Introduction -- 1. The city and its health problems -- 2. The city health department -- 3. The politics of health reform: smallpox -- 4. The politics of health reform: garbage -- 5. The politics of health reform: milk -- 6. The volunteers -- 7. The healthiest city -- 8. The proc…
Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. What started as an untested and unproven theory that the creation of unfettered markets would give rise to political democracy led to policies that promoted the belief t…
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), public health refers to all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent diseases, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Unfortunately, public health continues to remain neglected in many develo…
