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21%OFFJames Mohr (Ed.) - New Perspectives on Public Health Policy - 9780271027579 - V9780271027579
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New Perspectives on Public Health Policy

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Description for New Perspectives on Public Health Policy Paperback. Editor(s): Mohr, James. Series: Issues in Policy History S. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.

The makers of public health policy face enormous challenges in the twenty-first century. In the past, their field has been imprecisely defined, deeply conflicted, poorly organized, and constantly changing. Lines of responsibility within the field are blurred at best, and groups with similar goals sometimes find themselves at cross-purposes. In the United States, state and local agencies interact with each other, with federal programs, and with powerful private interests. Many decisions that profoundly affect the health of the public are made for reasons largely unrelated to public health per se. Since the human and financial stakes involved in public health ... Read more

Contributors to this volume include Virginia Berridge, James Colgrove, Howard I. Kushner, Alex Mold, Constance A. Nathanson, Harold Pollack, and Brett L. Walker.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Issues in Policy History S.
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271027579
SKU
V9780271027579
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About James Mohr (Ed.)
James Mohr is College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Oregon. He has published widely on the history of medically related policies, including abortion, malpractice, and medical jurisprudence.

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