The Commission was formed to investigate why Americans aren’t as healthy as they could be and to look outside the health care system for ways to improve health for all.
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May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
At stake in the May 2013 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), are billions of dollars in insurance payments and government resources.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Salud America! research aligns with the Institute of Medicine’s approach to preventing obesity.
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines public health’s commitment to understand health inequalities and social justice.
June 14, 2012 | Journal Article
The study's results shows social discrimination can be a chronic stressor, with a detrimental impact on physiological systems over time.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The root causes of poor health experienced by many who live in low-income neighborhoods are well documented, but often go beyond the scope of the health care delivery system.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
By enhancing the opportunities for good health in the places where we live, learn, work, play and worship, community development initiatives can be important drivers of improved health.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The community development "industry" draws on public subsidies and other financing to transform impoverished neighborhoods into better-functioning communities.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Obama administration's urban policy create an opportunity to link community development with health in new and powerful ways.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
With better alignment of job training strategies and disease prevention or health promotion programs, new jobs with the potential to simultaneously improve population health, lower the cost of health care and reduce unemployment could be created and filled.
October 12, 2011 | Journal Article
This study examines housing status and its impact on health by using a cross-sectional design of 798 residents in California, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. This study contributes to understanding how deficits in material resources can impact health, even when controlling for income.