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National Academies Press

The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes the publications of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. NAP publishes more than 200 publications per year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine, providing authoritative, independently researched information on important matters in science and health policy.

Featured Titles

Cover Image: Social Media and Adolescent Health

Social Media and Adolescent Health

Cover Image: Equity in K-12 STEM Education

Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future

Cover Image: Ending Unequal Treatment

Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All

Cover Image: Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins

Foundational Research Gaps and Future Directions for Digital Twins

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Cover Image: Guidelines for Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles

Guidelines for Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles

Cover Image: Statistical and Data-Driven Methods for Additive Manufacturing Qualification

Statistical and Data-Driven Methods for Additive Manufacturing Qualification: Proceedings of a Workshop

Cover Image: Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles

Evaluating Crashworthiness of Sign Supports and Breakaway Luminaire Poles: Appendices

Cover Image: Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress

Assessing NASA Science Activation 2.0: Progress: Progress, Achievements, and Strategic Recommendations

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Cover Image: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System

Cover Image: Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Opening Doors

Cover Image: Leading Health Indicators 2030

Leading Health Indicators 2030: Advancing Health, Equity, and Well-Being

Cover Image: A Framework for K-12 Science Education

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas

From the Archives

Cover Image: Conversion of Tropical Moist Forests

Conversion of Tropical Moist Forests

Cover Image: Annual report, June 1976-June 1977

Annual report, June 1976-June 1977: U.S. participation in an international program of cooperation in training and research in nitrogen fixation in the tropics.

Cover Image: Assessing the Social and Behavioral Science Base for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention

Assessing the Social and Behavioral Science Base for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention

Cover Image: Amputee clinics in the United States and Canada

Amputee clinics in the United States and Canada: 1972

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Infectious Disease

A quarter of deaths worldwide are caused by infectious organisms. As new infectious diseases are continuing to emerge in new locations around the globe, it is essential society understands the environmental, human health, and ecological impacts cause by infectious diseases. This collection provides an overview of infectious disease, including the biology, history, the future trends of widespread and harmful infections, and what we need to do individually, and as a society, to address this growing global challenge.

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Coronavirus Resources

This collection is a compilation of our resources related to COVID-19. Our publications explore prevention, response, and recovery from pandemic infectious disease.

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Climate Change

Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Human activities largely determine the evolution of the Earth's climate, which not only impact the next few decades, but the coming centuries and millennia. This collection emphasizes the importance of 21st century choices regarding long-term climate stabilization through improving understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change and expanding the options available to limit the magnitude of climate change.

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Crisis Standards of Care

Public health disasters justify temporarily adjusting practice standards and/or shifting the balance of ethical concerns to emphasize the needs of the community rather than the needs of individuals. Our Crisis Standards of Care publications provide guidance for use by state and local public health officials and health-sector agencies and institutions in establishing and implementing standards of care that should apply in disaster situations.

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Featured Multimedia

Video: Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
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Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

Video: Bullying: Through a Teacher's Eyes
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Bullying: Through a Teacher's Eyes

Infographic: Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Immigrants
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Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Immigrants

Video: On Being a Scientist
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On Being a Scientist

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