Ronald Bayer
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The Contested Boundaries of American Public Health
Rutgers University Press
At different points in history, professionals in public health services have addressed housing reform, education about sex and illegal drugs, hospital and clinic care, gun violence, and even bioterrorism. But there is no agreement about how far public health efforts should go in attempting to modify behaviors seen as lifestyle choices, or whether the field's mandate extends to intervening in broader social and economic conditions. The authors of the thirteen essays in this book attempt to understand what are, and what should be, the field's chief goals and activities.
- Copyright year: 2008
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