The People's Health:: A Memoir of Public Health and Its Evolution at Harvard
In The People's Health, author Robin Marantz Henig brings to life the compelling story of the successes and setbacks of public health. This engaging book documents the expansion of public health from a search for microbes to a global effort to secure a healthful environment--from physician John Snow's breakthrough in cholera prevention in mid-nineteenth-century Britain to the public health crisis emerging today from the war in Bosnia.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0309054923
ISBN13:9780309054928
Release Date:November 1996
Publisher:Joseph Henry Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.2" x 10.2"
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The incredible history of public health
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Nicely written, easy and enjoyable reading. Amazing information, very interesting. If you are looking into a public health career, or wonder about the history of logevity, medicine, higiene, or nutrition, this is a great start. A beautiful tribute to those who made our lives so easy, healthy and enjoyable.
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