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Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012The Public and Public Health

Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012: The Public and Public Health [In this chapter, we explore conceptualisations of the public, of public health and the relationship between these. We suggest there are three key ways in which ‘the public’ is seen: as a collection of people; as a space for action; and as a set of values. Likewise, public health can be understood in terms of: the challenges it faced or faces; the systems employed to deal with these; and as a kind of philosophy or outlook. We also look at the changing nature of the relationship between the public and public health. We begin in the nineteenth century, move on to the early twentieth century, and map out the broad elements of the dynamic surrounding public health and the public after 1945.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012The Public and Public Health

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. This book is an open access publication.
ISBN
978-3-030-18684-5
Pages
7 –32
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-18685-2_2
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[In this chapter, we explore conceptualisations of the public, of public health and the relationship between these. We suggest there are three key ways in which ‘the public’ is seen: as a collection of people; as a space for action; and as a set of values. Likewise, public health can be understood in terms of: the challenges it faced or faces; the systems employed to deal with these; and as a kind of philosophy or outlook. We also look at the changing nature of the relationship between the public and public health. We begin in the nineteenth century, move on to the early twentieth century, and map out the broad elements of the dynamic surrounding public health and the public after 1945.]

Published: May 17, 2019

Keywords: The public; Public health; Public health history; Population; Citizenship; Public sphere

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