The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health de Professor James Colgrove

The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine

Editat de Professor James Colgrove, Professor Gerald Markowitz, Professor David Rosner Contribuţii de Professor Sherry Glied, Beatrix Hoffman, Nancy Tomes, Professor Dennis Scanlon, Professor Marianne Hillemeier, Professor Phil Brown, Professor Marian Moser Jones, Professor William McAllister, Professor Mary Clare Lennon, Professor Isil ¦elimli, Professor Amy Fairchild, Professor Alvin Tarlov, Professor Christopher Nelson, Professor Mark Rosenberg, Professor Jeremy Travis, Professor Nicole Lurie, Professor Jeffrey Wasserman, Ronald Bayer

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 apr 2008

The role of public health services in America is generally considered to be the reduction of illness, suffering, and death. But what exactly does this mean in practice? At different points in history, professionals in the field have addressed housing reform, education about sex and illegal drugs, hospital and clinic care, gun violence, and even bioterrorism. But there is no agreement about how far public health efforts should go in attempting to modify behaviors seen as lifestyle choices, or whether the field's mandate extends to intervening in broader social and economic conditions.

The authors of the thirteen essays in this book attempt to understand what are, and what should be, the field's chief goals and activities. Drawing on examples that include September 11th, Hurricane Katrina, the anthrax scare, and more, contributors examine the historical evolution of the profession and show how public health is changing in the context of natural and human-made disasters and the politics that surround them.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780813543123
ISBN-10: 0813543126
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 9
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:None
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria Critical Issues in Health and Medicine

Notă biografică

JAMES COLGROVE is an assistant professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University.

GERALD E. MARKOWITZ is a distinguished professor of history at John Jay College, City University of New York.

DAVID ROSNER is the Ronald Lauterstein professor of sociomedical sciences and history at Columbia University and the codirector of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health.

Recenzii

This book is a must read for anyone with a stake in protecting and promoting our public's health.

An invaluable introduction to an often-neglected, but increasingly visible aspect of medicine in society. This should be of interest to anyone interested in the formation of policy in the twenty-first century.

This valuable compendium's articles focus on the complexities of renegotiating the boundaries of intervention in promotion of a healthy population in a political climate that elevates individual responsibility and limited government. This collection should be mandatory reading for history of medicine/public health graduate students. Highly recommended.

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At different points in history, professionals in public health services have addressed housing reform, education about sex and illegal drugs, hospital and clinic care, gun violence, and even bioterrorism. But there is no agreement about how far public health efforts should go in attempting to modify behaviors seen as lifestyle choices, or whether the field's mandate extends to intervening in broader social and economic conditions. The authors of the thirteen essays in this book attempt to understand what are, and what should be, the field's chief goals and activities.