The Nation’s Health

The Nation's Health, Eighth Edition provides students with a comprehensive examination of the health of the U.S. population and the complex factors that contribute to it.

This new edition features a balance of classic and new readings published in the last five years, as well as a new section on lessons that aspiring health care professionals in the United States can learn from health care systems abroad. This stand-alone text, co-edited by Dr. Leiyu Shi and Dr. Douglas Singh, is compatible with Delivering Healthcare in America, Fourth Edition and Essentials of the U.S. Health care System, Second Edition.

Going beyond the debate over insurance and access to care, The Nation's Health, Eighth Edition takes a broad look at the elements that determine the health and well-being of Americans. This classic resource---now fully revised and updated---explores the broad social, behavioral, and biological determinants of health, as well as the country's continuum of care. It also discusses various interventions to improve health and expectations for the future in light of U.S. health care reform.