Imagine doing better : why policies backfire and how prevention thinking can change everything / Paul J. Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health administration--United States.

Public health administration.

Public Health Administration.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

Public Policy.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Public Health Administration.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

Public Policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book combines research, historical analysis, and narratives to examine systemic flaws in health care, education, justice, and the environment. It offers evidence-based frameworks to reimagine policies for equity, sustainability, and human dignity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Possibilities

Roots

Better healthcare: Is healthcare like kindergarten or like soybeans?

Better environment : Can we thrive in a burning world?

Better education : Are schools a ladder or a sieve?

Better justice : Are prisons a good investment?

Better public safety : What makes us feel safe?

Looking back to look forward : Getting to prevention-minded public policy

Where we transform, ourselves

Where we transform, our communities

How we transform

What we transform

Conclusions: making a better world possible.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fleming, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1984- Imagine doing better

ISBN:

9781421452869

1421452863

OCLC:

1495098083