Description: Epidemiology and the People's Health : Theory and Context, Hardcover by Krieger, Nancy, ISBN 0195383877, ISBN-13 9780195383874, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK "Epidemiology is often referred to as the science of public health. However, unlike other major sciences, its theoretical foundations are rarely articulated. While the idea of epidemiologic theory may seem dry and arcane, it is at its core about explaining the people's health. It is about life and death. It is about biology and society. It is about ecology and the economy. It is about how myriad aspects of people's lives--involving work, dignity, desire, love, play, conflict, discrimination, and injustice--become literally incorporated biologically into our bodies and manifest in our health status, individually and collectively. And it is about essential knowledge critical for improving the people's health and minimizing inequitable burdens of disease, disability, and death. Woven from a vast array of schools of thought, including those in the natural, social, and biomedical sciences, epidemiologic theory is a rich tapestry whose time for analysis is long overdue. By tracing its history and contours fromancient societies on through the development of--and debates within--contemporary epidemiology worldwide, Nancy Krieger shows how epidemiologic theory has long shaped epidemiologic practice, knowledge, and the politics of public health. Outlining an ecosocial theory of disease distribution that situates both population health and epidemiologic theory in societal and ecologic context, she offers a more holistic picture of how we embody the human experience"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Title: Epidemiology and the People's Health : Theory and Context
Item Height: 239 mm
Item Width: 159 mm
Author: Nancy Krieger
Publication Name: Epidemiology and the People's Health: Theory and Context
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Subject: Medicine, Healthcare System
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 710 g
Number of Pages: 400 Pages