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 Info | London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Description | xiii, 227 pages : illustration ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781351712873 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018275508 |
| ISBN | 9781138036833 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1138036838 hardcover |
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