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020    9780199688463 
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100 1  Berridge, Virginia 
245 10 Public health :|ba very short introduction /|cVirginia 
       Berridge. 
260    Oxford, United Kingdom ;|aNew York, NY, United States of 
       America :|bOxford University Press,|c2016 
300    xviii,138 p: |bill ;|c18 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references  and index. 
505  0 What is public health? -- Current challenges -- The 
       origins of public health into the 1700s -- Sanitation to 
       education 1800-1900s -- The rise of lifestyle 1900-1980s -
       - Tropical and international public health -- Present and 
       future in the light of history. 
520    Public health is a term much used in the media, by health 
       professionals, and by activists. At the national or the 
       local level there are ministries or departments of public 
       health, whilst international agencies such as the World 
       Health Organisation promote public health policies, and 
       regional organisations such as the European Union have 
       public health funding and policies. But what do we mean 
       when we speak about 'public health'? In this Very Short 
       Introduction Virginia Berridge explores the areas which 
       fall under the remit of public health, and explains how 
       the individual histories of different countries have come 
       to cause great differences in the perception of the role 
       and responsibilities of public health organisations 
650  0 Public health 
650  0 Public health |xHistory