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References

References:
  1. The Commonwealth Fund, Mirror, Mirror on the wall – How the performance of the U.S. health care system compares internationally, 2014
  2. National Research Council. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011
  3. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013
  4. America’s Health Rankings – Annual report on state by state health performance, United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention, 2013
  5. Levi, J. et al, Prevention for a Healthier America: Investments in Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities. Trust for America’s Health. Feb. 2009
  6. Institute of Medicine, For the public’s health: Investing in a Healthier Future, 2012 The National Academies Press, 2012
  7. National Health Expenditure Data. Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, January 2013
  8. Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
  9. Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue
  10. State indicator report on fruits and vegetables, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013 (PDF)
  11. Food deserts, USDA Economic Research Service
  12. Trends in asthma morbidity and mortality. Washington (DC): American Lung Association; 2012
  13. Do healthier foods and diet patterns cost more than less healthy options? A systematic review and meta-analysis, Harvard School of Public Health, 2013
  14. Early warning! Why reading by the end of third grade matter, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010
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  17. National healthy housing standard, National Center for Health Housing and American Public Health Association, 2014
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  19. State of the air, American Lung Foundation, 2014
  20. The health impacts of climate change, WhiteHouse.gov, 2014 (PDF)

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