U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health / Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, Steven H. Woolf and Laudan Aron, editors ; Committee on Population Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Woolf, Steven H., editor.

Aron, Laudan Y., editor.

National Academies (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, supporting host.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, supporting host.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

Health attitudes--United States.

Health attitudes.

Environmental health--United States.

Environmental health.

Health--Social aspects--United States.

Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction -- Documenting the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Shorter lives -- Poorer health throughout life -- Explaining the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Framing the question -- Public health and medical care systems -- Individual behaviors -- Social factors -- Physical and social environmental factors -- Policies and social values -- Future directions for understanding the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Research agenda -- Next steps.

Contents:

Summary

Introduction

Documenting the U.S. Health disadvantage

Shorter lives

Poorer health throughout life

Explaining the U.S. Health disadvantage

Framing the question

Public health and medical care systems

Individual behaviors

Social factors

Physical and social environmental factors

Policies and social values

Future directions for understanding the U.S. Health disadvantage

Research agenda

Next steps.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-309-26415-4

OCLC:

880439821