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"How do new diseases become part of the public health agenda? Emerging Illnesses and Society brings together historians, sociologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, and others to explore this vital issue. Contributors describe the processes by which patient groups interact with medical researchers, public health institutions, and the media to identify and address previously unknown illnesses, including multiple sclerosis, Tourette syndrome, AIDS, lead poisoning, Lyme disease, and hepatitis C."
"Presenting a theoretical model of the social process of "emerging" illness, the volume's introductory chapter identifies critical factors that shape different trajectories toward the construction of public health priorities. Through case studies of individual diseases and analyses of public awareness campaigns and institutional responses, later chapters provide important insights into the reasons why some illnesses receive more attention and funding than others."--Jacket.
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Medecine sociale, Public Health, Social medicine, Gezondheid, Sociaal-economische aspecten, Health, Congres, Overheidsbeleid, Health Policy, Health Services Needs and Demand, Lobbying, Public health, Social Medicine, Sante, Sante publique, Trends, Congresses, Ziekten, Politics, Sociale ideeenPlaces
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Emerging illnesses and society: negotiating the public health agenda
2004, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Emerging Illnesses and Society: Negotiating the Public Health Agenda
July 30, 2004, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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"A series of publications in the early 1990s, including the Institute of Medicine's Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States and Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague, drew public attention to the rising threat of newly emerging diseases."
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