The Institute of Medicine was asked to provide guidance on
the future of the Air Force Health Study (AFHS, also known as the Ranch Hand
Study), a long-term epidemiologic analysis of Air Force personnel who conducted
aerial spraying of herbicides during the Vietnam War.
The committee's final report, Disposition of the Air Force
Health Study, concluded that the medical records, data, and biological specimens
collected in the study, which closed on September 30, 2006, were a trove of
valuable research material.
It recommended that--after the Air Force Health Study's
scheduled end--these assets be made available to researchers, through a
custodian that takes an active role in fostering their use. Several options for
managing the assets were presented. No matter where the AFHS materials go, that
custodian would need a secure source of funding. The report also recommended
that Congress allocate at least $250,000 annually for three years to promote
research using the data and specimens.
Type: Consensus Report.Topic: Veterans Health. Activity: Disposition of the Air Force Health Study. Board: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS. Washington, D.C.
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