U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

Introduction -- Documenting the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Shorter lives -- Poorer health throughout life -- Explaining the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Framing the question -- Public health and medical care systems -- Individual behaviors -- Social factors -- Physical and social environmental factors -- Policies and social values -- Future directions for understanding the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Research agenda -- Next steps.