Schools and Public Health - Past, Present, Future

Schools and Public Health is the first academic book to offer a historically grounded critique of the way schools are used as a context for public health policy. The book argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, schools are not a very effective place to pursue public health policies.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Fear and Loathing in Seattle
Chapter 2: A Process not a Thing
Chapter 3: The Birth of the Miracle Factory
Chapter 4: A Dazzling Variety
Chapter 5: Sex, Drugs, and School Food
Chapter 6: Reforming the Self
Chapter 7: Obesity, Schools, and History
Chapter 8: The 'New' Body Work of Being a Teacher
Chapter 9: Health for Sale
Chapter 10: A Future without Limits

About the author

By Michael Gard and Carolyn Pluim

Product details

• Authors: Michael Gard, Michael Pluim Gard, Gard Michael, Carolyn Pluim, Pluim Carolyn
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2014
• EAN: 9780739172582
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7258-2
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Critical Education Policy and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, MEDICAL / Public Health, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, United States of America, USA, Public health & preventive medicine, Educational strategies & policy, Schools, Public health and preventive medicine, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / General