We describe the existing public cord blood bank system, assess current trends and economic relationships of key stakeholders, and provide recommendations to improve the economic sustainability of the system. We propose changes to the federal program to buttress banks’ financial stability. We found a system valuable to society and worthy of public investment, especially to improve the genetic diversity and quality of the national inventory.

Challenges to the Sustainability of the U.S. Public Cord Blood System

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hoch, Emily

Case, Spencer R.

Kapinos, Kandice A.

Briscombe, Brian

Gracner, Tadeja

Strong, Aaron

Whaley, Christopher

Hlavka, Jakub P.

Chen, Peggy G.

Women's Health

RAND Corporation

The Seventh Department of Defense State-of-the-Science Meeting examined the risk posed to military personnel by repeated, low-level blast exposure. The meeting profiled the current evidence base and potentially promising approaches to prevent and detect blast-related injuries, concluding with expert working group sessions to develop recommendations for military leaders.

The Neurological Effects of Repeated Exposure to Military Occupational Blast: Implications for Prevention and Health: Proceedings, Findings, and ... of Defense State-of-the-Science Meeting

Engel, Charles C.

Simmons, Molly

Mental Health

Social media can enhance situational awareness in response operations, but using social media this way poses challenges. Researchers sought to contribute to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission to ensure resilience to disasters by helping DHS understand whether and how social media might be better leveraged for such situational awareness. The primary focus of this research was on U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) response operations.

U.S. Coast Guard Emergency Response and Disaster Operations: Using Social Media for Situational Awareness (Hsoac- Homeland Security Operatiomal Security)

History

Klima, Kelly

Yeung, Douglas

Davenport, Aaron C.

Nowak, Sarah

Amiri, Sohaela

McCullough, Colleen M.

Military

Championing the Agile Air Force Officer Career: Examining the Potential Use of New Career Management Flexibilities

Business & Money

Robson, Sean

Ross, Shirley M.

Chindea, Irina A.

Crown, John S.

Armour, Philip

Robbert, Albert A.

Ausink, John A.

Schulker, David

Matthews, Miriam

Walsh, Matthew

Job Hunting & Careers

The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires two assessments for communities participating in certain grant programs. It requested a thorough review of the assessment processes and potential improvements. In this report, authors provide their findings and recommend a framework to foster collective decisionmaking using the results of these assessments.

Improving Assessments in Emergency Management: Analysis of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Barnosky, Jason Thomas

Steratore, Rachel

Lauland, Andrew

Jensen, Jessica

Foran, Christy

Briggs, R. J.

Resetar, Susan A.

Leuschner, Kristin J.

Sudkamp, Karen M.

Stullken, Sara

Balagna, Jay

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Hoch, Emily. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Hoch, Emily