Conceptualising public health historical and contemporary struggles over key concepts / edited by Johannes Kananen, Sophy Bergenheim and Merle Wessel.

Other author Kananen, Johannes.
Other author Bergenheim, Sophy.
Other author Wessel, Merle.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Descriptionxiii, 227 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
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SeriesRoutledge studies in public health
Routledge studies in public health. ^A1049830
Abstract In Germanic and Nordic languages, the term for 'public health' literally translates to 'people's health', for example Volksgesundheit in German, folkh©Þlsa in Swedish and kansanterveys in Finnish. Covering a period stretching from the late nineteenth century to the present day, this book discusses how understandings and meanings of public health have developed in their political and social context, identifying ruptures and redefinitions in its conceptualisation. It analyses the multifaceted and interactive rhetorical play through which key concepts have been used as political tools, on the one hand, and shaped the understanding and operating environment of public health, on the other. Focusing on the blurred boundaries between the social and the medico-scientific realms, from social hygiene to population policy, Conceptualising Public Health explores the sometimes contradictory and paradoxical normative aims associated with the promotion of public health -- Provided by the publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formebook version : 9781351712873
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018275508
ISBN9781138036833 hardcover
ISBN1138036838 hardcover

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