Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. 1. What Is Population Health and Why Study It in the Twenty-First-Century United States? 1
7. 2. Historical Trends in U. S. Population Health 24
8. 3. U. S. Population Health in International Context 53
9. 4. Spatial and Social Contexts of U. S. Population Health 76
10. 5. Socioeconomic Status and U. S. Population Health 97
11. 6. Race / Ethnicity, Nativity, and U. S. Population Health 127
12. 7. Gender and U. S. Population Health 157
13. 8. Policy Implications of Population Health Science 179
14. Notes 195
15. References 215
16. Index 255