Educational attainment and life expectancy: a perspective from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Soc Sci Med. 2015 Feb:127:203-5. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.017. Epub 2014 Nov 12.

Abstract

The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) furthers the mission of the NIH by stimulating behavioral and social sciences research throughout NIH and integrating these areas of research more fully into the NIH health research enterprise, thereby improving our understanding, treatment, and prevention of disease. OBSSR accomplishes this mission through several strategic priorities: (1) supporting the next generation of basic behavioral and social sciences research, (2) facilitating interdisciplinary research, (3) promoting a multi-level systems perspective of health and behavior, and (4) encouraging a problem-focused perspective on population health.

Keywords: BSSR; Education and health; NIH; Program.

MeSH terms

  • Educational Status
  • Health Behavior*
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Life Expectancy*
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / organization & administration*
  • Research / organization & administration*
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Social Sciences
  • United States