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Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- VALUE, SIGNIFICANCE, AND SOCIAL UTILITY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- RELATIONSHIP OF THIS REPORT TO PREVIOUS STUDIES -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- 2 The Nature and Methods of the Behavioral and Social Sciences -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Anthropology -- Economics -- Political Science -- Geography -- History -- Statistics -- DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Specialization -- Improvement of Data -- Shifts in Conceptual and Theoretical Focus -- Interdisciplinary Ferment -- A Final Word -- EXPLANATORY MODES AND METHODS IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Experimentation -- Statistical Control -- Statistically Uncontrolled Observation -- 3 Knowledge from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Examples -- VOTING -- HISTORY OF THE FAMILY -- BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH -- Direct Psychophysiological Effects -- Health-Impairing Habits and Life-Styles -- Reactions to Illness and the Sick Role -- PRIMARY GROUPS IN LARGE-SCALE SOCIETY -- THE ANALYSIS OF STATUS ATTAINMENT -- INFORMATION PROCESSING PSYCHOLOGY -- ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE -- SOCIAL CHOICE -- HUMAN ORIGINS -- SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF MONKEYS AND APES -- 4 The Uses of Social and Behavioral Research -- INFORMATION-GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES -- Sample Surveys -- Standardized Testing -- Economic Data and Economic Models -- Economic Data -- Econometric Forecasting -- Related Developments -- CHANGES IN THE WAY WE DO THINGS -- Human Factors Applications -- Applications of Learning Theory -- Therapeutic Applications -- Pedagogical Applications -- Other Applications -- Organizational Analysis -- Organizations and Management -- Japanese Management -- Resource Allocation -- Locational Analysis.

Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Conceptual Framework and Community Experience -- Copyright -- Contents -- Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Conceptual Framework and Community Experience -- INTRODUCTION -- The Committee's Charge -- The Workshop -- BACKGROUND1 -- DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH4 -- Health Field Model -- Social Environment -- Genetic Endowment -- Physical Environment -- Behavior -- Health Care -- Linking the Determinants -- INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH -- Community Interventions -- Targets for Intervention -- Implications for Performance Monitoring -- COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE WITH PERFORMANCE MONITORING -- McHenry County Project for Local Assessment of Need6 -- City of Escondido Health Care and Community Services Project7 -- North Shore Community Health Network Area8 -- Arizona Partnership for Infant Immunization9 -- Calhoun County Health Improvement Program11 -- DISCUSSION -- Identification of Stakeholders -- Selecting Health Issues and Performance Indicators -- Should Performance Indicators Be Standardized? -- Role of Performance Indicators in Stakeholder Accountability -- Community Responses to Performance Indicators -- Implementation: What Does It Take? -- SOCIAL CHANGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY12 -- Models of Change -- Individual Change -- Organizational Change -- Change in Health Care: Case Study of Alberta, Canada -- COMMENTARY13 -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS14 -- References -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B Workshop Speakers and Guests -- SPEAKERS -- INVITED GUESTS.