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The
Contested Boundaries of American Public Health
Price: $24.95
Authors:
Edited by James
Colgrove, Gerald E. Markowitz, and David Rosner
Subject:
Health and Medicine,
Sociology
Paper
ISBN 978-0-8135-4312-3
Pages:
288 pages, 7
illustrations
Publication Date:
May 2008
Series: Critical
Issues in Health and Medicine
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Contents
Praise
for The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health
"These
essays are thought-provoking and speak to the core issues underpinning
the public health effort across the spectrum. This book provides a
solid foundation for guiding new thought among public health leaders as
they work to build a new architecture to counter twenty-first century
health threats.
This
book is a must read for anyone with a stake in
protecting and promoting our public's health."—Dr. Elin A. Gursky,
Sc.D., Fellow and Prinicipal Deputy for
Biodefense, ANSER/Analytic Services Inc.
"An important
read for anyone in the field of public health, The Contested
Boundaries of American Public Health provides a timely analysis
of the many ways in which the boundaries of public health are
constantly being negotiated. From the emergence of chronic diseases as
leading causes of death to the threats of bioterrorism in a post 9-11
world, the authors lay down a compelling, analytical foundation as they
examine how far public health should extend its reach and what means
are appropriate to carry out its mission."—Georges C. Benjamin, MD,
FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of the American Public Health
Association
"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."—Charles
Rosenberg, Harvard University
"This collection
of thirteen essays offers 'varying perspectives of the many
consituencies involved in setting public health priorities . . . to
underscore the extento to which definitions of public health are
intertwined with the political realities." —Health Affairs
"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." —CHOICE
Description:
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.
About the Authors:
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.
Contributors:
Ronald Bayer,
Phil Brown, Isil Celimli, Amy L. Fairchild, Sherry Glied, Marianna
Hillemeier, Beatrix Hoffman, Marian Moser Jones, Mary Clare Lennon,
Nicole Lurie, William McAllister, Christopher D. Nelson, Dennis P.
Scanlon, Alvin R. Tarlov, Nancy Tomes, Jeffrey Wasserman
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