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Viewing the Contributions of the Behavioral and Social Sciences to Health -- The Barbara and Jerome Grossman Symposium

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Publication Year:2002

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Summary of the Institute of Medicine Symposium on Contributions of the Behavioral and Social Sciences to Health, Lisa F. Berkman, Ph.D., Editor, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-x
Introduction	1-2	(skim)
Introduction to the Subject	3-7	(skim)
What We Know: The Tantalizing Potential	8-15	(skim)
Early Childhood Interventions: Theories of Change, Empirical Findings, and Research Priorities	16-23	(skim)
Why Exploiting This Knowledge Will Be Essential to Achieving Health Improvements in the 21st Century	24-28	(skim)
Refocus	29-30	(skim)
Research to Understand the Mechanisms through which Social and Behavioral Factors Influence Health	31-35	(skim)
Investments in Longitudinal Surveys, Databases, Advanced Statistical Research, and Computational Technology	36-41	(skim)
Investments in Research and Interventions at the Community Level	42-45	(skim)
Reactor Panel for Research Funders	46-52	(skim)
Wrap-Up	53-56	(skim)
Appendix A: Symposium Agenda	57-60	(skim)

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