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Scientific opportunities and public needs : improving priority setting and public input at the National Institutes of Health
Title
Scientific opportunities and public needs : improving priority setting and public input at the National Institutes of Health / Committee on the NIH Research Priority-Setting Process, Health Sciences Policy Program, Health Sciences Section, Institute of Medicine.
ISBN
9780309061308
030906130X
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Physical Description
xiv, 120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant and related titles
Improving priority setting and public input at the National Institutes of Health
Other formats
Also issued online.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 28, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-83).
Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Background
Funding allocation by institute and center
Funding allocation by mechanism
Funding allocation by type of research
Funding allocation by disease
Recent trends and issues
IOM committee process
Organization of the report
Criteria for priority setting
Why criteria are important
NIH's criteria for priority setting
Criterion 1. Public health needs
Criterion 2. Quality of research supported
Criterion 3. Scientific opportunity
Criterion 4. Portfolio diversification
Criterion 5. Adequate infrastructure support
Conclusions and recommendations
Priority-setting processes
Priority setting through the budget process
NIH director's role in priority setting
Transfer authority
Discretionary fund
NIH areas of research emphasis
Advisory committee to the director
Priority setting at the institute level
Conclusions and recommendations
Mechanisms for public input
Public input into priority setting
Recent changes
Two-way communication between NIH and the public
Conclusions and recommendations
Offices of public liaison: rationale, roles, and responsibilities
Director's council of public representatives: rationale, roles, and responsibities
Policy and program advisory group membership
Summary
Congressional role
Congress and NIH
How congress communicates priorities
Conclusions and recommendations.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Academies and Institutes - organization & administration.
Health Priorities.
Research Support as Topic.
Community Participation.
Health Policy.
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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