Description: The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Public Health, edited by Sridhar Venkatapuram and Alex Broadbent, is a comprehensive guide to medical philosophy. It covers topics ranging from the history of public health to social determinants of health and ethical considerations in healthcare. An essential resource for students and professionals alike. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Philosophy and Public Health Part 1: Concepts and Distinctions 1. The Public in Public Health. John Coggon 2. Medicine and Public Health. Daniel Steel 3. Groups and Individuals. Stephen John 4. Concepts of Health and Disease in Public Health. Benjamin Smart 5. Public Health and Ethics. Sridhar Venkatapuram 6. The Philosophical Implications of Fundamental Cause Theory. Daniel Goldberg 7. Causal Pluralism and Public Health. Federica Russo Part 2: Reasons and Actions 8. External Validity and Public Health. Chad Harris 9. Explanation in Public Health. Olaf Dammann 10. Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health. Mathew Mercuri and Ross E. G. Upshur 11. Profiling in Public. Health Winnie Ma 12. Big Data and Public Health. Derek W. Braverman 13. Machine Learning and Public Health: Philosophical Issues .Thomas Grote and Alex Broadbent Part 3: Distribution and Inequalities 14. Capabilities, Human Flourishing, and the Health Gap. Michael Marmot 15. Measuring Social Position in Health Inequality Research. Mel Bartley 16. Race and Racism in Public Health. M.A. Diamond-Hunter 17. Sex and Gender Blind Spots and Biases in Health Research. Avni Amin, Lavanya Vijayasingham, and Jacqui Stevenson 18. Global Health Indicators and Data: Communicative Signs and Sites of Contest. Sara L. M. Davis 19. Securitization and Health. Jeremy Youde 20. Health, Place and Justice: A Philosophical Appraisal of Promoting Equity in Covid-19 through Disadvantage Indices. Samantha Fritz, Tuhina Srivastava, Emily Sadecki, and Harald Schmidt Part 4: Rights and Duties 21. Social Justice and Public Health. Maxwell J. Smith 22. Health, Healthcare, and Public Health as Objects of (Human) Rights. Michael Da Silva 23. Disability Justice and Public Health. Agnès Berthelot-Raffard 24. Ageing and Justice in Health: A Conceptual Map toward a Unified View. Kebadu Mekonnen Gebremariam and Ritu Sadana 25. Philosophical Issues in Cancer and Public Health. Anya Plutynski 26. Public Health, Human Rights, and Philosophy. Kristen Hessler. Index
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Number of Pages: 480 Pages
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Publication Name: Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Public Health
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Public Health, General
Type: Textbook
Author: Sridhar Venkatapuram
Item Length: 9.8 in
Subject Area: Philosophy, Medical
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Series: Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy Ser.
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