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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826476703321

Titolo

New horizons in health : an integrative approach / / Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; Burton H. Singer and Carol D. Ryff, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001

ISBN

0-309-17141-5

0-309-51154-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 210 p

Altri autori (Persone)

SingerBurton

RyffCarol D

Disciplina

613/.0973

Soggetti

Health promotion - United States

Medicine, Preventive - United States

Health planning - United States

Integrated delivery of health care - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Predisease Pathways -- 3 Positive Health: Resilience, Recovery, Primary Prevention, and Health Promotion -- 4 Environmentally Induced Gene Expression -- 5 Personal Ties -- 6 Collective Properties and Healthy Communities -- 7 The Influence of Inequality on Health Outcomes -- 8 Population Perspectives: Understanding Health Trends and Evaluating the Health Care System -- 9 Interventions -- 10 Methodology Priorities -- 11 Research Infrastructure -- Biographical Sketches -- Index.