title: Educational attainment and life expectancy: a perspective from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
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.
authors.affiliation: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR/NIH), US Department of Health and Human Services, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Spittel@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Spittel
authors.affiliation: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR/NIH), US Department of Health and Human Services, USA.
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), US Department of Health and Human Services, USA.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States
keywords: BSSR; Education and health; NIH; Program