Health and disease in the community

aPhilip R. Lee, M.D. Dr. Lee is professor of social medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he has served as director of the Health Policy Program since 1972. Earlier he had been UCSF chancellor after serving in Washington, D.C., as assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He is a frequent adviser to federal health policymakers and serves on numerous advisory boards and planning groups. He has written more than 100 articles in the health field and has authored and co-authored numerous books, among them Pills, Profits and Politics and Primary Care in a Specialized World. bPatricia E. Franks, B.A. Ms. Franks is a senior research associate at the Health Policy Program, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. A writer, whose primary interest is in the area of health and health policy, Ms. Franks' work has centered on an investigation of environmental, sociocultural, and behavioral factors in health and illness. She has participated in several studies undertaken at the request of federal and state government agencies, primarily the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These studies have focused on low income and illness, exercise and health, drug abuse, and a survey of federal activities in health promotion and disease prevention. Ms. Franks recently has co-authored a book entitled Exercise and Health: The Evidence and the Implications.