Health Determinants Insight

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• Nations' Health Status Comparisons
• Healthcare Global healthcare study shows U.S. has room for improvement on access, quality (5/22/17)
• The Relative Contribution of Multiple Determinants to Health Outcomes (8/21/14)
• 10% of health outcomes are attributed to the clinical care a person receives according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. (6/5/12)
• Different Perspectives for Assigning Weights to Determinants of Health (2/2010) Social circumstances 40%, Behavior 30%, Medical care 20%, Environmental exposure 10%
• We Can Do Better — Improving the Health of the American People (9/20/2007)
• The Case for More Active Policy Attention to Health Promotion (3/2002) Behavior 40%, Genetic predisposition 30%, Social circumstances 15%, Medical care 10%, Environmental exposure 5%
• Actual Causes of Death in the United States (11/10/93) tobacco (19%), diet and activity patterns (14%), alcohol (5%), microbial agents (4%), toxic agents (3%), firearms (2%), sexual behavior (1%), motor vehicles (1%)