how glycogen is broken down in muscles into lactic acid and then re-synthesized and stored as energy.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Join us for a Twitter Chat! On May 30 at 3 pm ET, we want your thoughts on ways that nursing education, research, & practice can support caring for people with complex health and social needs. Check out the questions & RSVP to attend!
#FutureofNursing2030
Virginia Apgar is the creator of the Apgar score, which is used to assess the health of children immediately after birth. She focused her research on the issue of premature births, and later advocated for universal vaccination to prevent the spread of rubella.
#WomensHistoryMonth
The NAM is grateful to everyone working to slow the spread of
#COVID19
& care for those affected. Learn more about how the National Academies are responding to the pandemic:
The NAM’s David and Beatrix Hamburg Award honors a recipient whose discoveries have improved science, research, and the human condition. This year’s award is bestowed on the team from the Center for Vaccine Development at
@TexasChildrens
and
@bcmhouston
.
It’s
#NursesWeek
! Nurses represent the largest segment of the U.S. health care workforce. Visit the
#IOMNursing
report to see why they should practice to the full extent of their education, training & other recommendations.
"We can't miss our opportunity, amongst all this loss, for each one of us to step up and start to reverse some of these persistent health inequities."
#COVID19conversations
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize with Luc Montagnier for their discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS. She has studied HIV for over 30 years, including identifying traits that allow some HIV+ carriers to limit HIV replication without drugs.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Rosalind Franklin was a major contributor to the discovery of the DNA double helix, although she was not recognized for her work until after her death. Her X-ray diffraction images were critical in identifying DNA’s signature structure.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Just announced! The
@RWJF
Health Policy Fellows class of 2019-2020 will spend the next year working on health-related legislative and regulatory issues. Meet the fellows here:
Co-director of the Emory Center of AIDS research,
@CarlosdelRio7
, is the NAM’s first Hispanic international secretary. In 2016, Dr. del Rio received the Ohtli Award, the highest honor given by the Mexican government to those “blazing a trail” abroad.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
“We need global cooperation – to come up with the diagnostics, treatments, vaccines, and delivery systems we need for COVID, and the clean energy technologies and infrastructure we need for climate change.” -
@BillGates
#NAMmtg