Implementation Research to Address the United States Health Disadvantage: Report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop

Publication date: Available online 30 April 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Michael M. Engelgau, K.M. Venkat Narayan, Majid Ezzati, Luis A. Salicrup, Deshiree Belis, Laudan Y. Aron, Robert Beaglehole, Alain Beaudet, Peter A. Briss, David A. Chambers, Marion Devaux, Kevin Fiscella, Michael Gottlieb, Unto Hakkinen, Rain Henderson, Anselm J. Hennis, Judith S. Hochman, Stephen Jan, Walter J. Koroshetz, Johan P. MackenbachAbstractFour decades ago, U.S. life expectancy was within the same range as other high-income peer countries. However, during the past decades, the United States has fared worse in many key health domains resulting in shorter life expectancy and poorer health—a health disadvantage. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a panel of national and international health experts and stakeholders for a Think Tank meeting to explore the U.S. health disadvantage and to seek specific recommendations for implementation research opportunities for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. Recommendations for National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute consideration were made in several areas including understanding the drivers of the disadvantage, identifying potential solutions, creating strategic partnerships with common goals, and finally enhancing and fostering a research workforce for implementation research. Key recommendations included exploring why the United States is doing better for health indicators in a few areas compared with peer countries; tar...
Source: Global Heart - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research