Schools and public health : past, present, future / / Michael Gard and Carolyn Pluim

• Autore: Gard Michael
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.010973
• Soggetto topico: Public health - United States; Health education - United States; Medical policy - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): PluimCarolyn
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Fear and Loathing in Seattle; Chapter Two: A Process, Not a Thing; Chapter Three: The Birth of the Miracle Factory; Chapter Four: A Dazzling Variety; Chapter Five: Sex, Drugs, and School Food; Chapter Six: Reforming the Self; Chapter Seven: Obesity, Schools, and History; Chapter Eight: The "New" Body Work of Being a Teacher; Chapter Nine: Health for Sale; Chapter Ten: A Future without Limits; References; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Schools and Public Health</span><span> is the first academic book to offer a historically grounded critique of the way schools are used as a context for public health policy. The book argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, schools are </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">not </span><span>a very effective place to pursue public health policies.</span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: Schools and public health
• ISBN: 1-4985-3609-3; 0-7391-7259-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819511103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical education policy and politics.