Organised chronologically and then by topic, this volume covers studies of women and health in the colonial and revolutionary periods through the Civil War. The

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

Promotes the recognition, treatment, and prevention of conditions of overweight and obesity in the United States.

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United Sta