The health of the people / David Skegg.
Material type: TextSeries: BWB textsPublisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Bridget Williams Books Limited, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 144 pages ; 18 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1988545587
- 9781988545585
- 353.6280993 23
- RA395.N45 S54 2019
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Book | South Campus South Campus Main Collection | 353.6280993 SKE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A539814B | ||
Book | South Campus South Campus Main Collection | 353.6280993 SKE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A539812B |
"Public health is compromised by a lack of central leadership and commitment"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- 1. Genes, environment and chance -- 2. Rating New Zealand's performance -- 3. Reasons for failure -- 4. A different model -- 5. Promises made... and broken 6. Options for the future.
"In August 2016, forty per cent of the residents of Havelock North were struck down by a serious bacterial infection. Eminent medical researcher David Skegg argues that the outbreak highlights weaknesses in our country's health infrastructure - weaknesses already evident in problems ranging from child nutrition to cancer. New Zealand, Skegg explains, must invest more in public health and find the political will needed to oppose the forces that damage health. Personal health care is important, but we neglect public health at our peril"--Publisher information.
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