Children and Families

Maternal Mental Health: Where Should Our Research and Policy Priorities Be?

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 23, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care has become an increasingly important topic in light of the cumulative stressors of social isolation, economic insecurity, anxiety and fears of infection, financial hardship, and the potential loss of...

Tracking Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 5, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Introduction to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is the largest public health surveillance system in the United States dedicated to monitoring a broad range of health-related behaviors among...

The World Has Changed: Emerging Challenges for Health Care Research to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness Related to COVID-19

by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 21, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>       The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a consensus study report titled “Social Isolation and Loneliness in...

Health Professional Education Student Volunteerism amid COVID-19

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 27, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted education around the world. Institutions from preschool through higher education have either halted or significantly altered how education is provided, and the repercussions from this...

Health Literacy and Health Education in Schools: Collaboration for Action

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 20, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Introduction This NAM Perspectives paper provides an overview of health education in schools and challenges encountered in enacting evidence-based health education; timely policy-related opportunities for strengthening school health education curricula,...