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A history of public health : from past to present / Jan Kirk Carney, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy, Professor of Medicine, Director, Graduate Public Health Programs, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Burlington, VT.

By: Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781284111774
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RA424 .C27 2023
Summary: "This textbook is a history of public health focusing on key moments, discoveries, events, and people - to tell stories important to public health history. The idea is that a topic, theme, or event is the basis for a description (narrative or story) about the important historical event, discovery, awakening, etc. to best engage the reader. Research sources include primary sources from newspapers of the time, government documents (where available) and currently-written textbooks and papers or journal articles about public health and medicine. Illustrations have been chosen and utilized to depict important visual aspects of the event or era to complement the narratives. In addition, the importance of each aspect of public health history is linked to its relevance to public health today"--Summary: "Binding: PB"--
Item type: BOOKS
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This textbook is a history of public health focusing on key moments, discoveries, events, and people - to tell stories important to public health history. The idea is that a topic, theme, or event is the basis for a description (narrative or story) about the important historical event, discovery, awakening, etc. to best engage the reader. Research sources include primary sources from newspapers of the time, government documents (where available) and currently-written textbooks and papers or journal articles about public health and medicine. Illustrations have been chosen and utilized to depict important visual aspects of the event or era to complement the narratives. In addition, the importance of each aspect of public health history is linked to its relevance to public health today"--

"Binding: PB"--

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