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by: Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public's Health, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 613 EAN: 9780309071758 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0309071755 Label: National Academies Press Manufacturer: National Academies Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 508 Publication Date: January 26, 2001 Publisher: National Academies Press Studio: National Academies Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Report identifies promising areas of social science and behavioral research that may address public health needs. Includes 12 papers commissioned from some of the nation's leading experts to review these issues in detail. Papers were presented at a symposium held at the Emory Conference in Atlanta, GA (date is not cited). Softcover. Book Description: At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nation’s history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic underpinnings of health and ill health, improvements in the effectiveness and variety of pharmaceuticals, and other developments in biomedical research have helped develop cures for many illnesses and improve the lives of those with chronic diseases. By itself, however, biomedical research cannot address the most significant challenges to improving public health. Approximately half of all causes of mortality in the United States are linked to social and behavioral factors such as smoking, diet, alcohol use, sedentary lifestyle, and accidents. Yet less than five percent of the money spent annually on U.S. health care is devoted to reducing the risks of these preventable conditions. Behavioral and social interventions offer great promise, but as yet their potential has been relatively poorly tapped. Promoting Health identifies those promising areas of social science and behavioral research that may address public health needs. It includes 12 papers—commissioned from some of the nation’s leading experts—that review these issues in detail, and serves to assess whether the knowledge base of social and behavioral interventions has been useful, or could be useful, in the development of broader public health interventions. 
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