Epidemic city : the politics of public health in New York / James Colgrove.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colgrove, James Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--New York (State)--New York.

Medical policy.

Public health--New York (State)--New York.

Public health.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

viii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]

Summary:

Colgrove (history and ethics of public health, Columbia U.) explores public health in New York City during the final decades of the 20th century, discussing how the country's first and in many way pre-eminent local health agency sought to limit death and diseases and promote the well-being of city residents. Among his perspectives are to provide or protect, dropping dead, a plague of politics, chronicle of an epidemic foretold, threat levels, and a new public health agenda. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 To Provide or Protect 17

Chapter 2 Public Health and the People 42

Chapter 3 Dropping Dead 76

Chapter 4 A Plague of Politics 107

Chapter 5 City of Misfortune 142

Chapter 6 Chronicle of an Epidemic Foretold 180

Chapter 7 Threat Levels 213

Chapter 8 A New Public Health Agenda 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780871544971

0871544970

9780871540638

0871540630

9781610447089

1610447085

9781610447454

161044745X

OCLC:

682894811