Population Health: Behavioral and Social Science Insights

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

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