Public Health in History (UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare)

Part of the Understanding Public Health series, this book offers a critical overview of public health in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as critical and long-term perspectives on current issues. Abstract: Offers an exploration of the history of public health and the development of health services over the centuries. This book surveys the rise and redefinition of public health since the sanitary revolution of the mid-nineteenth century, assessing the reforms in the post World War II years and the coming of welfare states. Read more... This Fascinating Book Offers A Wide Ranging Exploration Of The History Of Public Health And The Development Of Health Services Over The Past Two Centuries. The Book Surveys The Rise And Redefinition Of Public Health Since The Sanitary Revolution Of The Mid-nineteenth Century, Assessing The Reforms In The Post World War Ii Years And The Coming Of Welfare States. Importantly, The Book Also Includes: A Comparative Examination Of Why Healthcare Has Taken Such Different Trajectories In Different Countries Case Studies On Malaria, Sexual Health, Alcohol And Substance Abuse Exercises Enabling Readers To Easily Interact With And Critically Assess Historical Source Material Visual Materials And Illustrations Ranging From A Fifteenth Century Syphilis Sufferer To The 1980s Hiv/aids Mass Media Campaigns Written By A Team Of Historians From The London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine, This Is The Definitive Guide For Teaching The History Of Public Health And Health Services. Public Health In History Will Engage Health Students, Practitioners, Policy Makers And Anyone Who Would Like Know More About These Crucial Areas Of Public Health In Countries Across The Global North And Global South. Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman And Nicki Thorogood. Contributors Maureen Malowany, John Manton And Suzanne Taylor. This Book Is An Introduction To Key Themes In The History Of Medicine, Health And Public Health Designed As Reading For A Range Of Healthcare Students. The Book Combines Wide Ranging History Of Medicine With A Contemporary Look At Public Health Issues. History In Public Health : The Nature And Practice Of History / Martin Gorsky, Alex Mold And Virginia Berridge -- Public Health In The West Since 1800 : The Context ; Public Health In The West Since 1800 : The Responses / Martin Gorsky -- The Development Of The Health Professions / Virginia Berridge -- Tropical Medicine / John Manton -- Case Study : Sexual Health / Virginia Berridge -- Case Study : Substance Use / Alex Mold -- Case Study : Malaria / Maureen Malowany And Suzanne Taylor -- Health Systems And Welfare States In The West, 1880s-1960s / Martin Gorsky -- Public Health In The Twentieth Century I : 1900-1945 / Virginia Berridge -- Global Health / John Manton -- Public Health In The Twentieth Century Ii : 1945-2000s / Virginia Berridge -- Using History In Policy And Practice / Virginia Berridge. Virginia Berridge, Martin Gorsky And Alex Mold. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.