New Perspectives on Public Health Policy

Informationen zum Autor James Mohr is College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Oregon. He has published widely on the history of medically related policies, including abortion, malpractice, and medical jurisprudence. Klappentext The makers of public health policy face enormous challenges in the twenty-first century. In the past, their field has been imprecisely defined, deeply conflicted, poorly organized, and constantly changing. Lines of responsibility within the field are blurred at best, and groups with similar goals sometimes find themselves at cross-purposes. In the United States, state and local agencies interact with each other, with federal programs, and with powerful private interests. Many decisions that profoundly affect the health of the public are made for reasons largely unrelated to public health per se. Since the human and financial stakes involved in public health policies are immense, these challenges are, to say the least, serious issues. Underlying this volume is the belief that historical analyses and international perspectives can help policymakers understandand hopefully begin to address some of those old challenges in new ways. Zusammenfassung "A collection of essays examining public health policy and the decision-making process behind it"--Provided by publisher.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Mohr
• Con la collaborazione di: James Mohr (Editore), Mohr James (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.04.2008
• EAN: 9780271027579
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02757-9
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Issues in Policy History; Issues in Policy History S.; Issues in Policy History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care