and economic inequities result in health risks. Finally, efforts to address the fundamental social and behavioral causes of illness will require broad thinking that goes beyond traditional disease categories, developmental stages, focal points of interventions, and disciplinary lines. Transcending these perspectives is a critical step toward capitalizing on the promise of behavioral and social science research as a means of improving the public's health.
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