Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012
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Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012

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Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012

About this book

This open access book explores the question of who or what 'the public' is within 'public health' in post-war Britain. Drawing on historical research on the place of the public in public health in Britain from the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948, the book presents a new perspective on the relationship between state and citizen. Focusing on health education, health surveys, heart disease and the development of vaccination policy and practice, the book establishes that 'the public' was not one thing but many. It considers how public health policy makers and practitioners imagined the public or publics. These publics were not mere constructions; they had agency and the ability to 'speak back' to public health. The nature of publicness changed during the latter half of the twentieth century, and this book argues that the relationship between the public and public health offers a powerful lens through which to examine such shifts.

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Yes, you can access Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012 by Alex Mold,Peder Clark,Gareth Millward,Daisy Payling in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & British History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2019
Print ISBN
9783030186845
eBook ISBN
9783030186852

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. The Public and Public Health
  5. 3. Imagining Publics
  6. 4. Speaking Back
  7. 5. Changing Publicness
  8. 6. Conclusion
  9. Back Matter