Author: Committee on Employment-Based Health BenefitsInst
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: risk, connection, benefits, health, employment
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0309048273
ISBN-13: 9780309048279

The United States is unique among economically advanced nations in its reliance on employers to provide health benefits voluntarily for workers and their families. Although it is well known that this system fails to reach millions of these individuals as well as others who have no connection to the work place, the system has other weaknesses. It also has many advantages. Because most proposals for health care reform assume some continued role for employers, this book makes an important contribution by describing the strength and limitations of the current system of employment-based health bene

Author: Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Eff
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: energy, research, fossil, efficiency, doe, worth
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-11-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0309074487
ISBN-13: 9780309074483

A report from the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, and Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Softcover.

Author: Committee of Achieving Compatibility in IT-Based E
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: workshop, report, recommendations, materials, educational, technology, based, information
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 2003-09-08
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0309089743
ISBN-13: 9780309089746

In the last half-century, we have witnessed the birth and development of a new era: the information age. Information Technology (IT), the primary vehicle of the information age, has transformed the modern workplace and is pervasive in the development of new knowledge and wealth. IT has also dramatically influenced our capacity to educate. Yet, the application of IT in education has been disorganized and uneven. Pockets of innovation in localized environments are thriving, but the promise of open access, greatly enhanced teaching and learning, and large-scale use has not been realized. "IT-Base

Author: Committee on Risk-Based Criteria for Non-RCRA Haza
Publisher: National Academy Press
Keywords: compass, series, california, classification, based, waste, risk
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 1999-07-14
List price: $50.75
ISBN-10: 0309065445
ISBN-13: 9780309065443

Addresses the regulatory requirement under section 57004 of the California Health and Safety Code. Discusses the scientific basis of the proposed waste classification system, subject to external scientific peer review by the National Academy of Sciences, and the University of California. Softcover.

Author: Committee on Community-Based Drug TreatmentInstit
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: based, drug, alcohol, treatment, community, partnerships, gap, practice, research, forging, bridging
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1998-08-15
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0309065658
ISBN-13: 9780309065658

Informed by real-life experiences in addiction treatment including workshops and site visits, this book examines why research remains remote from treatment and makes specific recommendations to community providers, federal and state agencies, and other decision makers. The book outlines concrete strategies for building and disseminating knowledge about addiction; for linking research, policy development, and everyday treatment; and for helping drug treatment consumers become more informed advocates.

Author: Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Assoc
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: concerns, based, science, biotechnology
Number of Pages: 201
Published: 2002-11-18
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0309084393
ISBN-13: 9780309084390

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnology - key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the author

Author: Health Committee
Publisher: TSO (The Stationery Office)
Keywords: commons, papers, house, careers, medical, modernising
Number of Pages: 197
Published: 2007-11-14
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 021503726X
ISBN-13: 9780215037268