• Front Matter R1-R26

• Summary 1-10

• Introduction 11-20

• Part I: Documenting the U.S. Health Disadvantage 21-24

• 1 Shorter Lives 25-56

• 2 Poorer Health Throughout Life 57-90

• Part II: Explaining the U.S. Health Disadvantage 91-94

• 3 Framing the Question 95-105

• 4 Public Health and Medical Care Systems 106-137

• 5 Individual Behaviors 138-160

• 6 Social Factors 161-191

• 7 Physical and Social Environmental Factors 192-206

• 8 Policies and Social Values 207-238

• Part III: Future Directions for Understanding the U.S. Health Disadvantage 239-240

• 9 Research Agenda 241-272

• 10 Next Steps 273-291

• References and Bibliography 292-344

• Appendixes 345-346

• Appendix A: Recommendations of the National Prevention Council and Evidence Cited in Its Report 347-374

• Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 375-378

• Index 379-394

" Part III: Future Directions for Understanding the U.S. Health Disadvantage ." U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013 .

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