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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mold, Alex.
Other Authors: Clark, Peder., Elizabeth, Hannah J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Social Histories of Medicine Series
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505 0 |a 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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