title: What new knowledge would help policymakers better balance investments for optimal health outcomes?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Review the limitations in cross-sectoral health outcomes research and suggest a future research agenda. DATA SOURCES, STUDY DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION: Literature review and workshop discussion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The research evidence that would aid public and private policy makers in answering the question the title poses is quite limited.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Much more evidence from diverse disciplines is needed, and key areas are suggested. Criteria for progress by 2010 are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53726-2397, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kindig
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knickman
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lomas
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stoddart
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011050:Policy Making; D014481:United States