Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012

Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9783030186852
ISBN-13 : 3030186857
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Book Synopsis Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012 by : Alex Mold

Download or read book Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012 written by Alex Mold and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.


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