{"product_id":"making-health-public-a-manifesto-for-a-new-social-contract-9781447371267","title":"Making Health Public: A Manifesto for a New Social Contract","description":"\u003cp\u003eA public health crisis is gripping the UK. Improvements in life expectancy have stalled, health inequalities have widened, obesity and alcohol misuse are placing an increasing strain on health services and urban air pollution is now widely recognised as a serious health hazard. COVID-19 revealed the weaknesses of the UK's public health system, once thought to be among the best in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Against this background, this book examines the organisational and political barriers to an effective public health system showcased through the UK. It urges that what is needed is a new social contract, in which health policy is truly public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Littlejohns, David J. Hunter, Albert Weale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447371267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Littlejohns is Emeritus Professor of Public Health at King's College London and the founding Clinical and Public Health Director of NICE. He has published widely on public health policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e David J. Hunter is Emeritus Professor of Health Policy and Management at Newcastle University and Emeritus Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. He is author of many works in health policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Albert Weale is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jacqueline Johnson is a public health and management consultant who has over 10 years of experience in international, regional and local public health measurement and evaluation, project management and programme governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Toslima Khatun is a postdoctoral researcher, member of the Research Executive Board for the NIHR and a teaching fellow at King's College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43156756922483,"sku":"9.78145E+12","price":94.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1e9794fd-d1b3-44ae-bf12-6568dcf2b87f.jpg?v=1750938021","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/making-health-public-a-manifesto-for-a-new-social-contract-9781447371267","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}