Publics and their health : historical problems and perspectives /

Why are some groups and individuals seen as problems for public health? How does this change over time and place? Through a series of case-studies, this collection explores the making of 'problem publics' and their relationship with public health authorities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mold, Alex (Autor)
Otros Autores: Clark, Peder (Editor ), Elizabeth, Hannah J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.
Colección:Social histories of medicine.
Temas:
Preventive health services.
Public health.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: publics and their health
  • historical problems and perspectives
  • 1. 'Democracy trains its microscope' on public health: intergovernmental relations, competing publics and negotiations at the grassroots
  • 2. 'Dumping grounds for ... human waste': containing problem populations in post-war British public health policy, 1945-74
  • 3. Socialism, health and the politics of identity: conversations from East Germany's AIDS crisis
  • 4. Forgoing fat: food choice, disease prevention and the role of the food industry in health promotion in England, 1980-92
  • 5. At the borders of the public: immigrant and migrant publics and the right to health
  • 6. The emergence of violence as a public health problem in Argentina
  • Afterword: from Asiatic cholera to COVID-19
  • the many publics of modern public health
  • Index

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