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A personal tale of the rise of public health.There are occasions when a story told from a personal viewpoint can illuminate a profession. This epidemiological memoir is such a book. Adventurous, illuminating, and thought provoking, this is more than the story of one man's work. It tells the tal...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sommer, Alfred, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Sommer, Alfred, > 1942-
Public health > United States > Biography.
Epidemiology.
International cooperation.
World health.
World Health > Personal Narratives > United States.
Epidemiology > Personal Narratives > United States.
Epidemiology > United States > Personal Narratives.
Epidemiology
International Cooperation > Personal Narratives > United States.
International Cooperation > United States > Personal Narratives.
International Cooperation
Global Health
Global Health > United States > Personal Narratives.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Biographies.
Épidémiologie.
Coopération internationale.
Santé mondiale.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
World health
International cooperation
Public health
United States
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Go where the problems are
  • Get into the field
  • Forget the job description
  • Don't count on things staying the same
  • Follow most, but not all, of the rules
  • Collect good data, even if you don't yet know what important questions they might answer
  • Remember your humanity
  • Use data to set policy
  • If you think you're right, keep pushing
  • Take the long view.

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