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OverviewThis open access book explores the question of who or what ‘the public’ is within ‘public health’ in post-war Britain. Drawing on historical research on the place of the public in public health in Britain from the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, the book presents a new perspective on the relationship between state and citizen. Focusing on health education, health surveys, heart disease and the development of vaccination policy and practice, the book establishes that ‘the public’ was not one thing but many. It considers how public health policy makers and practitioners imagined the public or publics. These publics were not mere constructions; they had agency and the ability to ‘speak back’ to public health. The nature of publicness changed during the latter half of the twentieth century, and this book argues that the relationship between the public and public health offers a powerful lens through which to examine such shifts. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alex Mold , Peder Clark , Gareth Millward , Daisy PaylingPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 2019 ed. Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030186845ISBN 10: 3030186849 Pages: 141 Publication Date: 27 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsIt should be in the hands of officers of public health services, as well as lawmakers concerned with public health. At the same time-and going beyond a functional reading-it will be of interest to all readers curious about the history of public health services, sociology in the field of contemporary medicine, and communication in medicine. (Alain Touwaide, Doody's Book Reviews, March 27, 2020) Author InformationAlex Mold is Associate Professor in History and Director of the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Peder Clark is a Research Assistant on the Placing the Public in Public Health project at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Gareth Millward is a Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Warwick, UK. Daisy Payling is a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at the University of Essex, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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