Common enemies : disease campaigns in America /

Drawing on a century of data, Common Enemies reveals why disease campaigns are the battles Americans come together to fight, why certain diseases rose to prominence, and how fighting one disease at a time changes the way we distribute resources, conceptualize problems, and promote health. Combining...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Best, Rachel Kahn, 1982-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Medical policy > United States. Health services accessibility > United States. Social medicine > United States. Social movements > United States. Social medicine. Social Medicine Politique sanitaire > États-Unis. Services de santé > Accessibilité > États-Unis. Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis. Médecine sociale. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. Health services accessibility Medical policy Social medicine Social movements United States Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Diseases in American public life
Charitable crusades
Disease constituencies
Deserving patients
Ranking diseases
Budget battles
Publicity over prevention, cures over care
Conclusion : Picking fights
Appendix.