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U. S. Health in International Perspective

Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

U. S. Health in International Perspective( )
Author: Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries Staff,
Committee on Population,
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,
National Research Council,
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,
Institute of Medicine,
Editor: Aron, Laudan Y.
Woolf, Steven H.
ISBN:978-0-309-26414-3
Publication Date:Apr 2013
Publisher:National Academies Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $72.00
Book Description:

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged...
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