Download or read book Social Forces and the Nation's Health written by United States. Task Force on Social Forces and the Nation's Health and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on a survey of the social implications of health service objectives undertaken to improve medical care programmes in the USA - covers environmental factors, the inadequacy of health insurance coverage, the role of physicians, nurses and other para-medical staff, mass media to reduce unhealthy nutrition habits, the use of drugs, smoking, alcoholism, etc. References at the end of each chapter, and statistical tables.