Schools and public health : past, present, future / Michael Gard and Carolyn Pluim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gard, Michael, author.

Pluim, Carolyn, author.

Series:

Critical education policy and politics.

Critical Education Policy and Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Health education--United States.

Health education.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Schools and Public Health</span><span> is the first academic book to offer a historically grounded critique of the way schools are used as a context for public health policy. The book argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, schools are </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">not </span><span>a very effective place to pursue public health policies.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Fear and Loathing in Seattle; Chapter Two: A Process, Not a Thing; Chapter Three: The Birth of the Miracle Factory; Chapter Four: A Dazzling Variety; Chapter Five: Sex, Drugs, and School Food; Chapter Six: Reforming the Self; Chapter Seven: Obesity, Schools, and History; Chapter Eight: The "New" Body Work of Being a Teacher; Chapter Nine: Health for Sale; Chapter Ten: A Future without Limits; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 17, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4985-3609-3

0-7391-7259-X

OCLC:

882764641