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Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fairchild, Amy L.
Other Authors: Bayer, Ronald, Colgrove, James Keith, Wolfe, Daniel, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : New York : University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund, ©2007.
Series:California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 18.
Subjects:
Public health surveillance.
Privacy, Right of.
Confidential communications.
Population Surveillance
Confidentiality
Health Policy > history
Privacy
Public Health Practice > history
Santé publique > Surveillance.
Secret professionnel.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Confidential communications
Privacy, Right of
Public health surveillance
Meldepflichtige Krankheit
Datenerhebung
Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Datenschutz
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 342 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-327) and index.
ISBN:9780520941212
0520941217
9781435611481
1435611489
9780520252028
0520252020
9780520253254
0520253256
1433708922
9781433708923

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