Population Health: Behavioral and Social Science Insights

by Robert M. Kaplan Ph.D. (Editor), Michael L. Spittel Ph.D. (Editor), Daryn H. David Ph.D. (Editor)

Overview

The purpose of this book is to gain a better understanding of the multitude of factors that determine longer life and improved quality of life in the years a person is alive. While the emphasis is primarily on the social and behavioral determinants that have an effect on the health and well-being of individuals, this publication also addresses quality of life factors and determinants more broadly. Each chapter in this book considers an area of investigation and ends with suggestions for future research and implications of current research for policy and practice. The introductory chapter summarizes the state of Americans’ health and well-being in comparison to our international peers and presents background information concerning the limitations of current approaches to improving health and well-being. Following the introduction, there are 21 chapters that examine the effects of various behavioral risk factors on population health, identify trends in life expectancy and quality of life, and suggest avenues for research in the behavioral and social science arenas to address problems affecting the U.S. population and populations in other developed and developing countries around the world.

Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing coursework in health statistics, health population demographics, behavioral and social science, and heatlh policy may be interested in this content.  Additionally, policymakers, legislators, heatlh educators, and scientific organizations around the world may also have an interest in this resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781587634451
Publisher:	U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Publication date:	07/24/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1806
Sales rank:	546,299
File size:	12 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. The co-editors of this book are leading experts in the field of behavioral and social science research. Robert Kaplan is AHRQ's Science Director and the former director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) within the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health. Michael Spittel and Daryn David are affiliated with OBSSR.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Innovations in Population Health Research: The Challenge
Robert M. Kaplan, Daryn H. David, and Michael J. Spittel

Section I. Demographic and Social Epidemiological Perspectives on Population Health
Income Inequality and Health: A Causal Review
Kate E. Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson

Labor Policy and Work, Family, and Health in the Twenty-First Century
Lisa F. Berkman

Social and Behavioral Interventions to Improve Health and Reduce Disparities in Health
David R. Williams and Valerie Purdie-Vaughns

The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Developing World: A Role for Social and Behavioral Research
Wendy Baldwin

Identifying the Principal Factors Responsible for Improvements in the Health of Populations
Samuel H. Preston

Section II. Influence of Policies Focused on Behavioral Risk Factors
Changing Population Behavior and Reducing Health Disparities: Exploring the Potential of “Choice Architecture” Interventions
Theresa M. Marteau, Gareth J. Hollands, and Michael P. Kelly

Application of Behavior Change Theory to Preventing Unintentional Injuries
David A. Sleet and Andrea Carlson Gielen

Cigarettes: The Rise and Decline But Not Demise of the Greatest Behavioral Health Disaster of the 20th Century
David B. Abrams, Allison M. Glasser, Andrea C. Villanti, and Raymond Niaura

Physical Activity: Numerous Benefits and Effective Interventions
James F. Sallis and Jordan A. Carlson

How Health Impact Assessments Shape Interventions
Steven M. Teutsch, Katherine M. Butler, Paul A. Simon, and Jonathan E. Fielding

Behavioral and Social Science Aspects of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS): 2010 to 2015 and Beyond
David R. Holtgrave, Cathy Maulsby, Chris Adkins, and Laura W. Fuentes

Section III. Biological Influences on Development and Subsequent Well-Being
Epigenomics and the Unheralded Convergence of the Biological and Social Sciences
W. Thomas Boyce

The Brain on Stress: How Behavior and the Social Environment “Get Under the Skin”
Bruce S. McEwen

Section IV. Value of Investing in Health Care
The Science of Making Better Decisions About Health: Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Louise B. Russell

The Contribution of Behavior Change and Public Health to Improved U.S. Population Health
Susan T. Stewart and David M. Cutler

Health Economics and Improvements in Behavioral Health
Richard Frank and Sherry Glied

Evidence-Based Psychotherapies: Novel Models of Delivering Treatment
Alan E. Kazdin

Section V. Emerging Tools for Studying Population Health
Mathematical and Computational Simulation of the Behavioral and Social Drivers of Population Health
Mark G. Orr, Bryan Lewis, Kathryn Ziemer, and Sallie Keller

Understanding the Relationship Between Education and Health: A Review of the Evidence and an Examination of Community Perspectives
Emily B. Zimmerman, Steven H. Woolf, and Amber Haley

Aligning Medical Education with the Nation’s Health Priorities: Innovations in Physician Training in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Jason M. Satterfield and Patricia A. Carney

Conclusion
Determinants of Health and Longevity
Nancy E. Adler and Aric A. Prather

New Directions for Behavioral and Social Science Strategies to Improve Health
Daryn H. David, Michael L. Spittel, and Robert M. Kaplan