Panel Explores Deficits of Wealthy Nation
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recently convened a think tank panel meeting on “Understanding Health Disadvantages Across High-Income Countries.” The 2-day meeting, led by NHLBI’s Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science, explored why the United States is experiencing a health disadvantage characterized by worse health outcomes across all groups—rich/poor, urban/rural and among vulnerable populations—compared to other high-income countries.
For more information about the meeting and next steps, contact Dr. Luis Alejandro Salicrup, (301) 451-1073, salicrul@mail.nih.gov.