Healing the Schism - Epidemiology, Medicine, and the Public's Health (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

My conviction is that the matters addressed in this volume are of transcendental importance if we are to face up to the challenges of the 1990s and beyond. How, for instance, are we to cope with a truly ecological approach to public health and all its concomitant changes of risk groups worldwide unless there is a full appre ciation of the popUlation perspective throughout the health establishment? The global village has achieved a measure of interdependence requiring recognition by all concerned with the health of both individuals and communities that there is an urgent need to share our knowledge and deploy our resources in the best interests of people everywhere. The history of public health initiatives, the origins of epidemiology, and the tragic separation-virtually a divorce--of public health from medicine recounted in the chapters that follow argue strongly for an early rapprochement. Health professionals who complement each other's knowledge and skills can be reunited through their common reliance on epidemiology as a major fundamental science for the entire health enterprise. Henceforth, epidemiology should be ranked in importance with cellular and molecular biology, immunology, and the social and systems sciences; all are essential if we are to cope with the vast array of diseases and disorders that face us in both the developed and developing worlds. We need more first-rate laboratory scientists, clinicians, nurses, aides, village health work ers, and managers committed to serving the public."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Frontiers of Primary Care
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	1991
Authors:	Kerr L. White
Foreword by:	Halfdan Mahler
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	278
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-7820-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General practice Promotions
LSN:	1-4612-7820-1
Barcode:	9781461278207

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