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The Philosophy of Public Health

By Angus Dawson

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0754660435, 9780754660439
LCC
RA427 .D39 2008
Open Library ID
OL22658501M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2437827 bytes)
Pages
186\205
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Public health is once again becoming a major political and social issue in the 21st century, especially in relation to issues such as vaccination, the threat of pandemics, bioterrorism, smoking and obesity. A diverse set of theoretical ideas have emerged recently in the legal, political, bioethical and philosophical fields that could usefully be applied to these and other issues in public health. This book provides a much needed introduction to some of the relevant philosophical concepts and arguments that might be used to build a philosophy of public health. Consisting of both theoretical contributions and case studies this multidisciplinary collection of essays will both inform and generate debate among academics, policy makers and practitioners about these important issues in public health.

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